RN
Texas Health Resources offers its 6,300 nurses across the multi-hospital system opportunities for continuing education and professional advancement. Their uniforms may vary from colorful scrubs to business suits, but they all share a similar sentiment. Nursing is much more than a profession; it's a calling.
Texas Health Specialty Hospital, located on the campus of Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth in Fort Worth, TX has DAY and NIGHT shift Long Term Acute Care/LTAC opportunities available for RNs with ICU or Step-down experience (preferred).
Basic Qualifications/Requirements:
- Graduate of an accredited school of Nursing, BSN preferred
- Current RN license to practice in the state of Texas
- Current BCLS/CPR for Healthcare Providers
- ACLS - or obtain within one year of hire
- One year of current RN experience in acute care setting required
- ICU or Step-down experience preferred
Additional Qualifications:
- Patient’s assessment and time management skills
- Must be a team player, have good communication skills and able to work in fast paced environment
- Basic computer skills
Practices within the regulations of the Texas Nurse Practice Act. Serves as a role model, intra/interdisciplinary collaborator and coordinator for quality patient care.
Texas Health Specialty Hospital (THSH) patients have complex needs requiring intensive nursing care such as ventilator weaning, multisystem failure, multiple trauma care, complex wound care and telemetry
There is a low nurse-to-patient ratio due to the complexity of these patients
Hours/Schedules Available:
* 6:30am to 7:00pm; three 12-hour shifts per week. Every other weekend.
* 6:30pm to 7:00am three 12-hour shifts per week. Every other weekend.
Duties:
Delivers care to patients utilizing the Nursing Process
• assesses the patient
• plans the care of the patient
• intervenes as appropriate
• evaluates the effectiveness of interventions
• Incorporates age specific safety/infection control measures into patient care.
• Initiates action to meet patient and/or significant others need for information
• Maintains continuity of patient care inter-shift, inter-hospital, and while expediting out of hospital transfers
• Maintains professional accountability
• Maintains and enhances nursing skills
• Serves as patient advocate
• Communicates per department expectations
• Provides for patient privacy and dignity
At Texas Health Specialty Hospital Fort Worth we put a lot of value in time. By maintaining a low nurse-to-patient ratio, we have the opportunity to impact the progress of our patient’s health over our average 25-day length of stay. This means the time for you to really make a difference in your patient’s quality of life. Our 10-bed, long term acute care hospital, located within Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth, offers an environment for you to use your clinical expertise to provide individualized and holistic care for patients with intensive nursing needs. We care for those with medically complex cases every day, such as:
• Ventilator-dependent patients with rehabilitation potential
• Multiple trauma patients
• Patients with complex wound care
• Multisystem failure patients
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At Texas Health Resources, we pride ourselves on providing eligible employees with a variety of great benefits which include:
· Matching 401 (K) plan, Flex Spending Accounts and a Credit Union
· Tuition reimbursement for eligible employees
· Wellness and Career Development Programs
· Competitive compensation packages including relocation coach
· Medical, dental and vision insurance for eligible employees
· Life, ADD and Long Term Care Insurance and Disability Coverage
· Adoption Assistance, On-site Child Care and Fitness Centers
Texas Health Resources has 24 acute-care and short-stay hospitals that are owned, operated, joint-ventured or affiliated with the system. It has more than 4,100 licensed beds, employs more than 20,500 people, and counts more than 5,500 physicians* with active staff privileges at its hospitals. Texas Health Resources is one of the largest faith-based, nonprofit health care delivery systems in the United States and the largest in North Texas in terms of patients served. The system's primary service area consists of 16 counties in north central Texas, home to more than 6.2 million people.
Texas Health Resources is an equal opportunity employer that values and celebrates diversity at all levels of our organization. EOE/AA/M/F/D/V
