- San Antonio, Texas
About
The competent Nurse, in the same or similar clinical setting, practices independently and demonstrates an awareness of all relevant aspects of a situation.
Key Responsibilities:- 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.
CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Hospital - Medical Center (CSRH-MC), located in the South Texas Medical Center, provides a high-level of care through compassionate hands, experienced physicians, and advanced technology, including the da Vinci Surgical Robot System and the Mako Robotic-Arm Assisted System.
Services Offered:- Acute Care of the Elderly Unit
- Cardiology
- Diabetes care
- Emergency care
- General surgery
- Kidney transplantation at the CHRISTUS Transplant Institute
- Orthopedics
- Outpatient rehabilitation and aquatic therapy
- Senior Behavioral Health Center
- Urology
- The Wound Care and Hyperbaric Center
Uses critical thinking skills to assess the basic physical, psychosocial, social, cultural, spiritual, and development needs of patients and families.
Standard II. Patient Throughput & Patient Flow ProcessAnticipates and plans for admission/discharge/transfer needs to facilitate patient flow.
Standard III. Unit OperationsPlans, directs, and evaluates the overall nursing care and functions in a particular nursing unit during an assigned shift.
Standard IV. Safe Practice/Quality Care/RegulationsIncorporates patient safety practices/guidelines to promote a safe environment resulting in positive patient outcomes.
Technical CompetenciesClinical Policies and StandardsFollows a specific set of standards and associated clinical procedures.
Health Information DocumentationShares experiences with maintaining paper and electronic patient documentation.
Medical EquipmentDescribes experience with basic medical equipment used in own unit or facility.
Medical Order ProcessingShares experiences with processing medical orders for one or more groups of patients or conditions.
Patient Chart Reading and InterpretationDescribes experiences in reading and interpreting patient charts for patients on unit and under own care.
Patient SafetyShares experiences with ensuring safety for one or more patient groups or settings.
RequirementsEducation/SkillsBachelor of Science Degree in Nursing, preferred.
Experience1 year of experience in the related nursing specialty preferred.
Licenses, Registrations, or CertificationsBLS required, RN License in state of employment or compact.
Work Schedule7AM - 7PM.
Work TypeFull Time.
Languages
- English