ICU Registered Nurse in San Antonio, Texas, United States
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Introduction
Do you have the PRN career opportunities as an ICU Registered Nurse you want with your current employer? We have an exciting opportunity for you to join Methodist Hospital Stone Oak, which is part of the nations leading provider of healthcare services, HCA Healthcare.
Benefits
Methodist Hospital Stone Oak offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career, and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:
Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay. Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage, as well as telemedicine services and free AirMed medical transportation.
Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans, accident critical illness hospital indemnity auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance, and more.
Fertility and family building benefits through Progyny.
Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical, and financial wellbeing.
Family support, including adoption assistance, child and elder care resources, and consumer discounts.
401k Plan with a 100% match on 3 to 9 years of pay based on years of service.
Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
Retirement readiness and rollover services and preferred banking partnerships.
Education assistance, tuition, student loan certification support, dependent scholarships.
Colleague recognition program.
Time Away From Work Program, paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage, and leaves of absence.
Learn more about Employee Benefits
Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.
Our Teams
Our teams are a committed, caring group of colleagues. Do you want to work as an ICU Registered Nurse where your passion for creating positive patient interactions is valued? If you are dedicated to caring for the well-being of others, this could be your next opportunity. We want your knowledge and expertise.
Job Summary and Qualifications
The professional Registered Nurse (RN) is the patient and patients family advocate. He/she consistently applies and utilizes the nursing process, critical thinking skills, scientific judgment, technical skills, and leadership to independently deliver safe nursing care to patients. The RN collaborates with the patient care team to achieve quality patient outcomes in alignment with the Hospital mission and Methodist Excellence goals.
Communicates and utilizes interpersonal skills effectively and role models confidence and professionalism within nursing as evidenced by active engagement in unit and organizational activities. Demonstrates team work and adaptability and is a resource person to the patient care team.
Heshe is accountable for the quality of nursing care services delivered by self or others under their direction in accordance with the Texas Nurse Practice Act, hospital policies, and procedures, and the Texas Board of Nursing rules for delegated nursing tasks, Chapter 224.
Promotes a positive image of nursing and demonstrates team work and adaptability through consistently following the standards of Methodist Excellence.
About the Unit
20-bed Intensive Care Unit Patient to Nurse ratio 21 Caring for a variety of ICU patients with a focus on open heart Stroke Certified Unit Collaborate closely with the Eye Bank and Tissue and Organ Alliance
The culture on this unit includes a strong sense of teamwork, support, education, empowerment, and fun.
The team is proud to actively precept nursing students from several institutions, most of whom graduate and return to the team as an RN.
What You Will Do
In Your Role
Applies nursing judgment through a thorough systematic approach of applying the nursing process to include:
Assessment Conducts comprehensive, timely, and ongoing focused physical, psycho-social, and pain assessments, including assessment of patient education needs.
Planning Utilizes the assessment, identifies problems, makes nursing diagnoses, formulates goals, teaching plans, and outcomes to create an individualized plan of care.
Identifies individual patient goals, readiness to learn, and incorporates family into the plan of care.
Implementation Prioritizes and implements a competent, prioritized, and efficient nursing plan of care.
Evaluation Reassessment Consistently conducts timely evaluation, anticipates and recognizes changes in patient conditions, determines when reassessments are needed, and adjusts the plan of care as necessary.
Compares expected and achieved outcomes of nursing care utilizing the plan of care.
Collaborates with patient care team members on patient care plan, communicates timely and effectively with physicians and other members of the patient care team through verbal, written, or electronic communication to coordinate and facilitate meeting patient needs.
Incorporates consistent use of hand-off communication and SBAR communication methods.
Demonstrates critical thinking skills, scientific judgment, and organizational skills. Prioritizes tasks and adjusts priorities when necessary. Maintains an orderly, efficient, and timely flow of patients.
Recognizes and reports errors and unusual occurrences and analyzes contributing factors. Initiates corrective action when appropriate.
Makes accurate, complete, and timely entries into the patient medical record, addressing all steps of the nursing process.
Actively communicates with members of the healthcare team, patient, and patient family.
Maintains current nursing knowledge to assure a safe working environment.
Demonstrates practical application of all policies and procedures relative to safety and the pillars of Methodist Excellence, including Applicable quality core measures, infection prevention, fall prevention, medication administration, safety, hourly rounding, and AIDET principles.
Responsible to supervise tasks delegated to unlicensed personnel and accountable for tasks performed by unlicensed personnel according to the Texas BON rules for delegated nursing tasks, Chapter 224.
Supports the mission and vision of the Methodist Healthcare System. Understands and is committed to helping the Methodist Healthcare System and its associated facilities achieve its goals.
Must learn and comply with System and facility safety policies and rules, must use appropriate safety equipment and procedures at all times, must immediately report all unsafe conditions to supervisors, must be familiar with all safety features of equipment, tools, or materials encompassed by job duties, and must check with supervisors prior to job performance if there is a question as to the safe procedure to be used for any job function.
Adheres to the MHS Code of Conduct and demonstrates ethical behavior as expected by our patients, colleagues, and the community.
Understands the personal obligation to report any activity that appears to violate applicable laws, rules, regulations, or the Code of Conduct itself.
Recognizes and responds to crisis situations. Notifies appropriate individuals of actual or impending crisis.
Incorporates patients cultural and spiritual beliefs into care by making appropriate referrals to chaplain, social services, case manager, etc.
Documents pertinent data, including assessment, interventions, and evaluations.
Participates in performance improvement activities of the hospital/unit, which may include data collection, participation on a team, or implementing recommendations identified through quality initiatives.
Assists in providing education for staff through being a liaison and/or through precepting.
Assists coworkers willingly and shares information and resources with team members.
Patient information is managed confidentially, including both written and electronic records. Ensures physical and auditory privacy.
Completes other duties as assigned.
Practices and adheres to the Code of Conduct and Mission and Value Statement.
Qualifications
Associates Degree in Nursing or RN Diploma required Bachelors Degree in Nursing preferred Minimum of six (6) months of clinical experience as a licensed Registered Nurse required One (1) year of Registered Nurse experience in acute care settings strongly preferred Current Registered Nurse License in the State of Texas or Multi-State Compact License Employees with RN Compact License are required to obtain Texas RN License within 90 days of hire date Current American Heart Association BLS Certification required Advanced Cardiac Life Support (