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Description

Summary:

Supervises and coordinates activities of nursing personnel in multiple patient care units, plans work of assigned units and coordinates activities with other patient care units and related departments.

Responsibilities:

• Organizing and overseeing patient care delivery during an assigned shift;
  ensuring proper staffing and smooth operations of a patient care unit
• Supervising individual team members;
  monitoring and providing feedback on performance and addressing training needs
• Documenting daily staffing and administrative records and maintaining compliance with governmental policies and procedures
• Providing direction and support to nursing staff;
  assists with communications with patients and families

Utilizes the Nursing Process

• Uses critical thinking skills to assess the basic physical, psychosocial, social, cultural, spiritual, and development needs of patient and families
• Communicates findings to appropriate healthcare team members
• Develops and uses a specific plan of care and modifies it to meet individual patient needs using evidence-based practice. Implements patient care and therapeutic procedures;
  monitors and documents progression of treatment and teaching goals
• Evaluates the care and treatment(s) provided to the patient and the patient response to the care and treatment(s).
• Performs timely reassessment and documentation
• Must be able to perform unit specific competencies based on the specific patient care need for designated unit's patient population

Patient Throughput & Patient Flow Process

• Anticipates and plans for admission/discharge/transfer needs to facilitate patient flow
• Utilizes appropriate systems of communication and tools to facilitate the discharge process
• Coaches on tools and techniques for checking, cross checking and validating orders to ensure accuracy.

Unit Operations

• Plans, directs, and evaluates the overall nursing care and functions in a particular nursing unit during an assigned shift
• Demonstrates good stewardship in proper use and maintenance of equipment and supplies
• Assesses departmental staffing needs;
  actively participates in resourcing efforts.
• Educates and trains others on the operations, ethics, and regulations within the industry.

Safe Practice/Quality Care/Regulations

• Incorporates patient safety practices/guidelines to promote a safe environment resulting in positive patient outcomes
• Demonstrates accountability for nursing research and quality improvement activities
• Provides evidence-based nursing care
• Communicates patient information effectively across the continuum of care
• Educates and trains others on the operations, ethics, and regulations within the industry.
• Knowledge of federal, state and local healthcare-related laws and regulations;
  ability to comply with these in healthcare practices and activities.

Leadership

• Serves as a leader of patient care
• Leads team meetings to review progress and performance, ensuring follow-up on previous decisions.
• Gives continuing feedback, recognizes achievement, and recommends improvement.
• Allocates team resources responsibly and equitably, delegates appropriate levels of responsibility and authority, and provides oversight and guidance
• Mediates and resolves conflicts among individuals, groups, and departments.

Clinical Policies and Standards

• Follows a specific set of standards and associated clinical procedures
• Analyzes policy and standards documentation and ensures organizational compliance
• Provides feedback for improvement of procedures
• Assists in the development and implementation of specific procedures
• Works with control and monitoring mechanisms, tools and techniques

Health Information Documentation

• Shares experiences with maintaining paper and electronic patient documentation
• Walk through the steps and procedures for receiving, validating and updating patient records
• Describes the flow of information between various stations or units
• Discusses the functions, features and document flow of electronic documentation
• Transcribes verbal orders;
  explains techniques forensuring their accuracy
• Explains health information documentation best practices and their rationale across health care practices.

Medical Equipment

• Describes experience with basic medical equipment used in own unit or facility
• Uses standard diagnostic tools and techniques to resolves common equipment problems
• Educates patients about the appropriate use of home medical equipment
• Ensures that all equipment and related supplies are in proper working order prior to use to ensure patient safety
• Inspects, troubleshoots and evaluates incoming equipment

Medical Order Processing

• Shares experiences with processing medical orders for one or more groups of patients or conditions
• Describes functions and features of the system used to enter, validate, update and forward medical orders
• Discusses common errors, their sources and procedures for correcting
• Explains considerations for entering and following standing orders
• Differentiates between standing orders and preprinted orders and considerations for each

Patient Chart Reading and Interpretation

• Describes experiences in reading and interpreting patient charts for patients on unit and under own care
• Reviews patients’ charts for completion and accuracy;
  identifies and alerts to mistakes or omissions
• Recognizes unexpected readings and alerts nursing or medical staff
• Relates examples of mis-readings or misinterpretations and lessons learned
• Reviews, discusses and validates own interpretation with others

Patient Safety

• Shares experiences with ensuring safety for one or more patient groups or settings
• Explains key features of safety guidelines and procedures for those groups and settings
• Listens and responds to safety inquiries from patients and family members
• Recognizes and addresses physiological and psychological signs of problems
• Describes considerations for patients who can cause to harm to self, versus harm to others
• Utilizes appropriate systems to document misses and near misses, participates in immediate investigating, analysis and reporting in real time

Requirements:

Education/Skills

• Graduate of a Registered Nursing program, Bachelor Degree preferred or actively pursuing with completion within 2 years
• Minimum of 1-3 years’ of clinical patient care experience in a relevant setting
• Incumbents grandfathered based on experience

Experience

• Minimum of 1-3 years’ of clinical patient care experience in a relevant setting

Licenses, Registrations, or Certifications

• RN Licensure in state(s) of employment
• ACLS
• BLS

In accordance with the CHRISTUS Health License, Certification and Registration Verification Policy, all Associates are required to obtain the required certifications for their respective positions within the designated time frame.

