RN
Location: Odessa, Texas
Description: Medical Center Hospital is currently seeking to employ RN right now, this vacancy will be designated in Texas. Detailed specification about this vacancy opportunity kindly see the descriptions. Nursing Labor & Delivery
Clinical RN or GN w/Permit
Job Description
Revised: 09/14/2009
Position Summary :
Functions as a staff nurse under the guidance and supervision of an experience R.N. Performs routine patient care assignments and carries out established nursing procedures utilizing the nursing process.
Position Relationships :
A. Responsible to: Divisional Nursing Director, Unit Director and
Charge Nurse
B. Workers Supervised: None
C. Interrelationships: Works closely with patients, families and health
care team. Frequent interaction with unit staff, medical staff, vendors and other hospital departments.
Responsibilities and Authorities :
A. Performs other duties as assigned by the department's management staff.
B. As patient care and/or Hospital need dictates, both the assigned shift and work station may be changed by the department.
Participates in and promotes the “I CARE Advantage†service philosophy of Integrity, Customer Centered, Accountability, Respect and Excellence.
D. Performs essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodations.
E. Participate in the education of patient’s family, significant others and peers.
F. Use decision-making and leadership skills to effectively manage patient problems.
G. Practice effective interpersonal skills and utilize the established channels of communication
H. Develop individual goals for professional growth.
Participate in achieving unit, departmental and organizational goals.
J. Delegates appropriate tasks to LVN’s, GVN’s, and non-licensed personnel on the unit.
The above statements reflect the key responsibilities considered necessary to describe the principle functions of the job as identified, and shall not be considered as a detailed description of all work requirements that may be inherent to the job.
Performance Factors Used to Evaluate Employee :
A. Implement the Nursing Process in health care delivery to the following patient age categories (circle all that may apply)
1. newborn/infant 4. adult
2. pediatric (0-16 y.o.) 5. geriatric
3. adolescent
B. Assesses patient status systematically to anticipate and to respond to changes in clinical condition.
C. Collects pertinent patient and family data. Documents, modifies plan of care, and processes data appropriately and in a timely manner.
D. Integrates and maintains a Patient Plan of Care/PIE charting.
E. Demonstrates effective time management in prioritizing and delegating the implementation of patient care.
F. Demonstrates ability to perform technical skills accurately and within a reasonable period.
Anticipates patient care problems and makes interventions based on an understanding of the physiological and psychosocial processes and takes appropriate follow-up action with assigned acuity levels.
H. Participates in the education of patient, family, significant others, and peers.
I. Practice effective interpersonal skills and utilize the established channels of communications and chain of command.
J. Participates in Performance Improvement activities.
Qualifications :
A. Education:
Hold a current Texas permit or license as a Registered Nurse. BSN preferred.
Training and Experience:
BLS Certification.
One year of RN experience in an acute care setting preferred.
Hospital and Nursing orientation within 3 months of hire.
Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) within 6 months of hire.
Basic Fetal Heart Rate Monitoring within 6 months of hire.
EKG within 6 months of hire.
L&D competencies within 3 months of hire:
Fetal monitoring
Care of the ante partum patient
Intra-partum care of patient
Care of the surgical OB patient
Care of the post-partum patient
QS Computerized Charting
Care of the neonate
Care of the Adolescent OB patient
Care of the high risk OB patient
Unusual Physical Demands and Working Conditions :
A. Ability to perform:
1. Heavy lifting
2. Sustained standing and walking
3. Work under stress
4. Varied work hours and shifts
B. May encounter exposure to infectious diseases.
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If you were eligible to this vacancy, please deliver us your resume, with salary requirements and a resume to Medical Center Hospital.
Interested on this vacancy, just click on the Apply button, you will be redirected to the official website
This vacancy will be opened on: Mon, 20 Aug 2012 21:05:48 GMT