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Registered Nurse Clinic - Pediatric Multi Specialty
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San Antonio, Texas 6 days ago
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-FridayWork Type:Full Time
Not Specified
FT Radiation Oncology Medical Physicist- FT Days -Hybrid-
Salary not disclosed
Austell, GA, Hybrid 5 days ago
How would you like to work in a place where your contributions and ideas are valued? A place where you can serve with compassion, pursue excellence and honor every voice? At Wellstar, our mission is simple, yet powerful: to enhance the health and well-being of every person we serve. We are proud to have become a shining example of what's possible when the brightest professionals dedicate themselves to making a difference in the healthcare industry, and in people's lives.

Work Shift

Day (United States of America)

This Role is M-F 830-5pm. ONSITE

Sign on Bonus and Relocation for eligible candidates.

Interview virtually this week!

Required Minimum Experience:
Minimum 2 years of experience in Radiation Therapy, can include residency experience. Required

Graduated and passed boards.

All certifications are required upon hire unless otherwise stated.

MEDPHYS - Medical Physicist ABR within 120 Days

Wellstar Cobb in Austell, Georgia is seeking a FT Radiation Oncology Medical Physicist. The Radiation Oncology Medical Physicist is under the direct supervision of the Chief Physicist, the Physicist ensures the quality of care in the use of radiation producing sources and imaging equipment. The physicist also assists in matters of protection of patients and staff from radiation in the Department of Radiation Oncology. Responsible for overall functioning of radiation therapy equipment, radiation safety considerations and operational aspects of the WellStar Radiation Oncology facilities. Calibrates all radiation therapy equipment, conducts routine quality control procedures on all radiation treatment devices. Helps in planning of radiation treatments. Recommends radiation safety procedures to areas using radiation. Educates personnel in radiation protection practices. Shares responsibility for brachytherapy source inventories, surveys, leak tests.

Core Responsibilities and Essential Functions:
Daily duties
* Work with other physics staff and assist in the general medical physics duties pertaining to operating a radiation therapy facility.
* Ensures that every treatment plan is checked and/or IMRT QA performed before the first fraction.
* Provides quality assurance of patient treatment through weekly checking of patients charts and attending General chart rounds.
* Performs routine or specialized dosimetry to check the treatment plan parameters.
* Performs spot checks and reviews all technical and scientific data generated from simulation through treatment in order to ensure accuracy and precision of patients treatment plan.
* Designs and fabricates special ancillary equipment, immobilization devices, compensating filters, molds and blocking devices.
* Performs chart checks for any mathematical errors or prescription changes that may have occurred throughout the course of treatment.
* Provides consultation to assure accurate radiation dose delivery.
* Verifies proper operation and safety of all machines and sources producing radiation in accordance with established guidelines and protocols.
* Upholds, maintains and establishes adequate protocols to ensure accurate patient dosimetry.
* Follows all radiation safety standards and regulatory requirements. Maintain safe environment for patients, personnel and visitors.
* Ensures proper documentation is recorded and maintained.
* Participates in all ongoing protocol studies with respect to gathering correct data and documentation of materials.
* Assists RSO with the Radiation Safety Program
* Assures the efficient operation of workflow of the department by performing other duties as assigned by the Radiation Oncology Manager.
QA
* Performs routine checks on the radiation therapy equipment in accordance with the guidelines provided by AAPM.
* Performs VMAT/IMRT QA on all IMRT/VMAT plans.
* Performs daily, weekly, monthly and quarterly checks on all radiation delivery machines.
* Assists the Chief Physicist during Annual machine QAs.
* Performs machine QA after a component changes.
* Works with the field service engineer to ensure that the machine is in compliance after service events.
Staff training and education
* Educates staff and physicians on radiation safety procedures.
* Educates personnel on care for brachytherapy patients.
* Keeps up with continuing education credits required to maintain the certification.
Performs other duties as assigned
Complies with all Wellstar Health System policies, standards of work, and code of conduct.

Required Minimum Education:
Master's Degree
Ph.D Degree required with at least five years of direct experience in the field.

Required Minimum License(s) and Certification(s):
All certifications are required upon hire unless otherwise stated.

MEDPHYS - Medical Physicist ABR within 120 Days

Additional License(s) and Certification(s):

Required Minimum Experience:
Minimum 2 years of experience in Radiation Therapy, can include residency experience. Required

Required Minimum Skills:
Must be familiar with a variety of the fields concepts, practices, and procedures and be able to rely on extensive experience and judgement to plan and accomplish goals.
A wide degree of creativity and latitude is expected.
Must have ability to be self-motivated and self-directed in daily/routine tasks.
The individual must be able to communicate and understand the verbal and written English language and display a positive attitude (see WellStar Standards of Gold).

