Las Palmas Medical Center offers comprehensive services and special expertise in Emergency Room Medicine (Level III Trauma), Cardiology, Women’s Services, Labor & Delivery, Neonatal Intensive Care, Neuroscience, Pediatric care,  and Wound Care Management. Las Palmas Medical Center is also the only Kidney Transplant Center in the Region. Las Palmas Rehabilitation Hospital is a separate facility with newly renovated patient rooms, exercise equipment and cafeteria. The physicians, nurses and staff at our 325-bed facility are committed to caring for our community with compassionate, quality healthcare.

We offer an excellent total compensation package, for various positions 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, and employee discount program. We would love to talk to you about this fantastic opportunity.

POSITION SUMMARY: 

The Nurse provides direct nursing care in accordance with established policies and procedures of Del Sol Medical Center and the Texas Board of Nurse Examiners. The Nurse will assist the Director in providing nursing leadership and demonstrates competency in leadership, supervision, and management of staff.  The Nurse will supervise and provide feedback to the Director regarding patient care and is a clinical role model. In collaboration with the patient, the patient’s family, and other members of the health care team, the clinical RN assesses, plans, implements, evaluates, and coordinates treatment plans. The Nurse will be cross-trained to assist in EP LAB HRU, Cath lab, non-invasive procedures to include EKG and stress testing. Core Competencies will be assessed in accordance to the units’ specific patient population served. On-call is required

• Demonstrates advanced level of clinical skills and the ability to mentor others to improve the delivery of quality care.
• Demonstrates knowledge and application of the nursing process.
• Monitors and recognizes changes in the patient’s behavioral and physiological status; takes appropriate action based on assessment.
• Utilizes professional skills and judgment in delivering and/or delegating care for a group of patients.
• Participates and cooperates in the departmental based Quality Improvement processes.
• Supports, maintains and provides an environment which is supportive of quality patient care through effective use of personnel and resources.
• Plans and implements patient care and teaching based on a total assessment and the age of the patient. Ensures that consents, orders and documentation are present for procedures.
• Serves as a patient and family advocate with respect to the patient’s right to privacy by protecting confidential information and by informing the physicians of patient requests.
• Ensures sterile techniques and patient safety are maintained.
• Maintains department equipment, orders inventory for the Heart recovery Unit and non-invasive areas, assures charges are completed each day and ensures daily departmental pharmaceutical needs are met.
• Plans and implements department inservice program.
• Assists Director with PI data collection and report generation.
• Assists Cardiovascular leadership in daily assignments according to competency matrix and departmental needs.
• Other duties as assigned.