Work Schedule:

PRN

Work Type:

Per Diem As Needed

Description
Summary:
Provides general nursing care to patients in a clinic or medical office. Administers medication, prepares equipment and assists physicians/healthcare providers in the treatment of patients.
Responsibilities:
Consistent with the ANA Scope and Standards of Practice, provides nursing care utilizing the nursing process including assessment, diagnosis, planning, intervention and evaluation for assigned patients.
Addresses psychological, emotional, cultural, and social needs of patient and families.
Administering medications and treatments; monitoring for side-effects and effectiveness of the treatment prescribed; documenting patient history, symptoms, medication, and care given.
Assess learning needs and provide education to patients, family members and/or care givers; identifying issues and resources.
Utilizes the Nursing Process
Uses critical thinking skills to assess the basic physical, psychosocial, social, cultural, Spiritual, and development needs of patient and families
Communicates findings to appropriate healthcare team members
Develops and uses a specific plan of care and modifies it to meet individual patient needs using evidence-based practice. Implements patient care and therapeutic procedures; monitors and documents progression of treatment and teaching goals
Evaluates the care and treatment(s) provided to the patient and the patient response to the care and treatment(s). Performs timely reassessment and documentation
Must be able to perform unit specific competencies based on the specific patient care need for designated unit's patient population
Patient Throughput & Patient Flow Process
~ Anticipates and plans for admission/discharge/transfer needs to facilitate patient flow

Unit Operations
~ Demonstrates good stewardship in proper use and maintenance of equipment and supplies

Safe Practice/Quality Care/Regulations
Incorporates patient safety practices/guidelines to promote a safe environment resulting in positive patient outcomes
Demonstrates accountability for nursing research and quality improvement activities
Provides evidence-based nursing care
Communicates patient information effectively across the continuum of care
Leadership
~ Serves as a leader of patient care

Clinical Policies and Standards
Follows a specific set of standards and associated clinical procedures
Analyzes policy and standards documentation and ensures organizational compliance
Provides feedback for improvement of procedures
Assists in the development and implementation of specific procedures
Works with control and monitoring mechanisms, tools and techniques
Health Information Documentation
Shares experiences with maintaining paper and electronic patient documentation
Walk through the steps and procedures for receiving, validating and updating patient records
Describes the flow of information between various stations or units
Discusses the functions, features and document flow of electronic documentation
Transcribes verbal orders; explains techniques forensuring their accuracy
Medical Equipment
Describes experience with basic medical equipment used in own unit or facility
Uses standard diagnostic tools and techniques to resolves common equipment problems
Educates patients about the appropriate use of home medical equipment
Ensures that all equipment and related supplies are in proper working order prior to use
Inspects, troubleshoots and evaluates incoming equipment
Medical Order Processing
Shares experiences with processing medical orders for one or more groups of patients or conditions
Describes functions and features of the system used to enter, validate, update and forward medical orders
Discusses common errors, their sources and procedures for correcting
Explains considerations for entering and following standing orders
Differentiates between standing orders and preprinted orders and considerations for each
Patient Chart Reading and Interpretation
Describes experiences in reading and interpreting patient charts for patients under own care
Reviews patients’ charts for completion and accuracy; identifies and alerts to mistakes or omissions
Recognizes unexpected readings and alerts nursing or medical staff
Relates examples of mis-readings or misinterpretations and lessons learned
Reviews, discusses and validates own interpretation with others
Patient Safety
Shares experiences with ensuring safety for one or more patient groups or settings
Explains key features of safety guidelines and procedures for those groups and settings
Listens and responds to safety inquiries from patients and family members
Recognizes and addresses physiological and psychological signs of problems
Describes considerations for patients who can cause to harm to self, versus harm to others
Requirements:
Education/Skills
Graduate of a Registered Nursing program, Bachelor’s Degree preferred
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Experience
Completion of Nurse Residency Program
Six (6) months’ to one (12) months clinical patient care experience in a relevant setting
Licenses, Registrations, or Certifications
RN license in good standing in state of employment or a compact state, if applicable
American Heart Association Basic Life Support
Work Schedule:

