Job Description
Responsibilities- Serves as a Charge Nurse as needed and ensures appropriate patient care is provided in a cost effective, quality driven and patient focused manner OR functions as an RN Resource Nurse for the facility.
- Serves on teams and leads teams as a part of daily practice
- Serves as a role model for the unit in incorporating national and organizational goals to improve quality, patient safety, and satisfaction.
- Role models communication skills and is able to articulate and translate the patient s condition to physicians and other colleagues; effectively utilizes AIDET and SBAR communication methods.
- If applicable, participates in at least one specialty role that is not required of all registered nurses on the unit.
- Supports continuous learning on the unit by sharing research material from professional journals and/or organizations.
- Identifies opportunities for clinical quality and workplace improvement.
- Applies evidence-based practice as a regular aspect of professional practice.
- Ensures improvements in the practice setting by assuming responsibility for self-development in life-long learning.
- Facilitates unit-based education, in- services, and skills validation
- Serves as a preceptor as needed for nurse interns, new graduate, and experienced nurses OR functions as an RN Resource Nurse for the facility
- Serves as a unit-based champion on a committee or council (e.g., diabetes, falls, wound, CAUTI, CLABSI, SSI, HCAHPS, IT, etc.); completes unit-based audits and provides data to management for follow-up with staff to achieve positive outcomes.
Qualifications- BSN
- Three (3) years of RN experience
- BLS with skills demonstration required (and ACLS, if applicable)
- Current and Approved National Certification: programs/magnet/accepted -certifications
- Active Registered Nurse license in good standing with the Texas Board of Nursing
OverviewUp to $10,000 Relocation assistance
Baylor St. Luke s Medical Center is an 881-bed quaternary care academic medical center that is a joint venture between Baylor College of Medicine and CHI St. Luke s Health. Located in the Texas Medical Center, the hospital is the home of the Texas Heart Institute, a cardiovascular research and education institution founded in 1962 by Denton A. Cooley, MD. The hospital was the first facility in Texas and the Southwest designated a Magnet hospital for Nursing Excellence by the American Nurses Credentialing Center, receiving the award five consecutive times. Baylor St. Luke s also has three community emergency centers offering adult and pediatric care for the Greater Houston area.
CHI St. Luke s Health, now part of CommonSpirit Health formed by the alignment of Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) and Dignity Health, has been serving our community since 1954. We proudly provide a vast array of services that help us keep our community safe and healthy.
We offer the following benefits to support you and your family:
• Health/Dental/Vision Insurance
• Free Premium Membership to with preloaded credits for children and dependent adults
• Care for Caregivers: Resilience Through Adversity is a series of sessions designed to help caregivers build their resilience and advance their mental well-being during these difficult times
• Flexible spending accounts
• Voluntary Protection: Group Accident, Critical Illness, and Identity Theft
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for you and your family
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Tuition Assistance for career growth and development
• Matching Retirement Programs
• Wellness Programs
Pay Range$33.00 - $52.80 /hour