RN Registered Nurse - Post Vascular Surgery/Cardiovascular

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RN Registered Nurse - Post Vascular Surgery/Cardiovascular (Nights) Full Time','Full-time','Nursing - RN','Nights / Full Time','Nights / Full Time','72','72','Occasional','Occasional','TEXAS-HOUSTON-ST LUKES MEDICAL CENTER','','!*!
Baylor St. Luke’s Medical
CenterA quaternary care facility
that is home of the Texas Heart® Institute, a world-class cardiovascular
research and education institution founded in 1962 by Denton A. Cooley,
MD–consistently ranked as one of the nation’s best in Cardiovascular Services
& Heart Surgery.
 
The first hospital in Texas and the Southwest
designated a Magnet® hospital for Nursing Excellence by the American Nurses
Credentialing Center, receiving the award four consecutive times. Baylor St.
Luke’s is home to three freestanding community emergency centers (Holcombe,
Pearland, and San Felipe) offering adult and pediatric care–treating more than
51,000 patients annually. The hospital holds a collaborative partnership with
Baylor College of Medicine and affiliations with The University of Texas Medical
School at Houston, The University of Texas Medical Branch (Galveston), Houston
Baptist University, and Prairie View A&M University.

11 Tower - Cardiovascular
Surgical Unit
11 Tower is a 34 bed
cardiovascular surgical acute care floor.  The primary patient population
consists of postoperative patients who have undergone the following procedures:
aorta coronary bypass; valve repair or replacement, core valves, and
thoracotomies. Secondary patient populations include pre-surgical, postoperative
vascular and medical cardiology or dysrhythmia patients. The floor has a central
monitoring system with the capability to monitor 32
patients.
 
Position Summary
Responsible for the delivery of excellence in patient
care through assessing, formulating nursing diagnoses and establishing goals,
planning and implementing intervention and evaluating patient care outcomes.
With the staff nurse's professional practice he/she is responsible for
participating in and maintaining quality, cost effectiveness and guest
relations. Provide patient care in compliance with hospital policies and
procedures and the standards of professional nursing practice as defined by the
Board of Nurse Examiners for the State of Texas.

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Education:
Bachelor's Degree 
 
Licensure:
Registered Nurse (RN) as recognized by the Texas State
Board of Nursing
Based on location assignment may also require BLS/ACLS
and/or PALS
 
Position
Responsibilities:
 
1.    Utilizes the nursing process to ensure appropriate
patient care is provided in a cost effective, quality driven, and patient
focused manner. Collects pertinent social, psychological, developmental and
spiritual data from the patient, significant others and other health care team
members.
2.    Performs as ongoing assessment, formulates nursing
diagnosis and goals, plans appropriate interventions, and evaluates the outcome
of the interventions.
3.    Consistently documents in the patient and unit records
according to written health system standards of care in order to meet legal and
quality patient care requirements.
4.    Provides appropriate teaching and information to
patients and families including information on Pain Management, Nutrition, Skin
Integrity, Fall prevention, Diabetes, Disease Process, Smoking Cessation, and
Discharge instructions.
5.    Demonstrates commitment to the goals and values of the
patient, Hospital, community and nursing profession through cost containment
measures, maintaining confidentiality, appropriate ethical decision –making, and
ensuring patient safety.
6.    Uses interventions substantiated by research as
appropriate in the patient population, Participates in research activities,
identifies opportunities for research, and collaborates with the Outcomes
managers and department.
7.    Participates in quality of care activities, evaluates
the quality and the effectiveness of nursing practice. Assists in collecting
quality data, analyzes the data, and formulates action plans to improve quality
care.

 ','We’re an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.','2017-R0136595','CHI St. Luke's Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center','RN Registered Nurse - Post Vascular Surgery/Cardiovascular (Nights) Full Time

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