8AM - 5PM Monday-Friday
Work Type:
Full Time

Description
Summary:
Provides general nursing care to patients in a clinic or medical office. Administers medication, prepares equipment and assists physicians/healthcare providers in the treatment of patients.
Responsibilities:
Consistent with the ANA Scope and Standards of Practice, provides nursing care utilizing the nursing process including assessment, diagnosis, planning, intervention and evaluation for assigned patients.
Addresses psychological, emotional, cultural, and social needs of patient and families.
Administering medications and treatments; monitoring for side-effects and effectiveness of the treatment prescribed; documenting patient history, symptoms, medication, and care given.
Assess learning needs and provide education to patients, family members and/or care givers; identifying issues and resources.
Utilizes the Nursing Process
Uses critical thinking skills to assess the basic physical, psychosocial, social, cultural, Spiritual, and development needs of patient and families
Communicates findings to appropriate healthcare team members
Develops and uses a specific plan of care and modifies it to meet individual patient needs using evidence-based practice. Implements patient care and therapeutic procedures; monitors and documents progression of treatment and teaching goals
Evaluates the care and treatment(s) provided to the patient and the patient response to the care and treatment(s). Performs timely reassessment and documentation
Must be able to perform unit specific competencies based on the specific patient care need for designated unit's patient population
Patient Throughput & Patient Flow Process
~ Anticipates and plans for admission/discharge/transfer needs to facilitate patient flow

Unit Operations
~ Demonstrates good stewardship in proper use and maintenance of equipment and supplies

Safe Practice/Quality Care/Regulations
Incorporates patient safety practices/guidelines to promote a safe environment resulting in positive patient outcomes
Demonstrates accountability for nursing research and quality improvement activities
Provides evidence-based nursing care
Communicates patient information effectively across the continuum of care
Leadership
~ Serves as a leader of patient care

Clinical Policies and Standards
Follows a specific set of standards and associated clinical procedures
Analyzes policy and standards documentation and ensures organizational compliance
Provides feedback for improvement of procedures
Assists in the development and implementation of specific procedures
Works with control and monitoring mechanisms, tools and techniques
Health Information Documentation
Shares experiences with maintaining paper and electronic patient documentation
Walk through the steps and procedures for receiving, validating and updating patient records
Describes the flow of information between various stations or units
Discusses the functions, features and document flow of electronic documentation
Transcribes verbal orders; explains techniques forensuring their accuracy
Medical Equipment
Describes experience with basic medical equipment used in own unit or facility
Uses standard diagnostic tools and techniques to resolves common equipment problems
Educates patients about the appropriate use of home medical equipment
Ensures that all equipment and related supplies are in proper working order prior to use
Inspects, troubleshoots and evaluates incoming equipment
Medical Order Processing
Shares experiences with processing medical orders for one or more groups of patients or conditions
Describes functions and features of the system used to enter, validate, update and forward medical orders
Discusses common errors, their sources and procedures for correcting
Explains considerations for entering and following standing orders
Differentiates between standing orders and preprinted orders and considerations for each
Patient Chart Reading and Interpretation
Describes experiences in reading and interpreting patient charts for patients under own care
Reviews patients’ charts for completion and accuracy; identifies and alerts to mistakes or omissions
Recognizes unexpected readings and alerts nursing or medical staff
Relates examples of mis-readings or misinterpretations and lessons learned
Reviews, discusses and validates own interpretation with others
Patient Safety
Shares experiences with ensuring safety for one or more patient groups or settings
Explains key features of safety guidelines and procedures for those groups and settings
Listens and responds to safety inquiries from patients and family members
Recognizes and addresses physiological and psychological signs of problems
Describes considerations for patients who can cause to harm to self, versus harm to others
Requirements:
Education/Skills
Graduate of a Registered Nursing program, Bachelor’s Degree preferred
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Experience
Completion of Nurse Residency Program
Six (6) months’ to one (12) months clinical patient care experience in a relevant setting
Licenses, Registrations, or Certifications
RN license in good standing in state of employment or a compact state, if applicable
American Heart Association Basic Life Support
Work Schedule:

8AM - 5PM Monday-Friday
Work Type:
Full Time

Description

Summary:

The competent Nurse, in the same or similar clinical setting, practices independently and demonstrates an awareness of all relevant aspects of a situation. Provides routine and complex care, with the ability to on long-range goals or plans. Continues to develop the ability to cope with and manage contingencies of clinical nursing. Makes appropriate assignments and delegates to other care providers as a means to help manage the clinical situation.

Responsibilities:

• Meets expectations of the applicable OneCHRISTUS Competencies: Leader of Self, Leader of Others, or Leader of Leaders.
• Consistent with the ANA Scope and Standards of Practice, provides nursing care utilizing the nursing process, including assessment, diagnosis, planning, intervention and evaluation for assigned patients.
• Addresses increasingly complex psychological, emotional, cultural, and social needs of patient and families in accordance with their level of practice.
• Using the appropriate protocol, administers medications and treatments;
  monitors for side-effects and effectiveness of the treatment prescribed.
• Documents patient history, symptoms, medication, and care given.
• Assess learning needs and provides education to patients, family members and/or care givers;
  identify issues and resources.