Join us and discover the support to do more meaningful work—and enjoy a more rewarding life. Connect with the most integrated health system in Georgia, and start a future that gives you more.
Remote working/work at home options are available for this role.
permanent
AEMT-Emergency Department- Augusta-Columbia County
Salary not disclosed
Grovetown, GA 4 days ago
How would you like to work in a place where your contributions and ideas are valued? A place where you can serve with compassion, pursue excellence and honor every voice? At Wellstar, our mission is simple, yet powerful: to enhance the health and well-being of every person we serve. We are proud to have become a shining example of what's possible when the brightest professionals dedicate themselves to making a difference in the healthcare industry, and in people's lives.

Work Shift

AEMT-Columbia County

Assists RN and physician staff to provide care to patients in the Emergency Department. The EMT provides basic nursing care to patients; measures, reports, and records vital signs to include height and weight; Applies compresses and dressings; performs 12 lead EKGs, IV therapy, oropharyngeal suctions, suture removals, and indwelling catheters. Transports stable patients safely by stretcher or wheelchair. Charts procedures. Assists the nurse with triage duties, collects laboratory specimens, administers oxygen and applies cardiac monitor leads. Performs ear irrigations, eye patches, fitting of crutches, slings and ace wraps and splints. The position is also used as a patient flow coordinator (Lead) and helps ensure patients are getting to open rooms and EMS traffic is directed appropriately.

Core Responsibilities and Essential Functions:
Provides basic nursing care (within scope of practice) related to adult, geriatric, and pediatric populations; measures, reports, and records vital signs to include height and weight; applies compresses and dressings; performs 12 lead EKGs, IV therapy, oropharyngeal suctions, suture removals, indwelling catheters, transports stable patients safely by stretcher or wheelchair and charts procedures.
Assist with triage and rapid treatment area duties (within the scope of practice for hospital), collect lab specimens/IV placement, transport patients, chart procedures.
Serve as Lead Patient Flow Coordinator (Lead) to help ensure the patient is getting to open rooms and EMS traffic is directed appropriately.
Performs other duties as assigned
Complies with all Wellstar Health System policies, standards of work, and code of conduct.

Required Minimum Education:

- High School Diploma General or GED General

Required Minimum License(s) and Certification(s):
All certifications are required upon hire unless otherwise stated.

- BLS - Basic Life Support or ARC-BLS - Amer Red Cross Basic Life Support or BLS-I - Basic Life Support - Instructor
- EMT-BASIC - EMT-BASIC or EMT-INT - EMT-Intermediate or EMT-ADV - EMT-Advanced or NREMT - NREMT or PARA - Paramedic

Required Minimum Experience:
Experience as an EMT Preferred

Required Minimum Skills:
Customer Service
Interpersonal Skills
Computer Skills
Equipment & Technology Skills
Communication Skills
Teamwork
Detail Oriented

Join us and discover the support to do more meaningful work-and enjoy a more rewarding life. Connect with the most integrated health system in Georgia, and start a future that gives you more.
permanent
Lead LVN/LPN (MFM)
Salary not disclosed
Fort Worth, TX 4 days ago
Overview

The Lead works under the direct supervision of clinic Medical Director, Physicians, Nurse Practitioners and Office Manager to supervise and directs LVN/LPN and medical assistant staff, provide leadership, direction and consultation. The Lead will assess, plan, implement and evaluate the provision of patient care by all assigned personnel. The person will oversee patient flow throughout the clinic and may perform quality assurance on patient charts, ensuring correct scheduling and accurate documentation. Responsible for OSHA compliance.

Responsibilities

- Maintain nursing license on a current status.
- Supervise and direct day-to-day functions for nursing personnel. Will make daily rounds of clinic to ensure nursing personnel are performing their work assignments in accordance with acceptable nursing standards. Schedule and conduct staff meetings.
- Develop and maintain new employee orientation program. Responsible for staff scheduling to include: work assignments, employee training, employee vacations, and back up for absent employees.
- Coordinate with Medical Director and Office Manager for appropriate staff levels.
- Evaluate department processes. Recommend and coordinate needed changes based on process analysis.
- Maintain communication between all supervisors/ leads and medical personnel to ensure coordination of effort for optimal patient care.
- Will review patient charts prior to appointments to ensure proper scheduling and accurate documentation.
- Create and maintain NICU reports. Schedule NICU tours for patients. Oversees all Lab functions.

