RN / Texas

Description SHIFT: Nights (rotating weekends)

SCHEDULE: Full-time

St. Davids Georgetown Hospital, whichis part of St. Davids HealthCare, is a 114-bed facility offering a range ofservices, including a 24-hour emergency department with a level IV traumacenter; Certified Primary Stroke Center; inpatient and outpatient surgery;advanced pulmonary intervention; critical care capabilities; acute inpatientand outpatient rehabilitation; orthopedics and joint replacement; and maternityand newborn services with mother-baby couplet care close to home for Georgetownfamilies. St. Davids GeorgetownHospital has been a community healthcare resource in Williamson County for thepast 70 years. The hospital opened its current location in 1979, and it is theonly hospital in Georgetown. In 2019, St. Davids Georgetown Hospital was namedamong the nation's 100 Top Hospitals by IBM Watson Health (formerly known asTruven) in conjunction with its parent campus, St. Davids Medical Center,which made the list for the tenth consecutive year. The 100 Top Hospitals studyspotlights the top-performing hospitals in the U.S. based on a balancedscorecard of publicly available clinical, operational, and patient satisfactionmetrics and data. Additionally, the facility was honored with an A forpatient safety by The Leapfrog Group, an independent nonprofit that ratesfacilities on how well they protect patients from accidents, errors, injuriesand infections. St. Davids HealthCare, which includes St. Davids GeorgetownHospital, was the only hospital system in Central Texas to receive the toprating at all eligible facilities.
We offer you an excellent totalcompensation package, including competitive salary, excellent benefit packageand growth opportunities. We believe in our team and your ability to doexcellent work with us. Your benefits include 401k, PTO medical, dental, flexspending, life, disability, tuition reimbursement, employee discount program,employee stock purchase program. We would love totalk to you about this fantastic opportunity . POSITION SUMMARY Responsible for professional nursing care and related assistance to patients with a broad range of illnesses. The RN is involved in direct and indirect patient care. The RN provides direction to licensed vocational nurses (LVNs) and other non-licensed nursing personnel in providing direct patient care. The staff nurse supports the medical care of patients under the direction of the Medical Staff pursuant to the objectives of the hospital. In collaboration with other health team members, follows the philosophy, policies and goals of the facility and department. JOB FUNCTION Performs patient assessments/reassessments on a regular basis in accordance with established policy.
•   The priority of data collection is determined by the patients immediate condition or needs.
•   Pertinent data is collected using appropriate assessment techniques.
•   Data collection involves the patient, significant others, and health care providers when appropriate.
•   The data collection process is systematic and ongoing.
•   Nursing diagnoses are derived from the assessment data. In collaboration with interdisciplinary members of the team, formulates a plan of care including expected outcomes for each patient based on diagnoses derived from patient assessments.
•   Demonstrates the ability to organize and set priorities.
•   The plan is individualized to the patients condition, age or needs.
•   The plan is developed with the patient, significant others, and health care providers, when appropriate.
•   The plan reflects current nursing practi