CORE COMPETENCIES

Standard I: Utilizes the Nursing Process

• Uses critical thinking skills to assess the basic physical, psychosocial, social, cultural, spiritual, and development needs of patient and families
• Communicates findings to appropriate healthcare team members
• Develops and uses a specific plan of care and modifies it to meet individual patient needs using evidence-based practice
• Implements patient care and therapeutic procedures;
  monitors and documents progression of treatment and teaching goals
• Evaluates the care and treatment(s) provided to the patient and the patient response to the care and treatment(s)
• Performs timely reassessment and documentation
• Must be able to perform unit-specific competencies based on the specific patient care need for the designated unit's patient population

Standard II. Patient Throughput & Patient Flow Process

• Anticipates and plans for admission/discharge/transfer needs to facilitate patient flow
• Utilizes appropriate systems of communication and tools to facilitate the discharge process
• Coaches on tools and techniques for checking, cross checking and validating orders to ensure accuracy

Standard III. Unit Operations

• Plans, directs, and evaluates the overall nursing care and functions in a particular nursing unit during an assigned shift
• Demonstrates good stewardship in proper use and maintenance of equipment and Supplies
• Assesses departmental staffing needs;
  actively participates in resourcing efforts.
• Educates and trains others on the operations, ethics, and regulations within the industry

Standard IV. Safe Practice/Quality Care/Regulations

• Incorporates patient safety practices/guidelines to promote a safe environment resulting in positive patient outcomes
• Demonstrates accountability for nursing research and quality improvement activities
• Provides evidence-based nursing care
• Communicates patient information effectively across the continuum of care
• Educates and trains others on the operations, ethics, and regulations within the industry
• Knowledge of federal, state and local healthcare-related laws and regulations;
  ability to comply with these in healthcare practices and activities

TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES

Clinical Policies and Standards

• Follows a specific set of standards and associated clinical procedures
• Analyzes policy and standards documentation and ensures organizational compliance
• Provides feedback for improvement of procedures
• Assists in the development and implementation of specific procedures
• Works with control and monitoring mechanisms, tools and techniques

Health Information Documentation

• Shares experiences with maintaining paper and electronic patient documentation
• Walk through the steps and procedures for receiving, validating and updating patient records
• Describes the flow of information between various stations or units
• Discusses the functions, features and document flow of electronic documentation
• Transcribes verbal orders;
  explains techniques forensuring their accuracy
• Explains health information documentation best practices and their rationale across health care practices

Medical Equipment

• Describes experience with basic medical equipment used in own unit or facility
• Uses standard diagnostic tools and techniques to resolves common equipment problems
• Educates patients about the appropriate use of home medical equipment
• Ensures that all equipment and related supplies are in proper working order prior to use to ensure patient safety
• Inspects, troubleshoots and evaluates incoming equipment

Medical Order Processing

• Shares experiences with processing medical orders for one or more groups of patients or conditions
• Describes functions and features of the system used to enter, validate, update and forward medical orders
• Discusses common errors, their sources and procedures for correcting
• Explains considerations for entering and following standing orders
• Differentiates between standing orders and preprinted orders and considerations for each

Patient Chart Reading and Interpretation

• Describes experiences in reading and interpreting patient charts for patients on unit and under own care
• Reviews patients’ charts for completion and accuracy;
  identifies and alerts to mistakes or omissions
• Recognizes unexpected readings and alerts nursing or medical staff
• Relates examples of mis-readings or misinterpretations and lessons learned
• Reviews, discusses and validates own interpretation with others

Patient Safety

• Shares experiences with ensuring safety for one or more patient groups or settings
• Explains key features of safety guidelines and procedures for those groups and settings
• Listens and responds to safety inquiries from patients and family members
• Recognizes and addresses physiological and psychological signs of problems
• Describes considerations for patients who can cause to harm to self, versus harm to others
• Utilizes appropriate systems to document misses and near misses, participates in immediate investigating, analysis and reporting in real-time

Job Requirements:

Education/Skills

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing, preferred

Experience

• 1 year of experience in the related nursing specialty preferred

Licenses, Registrations, or Certifications

• BLS required
• RN License in state of employment or compact

In accordance with the CHRISTUS Health License, Certification and Registration Verification Policy, all Associates are required to obtain the required certifications for their respective positions within the designated time frame.

Work Schedule:

MULTIPLE SHIFTS AVAILABLE

Work Type:

Full Time

Description

Summary:

Supervises and coordinates activities of nursing personnel in multiple patient care units, plans work of assigned units and coordinates activities with other patient care units and related departments.