- Participate in the development of employee in-service training classes, ensuring a well-educated nursing staff.
- Assist in development of clinic processes and standardization in which work will be accomplished.
- Attend continuing educational programs to further nursing skills and knowledge.

- Fill out and complete incident/accident reports. Chart nursing notes in an informative and descriptive manner. Implement and maintain established nursing standards and objectives.

- Maintain high level of care to all patients.
- Responsible for telephone triage and documentation of call. Will coordinate patient referrals. Provide educational materials to patients. Conducts nursing assessments. Assist patients in finding and securing transportation and housing assistance.
- Maintain patient records to ensure integrity and availability of information. Maintain patient confidentiality in accordance with HIPPA regulations.
- Coordinates and communicates with staff about patient concerns.
- Maintain clinic crash cart. Orders stocks, and maintains a variety of supplies to include lab supplies, office supplies, and patient education materials.
- Monitor assigned personnel to assure they are adhering to established safety regulations.
- Ensure all work areas and exam rooms are maintained in a clean, safe, and sanitary manner. Ensure all personnel participate in fire safety and disaster preparedness drills in a professional and safe manner.

- Ensure assigned staff follows established infection control procedures to include the use of personal protective equipment and proper hand washing technique. Responsible for clinic OSHA compliance at all times.

Qualifications

Education:

- LPN or LVN state license required.
- Must maintain CPR certification.

Experience:

- 2-4 year experience in a management or supervisory role in OBGYN preferred.
- OBGYN Experience strongly preferred.

Experience Industry: Healthcare

Skills & Knowledge:

- Ability to function effectively in a fast-paced environment.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Knowledge of common safety hazards and precautions to establish a safe work environment.
- Compassion for the patients and their families.
- Quick decision-making and problem-solving skills.

Equivalent combination of relevant education and experience will be considered.

Benefits and Compensation

Take great care of the patient, every day and every way.TM At Pediatrix & Obstetrix, that's not only our motto at work each day; it's also how we view our employees and their families. We know that our greatest asset is YOU.

We take pride in offering comprehensive benefits in a vast array of plans that fit your life and lifestyle, supporting your health and overall well-being. Benefits offered include, but are not limited to: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Disability, Healthcare FSA, Dependent Care FSA and HSAs, as well as a 401k plan and Employee Stock Purchase Program. Some benefits are provided at no cost, while others require a cost share between employees and the company. Employees may also select voluntary plans and pay for these benefits through convenient payroll deductions. Our benefit programs are just one of the many ways Pediatrix & Obstetrix helps our employees take care of themselves and their families.

About Us

Pediatrix Medical Group is one of the nation's leading providers of highly specialized health care for women, babies and children. Since 1979, Pediatrix has grown from a single neonatology practice to a national, multispecialty medical group. Pediatrix-affiliated clinicians are committed to providing coordinated, compassionate and clinically excellent services to women, babies and children across the continuum of care, both in hospital settings and office-based practices. The group's high-quality, evidence-based care is bolstered by significant investments in research, education, quality-improvement and safety initiatives.

Please Note: Fraudulent job postings/job scams are becoming increasingly common. All genuine Pediatrix job postings can be found through the Pediatrix Careers site: PedAH

Pediatrix is an Equal Opportunity Employer

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.
Not Specified
Registered Nurse Float II - Nursing Float Pool - PRN
🏢 Christus Health
Salary not disclosed
China Grove, Texas 3 days ago
Description

Summary:

The competent Nurse, in the Medsurg, Telemetry, and Intermediate Care 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 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.

Job Requirements:

Education/Skills

- Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing, preferred

Experience

- Minimum of 2 years of combined experience required in Medsurg/Telemetry and Intermediate Care
- 5 years of experience preferred

Licenses, Registrations, or Certifications

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

Work Schedule:

7AM - 7PM

Work Type:

PRN
Not Specified
Registered Nurse Float I - Nursing Float Pool - Full Time
🏢 Christus Health
Salary not disclosed
Description Summary: The competent Nurse, in the Medsurg or Telemetry 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 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.

Job Requirements: Education/Skills Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing, preferred Experience Minimum of 2 years of combined experience required in Medsurg and Telemetry 5 years of experience preferred Licenses, Registrations, or Certifications BLS required ACLS required RN License in the state of employment or compact required Work Schedule: 24 HOURS Work Type: Full Time
permanent
Registered Nurse Float IV - RN Staffing Pool (Hiring Immediately)
🏢 Christus Health
Salary not disclosed
Description


CHRISTUS Spohn Hospital Corpus Christi - Shoreline overlooking Corpus Christi Bay is the largest and foremost acute care medical facility in the region, with a full range of diagnostic and surgical specialty services in cardiac, cancer, and stroke care. It is the leading emergency facility in the area with a Level II Trauma Center in the Coastal Bend, staffed with physicians and nurses specially trained in emergency services.

