Description
Description SHIFT: Nights (rotating weekends)
SCHEDULE: Full-time
St. David’s North Austin Medical Center,
which is part of St. David’s HealthCare, is a 425-bed multi-specialty, acute
care facility dedicated to the highest level of women’s health services,
including maternity and newborn care with Level I, II and III nurseries at the
adjacent St. David’s Women’s Center of Texas. The facility also features a
24-hour emergency department, the Texas Institute for Robotic Surgery, the
Bariatric Center, Heart and Vascular Center, neurology and neurosurgery, a
kidney transplant program, inpatient and outpatient surgery and acute inpatient
and outpatient rehabilitation, among many others. St. David’s North Austin
Medical Center is also home to St. David’s Children’s Hospital. St. David’s
Surgical Hospital, which opened in October 2016, is a campus of St. David’s
North Austin Medical Center.
We offer you an excellent total compensation package, including competitive salary, excellent benefit package and growth opportunities. We believe in our team and your ability to do excellent work with us. Your benefits include 401k, PTO medical, dental, flex spending, life, disability, tuition reimbursement, employee discount program, and employee stock purchase program. We would love to talk to you about this fantastic opportunity. Unit Description The Emergency Department consists of a 24-bed, multi-specialty unit, 4-bed Quick Care area and 8 overflow beds for minor injuries and illnesses. We are located in the technological neighborhood of Austin and see 44,000 patients annually. Our admission rate is 18% of all the ED visits: pulmonary and cardiac illnesses being the most frequent diagnoses. Bedside registration is a feature that proves to increase efficiencies and patient satisfaction in the ED. With bedside registration, patients are no longer brought to a registration area from triage, but rather brought directly to an examination room. Our staff consists of physicians, RN's, and technicians. Approximately half of our techs are paramedics. All of our nursing and technical staff are currently certified in Advanced Cardiac Life Support and many RN's are currently certified in pediatric care (PALS or ENPC). Many of our nurses have attained their CEN certification and CCRN certifications. Position Description The Registered Nurse (RN) utilizes the nursing process to direct and deliver comprehensive nursing care to patients on an assigned unit in a safe and proficient manner according to individual patient needs. Provides direct patient care based upon North Austin Medical Center Hospital Standards of Care and Standards of Practice, Polices, Procedures and Practice Guidelines. Provides guidance and supervision to Licensed Vocational Nurses (LVN), Nursing Technicians, Nursing Assistants and Unit Secretaries. He/she acts as patient and advocate with the Hospital environment. Assumes Charge Nurse responsibilities and accepts assignments on other units when necessary.
Possess the comprehensive nursing skills to perform triage assessment that shall include rapid systematic collection of data related to the patients chief complaint.
Completes and thorough triage assessment is performed and documented using the Nursing process at the time of presentation, based on accepted Emergency Nursing standards, on patient condition and Hospital policy.
Differentiates severity of patient problems and prioritizes care, designating an appropriate acuity level.
Facilitates the flow of patients through the emergency care system ensuring timely evaluation according to the health care needs of the patients.
Demonstrates knowledge and skills in the care of all aspects of medical and traumatic emergencies. Considers principles of Emergency Nursing assessment while formulating appropriate nursing interventions for disease/trauma entity. Qualifications Education and Experience
Required:
Preferred: |