Responsibilities:

• Organizing and overseeing patient care delivery during an assigned shift; ensuring proper staffing and smooth operations of a patient care unit
• Supervising individual team members; monitoring and providing feedback on performance and addressing training needs
• Documenting daily staffing and administrative records and maintaining compliance with governmental policies and procedures
• Providing direction and support to nursing staff; assists with communications with patients and families

Utilizes the Nursing Process

• Uses critical thinking skills to assess the basic physical, psychosocial, social, cultural, spiritual, and development needs of patient and families
• Communicates findings to appropriate healthcare team members
• Develops and uses a specific plan of care and modifies it to meet individual patient needs using evidence-based practice. Implements patient care and therapeutic procedures; monitors and documents progression of treatment and teaching goals
• Evaluates the care and treatment(s) provided to the patient and the patient response to the care and treatment(s).
• Performs timely reassessment and documentation
• Must be able to perform unit specific competencies based on the specific patient care need for designated unit's patient population

Patient Throughput & Patient Flow Process

• Anticipates and plans for admission/discharge/transfer needs to facilitate patient flow
• Utilizes appropriate systems of communication and tools to facilitate the discharge process
• Coaches on tools and techniques for checking, cross checking and validating orders to ensure accuracy.

Unit Operations

• Plans, directs, and evaluates the overall nursing care and functions in a particular nursing unit during an assigned shift
• Demonstrates good stewardship in proper use and maintenance of equipment and supplies
• Assesses departmental staffing needs; actively participates in resourcing efforts.
• Educates and trains others on the operations, ethics, and regulations within the industry.

Safe Practice/Quality Care/Regulations

• Incorporates patient safety practices/guidelines to promote a safe environment resulting in positive patient outcomes
• Demonstrates accountability for nursing research and quality improvement activities
• Provides evidence-based nursing care
• Communicates patient information effectively across the continuum of care
• Educates and trains others on the operations, ethics, and regulations within the industry.
• Knowledge of federal, state and local healthcare-related laws and regulations; ability to comply with these in healthcare practices and activities.

Leadership

• Serves as a leader of patient care
• Leads team meetings to review progress and performance, ensuring follow-up on previous decisions.
• Gives continuing feedback, recognizes achievement, and recommends improvement.
• Allocates team resources responsibly and equitably, delegates appropriate levels of responsibility and authority, and provides oversight and guidance
• Mediates and resolves conflicts among individuals, groups, and departments.

Clinical Policies and Standards

• Follows a specific set of standards and associated clinical procedures
• Analyzes policy and standards documentation and ensures organizational compliance
• Provides feedback for improvement of procedures
• Assists in the development and implementation of specific procedures
• Works with control and monitoring mechanisms, tools and techniques

Health Information Documentation

• Shares experiences with maintaining paper and electronic patient documentation
• Walk through the steps and procedures for receiving, validating and updating patient records
• Describes the flow of information between various stations or units
• Discusses the functions, features and document flow of electronic documentation
• Transcribes verbal orders; explains techniques for ensuring their accuracy
• Explains health information documentation best practices and their rationale across health care practices.

Medical Equipment

• Describes experience with basic medical equipment used in own unit or facility
• Uses standard diagnostic tools and techniques to resolves common equipment problems
• Educates patients about the appropriate use of home medical equipment
• Ensures that all equipment and related supplies are in proper working order prior to use to ensure patient safety
• Inspects, troubleshoots and evaluates incoming equipment

Medical Order Processing

• Shares experiences with processing medical orders for one or more groups of patients or conditions
• Describes functions and features of the system used to enter, validate, update and forward medical orders
• Discusses common errors, their sources and procedures for correcting
• Explains considerations for entering and following standing orders
• Differentiates between standing orders and preprinted orders and considerations for each

Patient Chart Reading and Interpretation

• Describes experiences in reading and interpreting patient charts for patients on unit and under own care
• Reviews patients' charts for completion and accuracy; identifies and alerts to mistakes or omissions
• Recognizes unexpected readings and alerts nursing or medical staff
• Relates examples of mis-readings or misinterpretations and lessons learned
• Reviews, discusses and validates own interpretation with others

Patient Safety

• Shares experiences with ensuring safety for one or more patient groups or settings
• Explains key features of safety guidelines and procedures for those groups and settings
• Listens and responds to safety inquiries from patients and family members
• Recognizes and addresses physiological and psychological signs of problems
• Describes considerations for patients who can cause to harm to self, versus harm to others
• Utilizes appropriate systems to document misses and near misses, participates in immediate investigating, analysis and reporting in real time

Requirements:

Education/Skills

• Graduate of a Registered Nursing program, Bachelor Degree preferred or actively pursuing with completion within 2 years
• Minimum of 1-3 years' of clinical patient care experience in a relevant setting
• Incumbents grandfathered based on experience

Experience

• Minimum of 1-3 years' of clinical patient care experience in a relevant setting

Licenses, Registrations, or Certifications

• RN Licensure in state(s) of employment
• ACLS
• BLS

In accordance with the CHRISTUS Health License, Certification and Registration Verification Policy, all Associates are required to obtain the required certifications for their respective positions within the designated time frame.

