St. Luke's Health - Memorial - Lufkin
Location
Lufkin, Texas
Salary
$32 - $48 / HOUR
As a Specialty Registered Nurse, the role involves delivering compassionate, high-quality care through critical assessments, performing skilled procedures, and meticulously implementing individualized patient care plans. Responsibilities include ongoing patient assessment, designing and documenting the plan of care, preparing patients for treatments, and evaluating outcomes following interventions.
Required qualifications include an Associate of Science in Nursing or Diploma in Nursing upon hire, along with at least one year of RN experience demonstrating competence. Candidates must possess a Texas Registered Nurse license, Basic Life Support (BLS) certification within 14 days, and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) within six months.
Designs, directs, evaluates, and documents the plan of care, patient/family teaching and the transition of care plan to include a safe appropriate level of care discharge. Works with other clinical disciplines to meet specialized patient care and discharge needs. Formulates a plan of care and daily goals that takes into consideration the individualized needs of the patient.
Prepares patients physically, psychologically, and spiritually for treatments, surgeries and diagnostic studies to help reduce patient anxiety. Knows patients' conditions and reports significant changes to Charge Nurse/Team Leader, and/or physician. Implements patient safety initiative and protocols including medication safety practices, physician orders, consult notifications.