  • The Pavilion and North Tower house a state-of-the-art emergency department, ICU, Cardiac Cath Lab and surgical suites
  • A teaching facility in affiliation with the Texas A&M University System Health and Science Center College of Medicine
  • Accredited Chest Pain Center
  • Accredited Joint Commission Stroke Team

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 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.

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

Not Specified
RN, Registered Nurse - Health Informatics
✦ New
🏢 Christus Health
Salary not disclosed
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 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

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
Not Specified
RN, Registered Nurse Float I - Nursing Float Pool
✦ New
🏢 Christus Health
Salary not disclosed
Texarkana, Texas 1 day ago
Description

Summary:

The competent Nurse, in the Medsurg or Telemetry 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 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.

Job Requirements:

Education/Skills

- Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing, preferred.

Experience

- Minimum of 2 years of combined experience required in Medsurg and Telemetry.
- 5 years of experience preferred.

Licenses, Registrations, or Certifications

- BLS required.
- ACLS required.
- RN License in state of employment or compact required.
- PALS required within 30 days of hire at CHRISTUS Children’s Hospital.
- De-escalation training is required within 30 days of hire at SPOHN.

Work Schedule:

TBD

Work Type:

Full Time

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RN - Nurse Residency
✦ New
🏢 Christus Health
Salary not disclosed
Beaumont, Texas 1 day ago
Description

Summary:

Responsible for patient assessment, patient care planning, and provision of quality nursing care to an assigned group of patients for a defined work period. Provides direction and supervision to LVN/LPNs, nursing assistants, unit secretaries, and other clinical/clerical associates. By assignment, may function as a charge nurse for the unit. Involves provision of patient care/service to older adolescents, young adults, adults, geriatric and pediatric patients.

Responsibilities:

- Meets expectations of the applicable OneCHRISTUS Competencies: Leader of Self, Leader of Others, or Leader of Leaders.
- Patient Care Planning
- Develops a comprehensive nursing care plan which addresses all significant needs and problems identified through nursing assessment.
- Prepares nursing elements of the interdisciplinary care plan prior to the initial team conference.
- Reviews and updates nursing care plan and collaborates with team members as changes occur.
- Patient Care Provision
- Implements patient care as planned in nursing care plan and interdisciplinary care plan.
- Sets priorities based on knowledge of patient acuity and patient needs.
- Provides safe and therapeutic care and seeks resources when appropriate.
- Safely performs and accurately documents procedures, consistent with established nursing policy and procedure.
- Patient Care Evaluation
- Evaluates patient response to interventions and attainment of goals in collaboration with interdisciplinary team.
- Evaluates progress toward nursing goals and revises goals as needed on a weekly basis.
- Completes nursing progress note for assigned patients on a daily basis.
- Completes nursing flow sheets for assigned patients on a daily basis.
- Teaching
- Evaluates education needs of patient and significant others and documents their response to teaching.
- Utilizes, adapts, and revises teaching resources to meet patient education needs.
- Explains procedures, tests, and disease process to patients and families as needed.
- Acts as role model for health care students and other team members.
- Acts as preceptor to assigned orientees.
- Assists in the orientation of new staff by sharing knowledge and experience.
- Patient Care Communication
- Reports and documents accurately and concisely to appropriate persons the patient's condition.
- Maintains patient confidentiality.
- Applies basic verbal and nonverbal skills to maintain open, effective communication among care team members, patients, and significant others.
- Encourages direct discussion between staff members when differences occur and seeks assistance to arbitrate differences as needed.
- Gives and accepts constructive feedback appropriately.
- Identifies actual and potentially unsafe patient care practices, reports them in the designated manner, and suggests alternatives.

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 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 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

Job Requirements:

Education/Skills

- Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing, preferred

Experience

- Six months to a year of experience as a licensed RN or holder of an active GN permit

Licenses, Registrations, or Certifications

- BLS required
- RN License in state of employment or compact
- Graduate Nurse Permit

- Associates with an unsuccessful licensure application or on the 75th day following the effective date of the temporary permit; will be transferred to another position within CHRISTUS Health

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:

3 Days - 12 Hours

Work Type:

Full Time
Not Specified
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