Work Schedule:

PRN

Work Type:

Per Diem As Needed

Description Summary: The Nursing Assistant is qualified to attend to the needs of the Patient area, performing duties as indicated by the responsibilities checked above under the direct supervision of the unit charge person.

The Nursing Assistant is trained in the delivery of age appropriate care by hospital policy.

Performs assigned tasks in accordance with the hospital’s philosophy, values, standards, policies, and procedures.

Responsibilities: Meets expectations of the applicable OneCHRISTUS Competencies: Leader of Self, Leader of Others, or Leader of Leaders.

Vital signs are completed and reported.

Answers telephone, records necessary information, and routes calls or message to appropriate personnel.

Keeps patients' records current.

Notifies the nurse of any significant changes in patient condition within 5 minutes of identification.

Requisitions supplies and equipment.

Returns all films by the end of the shift.

Transports patient as indicated.

Obtains x-rays and medical records as indicated.

Assist in the chemotherapy area as needed.

Keeps ample blank charts available for new patients.

Types correspondence, reports, and photocopies information as indicated.

Ensures that all charts are supplied with appropriate forms for documentation.

Relays messages to the appropriate caregiver within 5-10 minutes of receiving message.

Prioritizes orders in the order entry system in a timely and accurate manner.

All reports are posted in a timely and accurate manner.

Schedules patient’s appointments with the physician’s office, other departments and follow-up.

Uses computer system(s) appropriately.

Assists others as necessary, always using time constructively.

Pre-admits all patients prior to the patient’s day of initial consultation Answers telephone properly, screening calls, pulling charts, and relaying messages to appropriate staff in a professional manner.

Demonstrates ability to recognize priorities and deal with them appropriately.

Order entry for radiology and laboratory procedures Collects co-pays and takes monies to the appropriate area.

Job Requirements: Education/Skills High School Diploma or equivalent preferred Experience Previous experience as a Nurse Assistant in a hospital setting preferred Licenses, Registrations, or Certifications BLS required In accordance with the CHRISTUS Health License, Certification and Registration Verification Policy, all Associates are required to obtain the required certifications for their respective positions within the designated time frame.

Work Schedule: 6PM
- 6AM 12 HR Shift Work Type: Full Time

Description Summary: The Nursing Assistant is qualified to attend to the needs of the Patient area, performing duties as indicated by the responsibilities checked above under the direct supervision of the unit charge person.

The Nursing Assistant is trained in the delivery of age appropriate care by hospital policy.

Performs assigned tasks in accordance with the hospital’s philosophy, values, standards, policies, and procedures.

Responsibilities: Meets expectations of the applicable OneCHRISTUS Competencies: Leader of Self, Leader of Others, or Leader of Leaders.

Vital signs are completed and reported.

Answers telephone, records necessary information, and routes calls or message to appropriate personnel.

Keeps patients' records current.

Notifies the nurse of any significant changes in patient condition within 5 minutes of identification.

Requisitions supplies and equipment.

Returns all films by the end of the shift.

Transports patient as indicated.

Obtains x-rays and medical records as indicated.

Assist in the chemotherapy area as needed.

Keeps ample blank charts available for new patients.

Types correspondence, reports, and photocopies information as indicated.

Ensures that all charts are supplied with appropriate forms for documentation.

Relays messages to the appropriate caregiver within 5-10 minutes of receiving message.

Prioritizes orders in the order entry system in a timely and accurate manner.

All reports are posted in a timely and accurate manner.

Schedules patient’s appointments with the physician’s office, other departments and follow-up.

Uses computer system(s) appropriately.

Assists others as necessary, always using time constructively.

Pre-admits all patients prior to the patient’s day of initial consultation Answers telephone properly, screening calls, pulling charts, and relaying messages to appropriate staff in a professional manner.

Demonstrates ability to recognize priorities and deal with them appropriately.

Order entry for radiology and laboratory procedures Collects co-pays and takes monies to the appropriate area.

Job Requirements: Education/Skills High School Diploma or equivalent preferred Experience Previous experience as a Nurse Assistant in a hospital setting preferred Licenses, Registrations, or Certifications BLS required In accordance with the CHRISTUS Health License, Certification and Registration Verification Policy, all Associates are required to obtain the required certifications for their respective positions within the designated time frame.

Work Schedule: 6AM
- 6PM 12 HR Shift Work Type: Full Time

Description
Summary:
The competent Nurse, in the Critical Care and similar clinical setting , practices independently and demonstrates an awareness of all relevant aspects of a situation. Provides routine and complex care, in accordance with patient treatment plans. Continues to develop the ability to cope with and manage contingencies of clinical nursing. Makes appropriate assignments and delegates to other care providers as a means to help manage the clinical situation.
Responsibilities:

Meets expectations of the applicable OneCHRISTUS Competencies: Leader of Self, Leader of Others, or Leader of Leaders.
Meets expectations for flexibility of assignment within the ministry.
Proactively provide assignment availability on a regular basis.
Able to be assigned to more than one unit.
Consistent with the ANA Scope and Standards of Practice, provides nursing care utilizing the nursing process, including assessment, diagnosis, planning, intervention and evaluation for assigned patients.
Addresses increasingly complex psychological, emotional, cultural, and social needs of patient and families in accordance with their level of practice.
Using the appropriate protocol, administers medications and treatments; monitors for side-effects and effectiveness of the treatment prescribed.
Documents patient history, symptoms, medication, and care given.
Assess learning needs and provides education to patients, family members and/or care givers; identify issues and resources.
CORE COMPETENCIES
Standard I: Utilizes the Nursing Process

Uses critical thinking skills to assess the basic physical, psychosocial, social, cultural, spiritual, and development needs of patient and families.
Communicates findings to appropriate healthcare team members.
Develops and uses a specific plan of care and modifies it to meet individual patient needs using evidence-based practice.
Implements patient care and therapeutic procedures; monitors and documents progression of treatment and teaching goals.
Evaluates the care and treatment(s) provided to the patient and the patient response to the care and treatment(s).
Performs timely reassessment and documentation.
Must be able to perform unit-specific competencies based on the specific patient care need for the designated unit's patient population.
Standard II. Patient Throughput & Patient Flow Process

Anticipates and plans for admission/discharge/transfer needs to facilitate patient flow.
Utilizes appropriate systems of communication and tools to facilitate the discharge process.
Coaches on tools and techniques for checking, cross checking and validating orders to ensure accuracy.
Standard III. Unit Operations

Plans, directs, and evaluates the overall nursing care and functions in a particular nursing unit during an assigned shift.
Demonstrates good stewardship in proper use and maintenance of equipment and Supplies.
Assesses departmental staffing needs; actively participates in resourcing efforts.
Educates and trains others on the operations, ethics, and regulations within the industry.
Standard IV. Safe Practice/Quality Care/Regulations

Incorporates patient safety practices/guidelines to promote a safe environment resulting in positive patient outcomes.
Demonstrates accountability for nursing research and quality improvement activities.
Provides evidence-based nursing care.
Communicates patient information effectively across the continuum of care.
Educates and trains others on the operations, ethics, and regulations within the industry.
Knowledge of federal, state and local healthcare-related laws and regulations; ability to comply with these in healthcare practices and activities.
TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES
Clinical Policies and Standards

Follows a specific set of standards and associated clinical procedures
Analyzes policy and standards documentation and ensures organizational compliance..
Provides feedback for improvement of procedures.
Assists in the development and implementation of specific procedures.
Works with control and monitoring mechanisms, tools and techniques.
Health Information Documentation

Shares experiences with maintaining paper and electronic patient documentation.
Walk through the steps and procedures for receiving, validating and updating patient records.
Describes the flow of information between various stations or units.
Discusses the functions, features and document flow of electronic documentation.
Transcribes verbal orders; explains techniques forensuring their accuracy.
Explains health information documentation best practices and their rationale across health care practices.
Medical Equipment

Describes experience with basic medical equipment used in own unit or facility.
Uses standard diagnostic tools and techniques to resolves common equipment problems.
Educates patients about the appropriate use of home medical equipment.
Ensures that all equipment and related supplies are in proper working order prior to use to ensure patient safety.
Inspects, troubleshoots and evaluates incoming equipment.
Medical Order Processing

Shares experiences with processing medical orders for one or more groups of patients or conditions.
Describes functions and features of the system used to enter, validate, update and forward medical orders.
Discusses common errors, their sources and procedures for correcting.
Explains considerations for entering and following standing orders.
Differentiates between standing orders and preprinted orders and considerations for each.
Patient Chart Reading and Interpretation

Describes experiences in reading and interpreting patient charts for patients on unit and under own care.
Reviews patients’ charts for completion and accuracy; identifies and alerts to mistakes or omissions.
Recognizes unexpected readings and alerts nursing or medical staff.
Relates examples of mis-readings or misinterpretations and lessons learned.
Reviews, discusses and validates own interpretation with others.
Patient Safety

Shares experiences with ensuring safety for one or more patient groups or settings.
Explains key features of safety guidelines and procedures for those groups and settings.
Listens and responds to safety inquiries from patients and family members.
Recognizes and addresses physiological and psychological signs of problems.
Describes considerations for patients who can cause to harm to self, versus harm to others.
Utilizes appropriate systems to document misses and near misses, participates in immediate investigating, analysis and reporting in real-time.
Job Requirements:

Education/Skills

~ Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing, preferred

Experience

~ Minimum of 2 years of combined experience required in both the Critical Care setting and one other specialty (e.G. Medsurg, Telemetry, IMC or Emergency)
~5 years of experience preferred

Licenses, Registrations, or Certifications

BLS required
ACLS required
RN License in the state of employment or compact required
PALS is required at CHRISTUS Children’s Hospital
NRP is required at CHRISTUS Children’s Hospital

Work Schedule:

7PM - 7AM
Work Type:

Full Time

Description

Summary:
The Monitor Tech maintains efficient operation of nursing unit by assessing and maintaining supplies, promoting effective communication, both external and internal, accurate transcription, and transmission of physician orders through order management system. Also responsible for the activities of cardiac monitoring.
Responsibilities:

* Maintains consistency with Administrative and Departmental policies with appropriate behavior, dress, attitude, attendance, confidentiality, professionalism, and reliability.
* Respects the patient's right to privacy by protecting confidential information unless obligated to or allowed by law to disclose the information:

* Follows polices and procedures for "No Information" patients.
* Awareness of conversations held at nursing stations.
* No participation in conversations outside patient care environment.

* Contributes to the fulfillment of departmental and organizational goals:

* Participates in voluntary departmental/organizational activities.
* Supports cost containment activities by the efficient use of equipment and supplies.
* Actively participates in department meetings.

* Supports patient care activities:

* Greets visitors promptly and courteously.
* Answers call lights promptly and notifies appropriate caregiver.
* Directs phone calls for patients promptly and courteously.
* Delivers patient specimens to lab with 30 minutes of collection.

* Accepts responsibility for performance of clerical duties as assigned or needed in order to deliver quality service:

* Orders, maintains, and accounts for all unit supplies to promote efficient delivery of patient care.
* Transcribes physician orders and utilizes order management system effectively as it relates to nursing and places for nurse to check when signing off orders.
* Maintains organized, up-to-date medical records with adequate number of stamped physician order sheets, progress notes and other records in patient charts.
* Retrieves appropriate patient care forms from HBO as requested by nursing staff.
* Runs daily lab reports and places lab/x-ray reports for RN to review. Immediately notifies RN when lab results are out of range.
* Prepares new charts and scans charts for completeness.
* Discharges patients out of HBO system in a timely manner for room availability.
* Assists in controlling noise level at nurse's station and keeps desk area clean and neat.

Requirements:

* High school diploma required
* Basic computer knowledge
* Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and written
* Complete training and evaluation for Order Management
* Complete a Basic Dysrhythmia Course and pass the exam prior to employment and annually thereafter
* Previous hospital clerical experience or equivalent training or education preferred

Work Schedule:

11AM - 11PM
Work Type:
Per Diem As Needed

Summary

GENERAL SUMMARY:

The Clinic LPN assists physicians with examinations and procedures to serve the medical needs of patients with various health conditions in a professional, confidential, and caring manner. Coordinates the flow of patients, phone calls, lab work, and nurse visits to facilitate quality patient care and customer service goals. Provides professional nursing care as prescribed by the physician and in compliance with the Nebraska Nurse Practice Act, any applicable licensure/certification requirement and organizational policies and procedures.

PRINCIPAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

1. *Commits to the mission, vision, beliefs and consistently demonstrates our core values.

2. *Collects subjective and objective data and contributes to the assessment of the patient; documents appropriately in the patient chart.

3. *Makes accurate and timely observations and documents changes in the patients condition in the patient chart.

4. *Retrieves messages and responds to calls from patients, pharmacies, hospitals, nursing homes and other medical offices by use of telephone and computer in a timely manner as delegated by licensed heath care provider (MD, RN, PA, NP)

5. *Assists the physician or provider with all examinations and procedures.

6. *Keeps the exam rooms clean, disinfected and stocked with necessary supplies.

7. *Schedules outpatient tests and procedures at hospitals by telephone in a timely manner; adheres to the referral process of the practice.

8. *Explains tests and preparation as needed for adequate patient education.

9. *Reads and follows policies and procedure manuals for the practice.

10. Monitors inventory of supplies and communicates information to Office Manager.

11. *Administers injections, vital signs, vision and auditory testing as delegated.

12. *Distributes required vaccination materials and obtains required authorized signature from patient, parent, or guardian as needed.

13. *Completes patient chart in a thorough and timely fashion.

14. *Maintains flow of patients in accordance with time of appointment in order to avoid delays for the provider and undue waiting for patients.

15. *Responsible for compliance with OSHA and safety plans of the practice.

Essential Job functions are marked with an asterisk *

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

Graduation from an accredited professional nursing program required. Current licensure as a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) in the State of Nebraska required.

OTHER CREDENTIALS / CERTIFICATIONS:

Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required.