Medical Acute RN
Bryan, Texas
As a Registered Nurse (RN), you will be a pivotal healthcare professional, delivering compassionate, high-quality care that truly impacts our patients' well-being and recovery.
- Unit and setting
- Medical Acute · Hospital Medical Acute RN
- License
- RN license Registered Nurse: TX, upon hire
- Term
- Permanent
Do you qualify?
- License
- Registered Nurse: TX, upon hire Check your license
- Education
- Associate Of Nursing, upon hire
- Experience
- At least one (1) year of RN experience, upon hire
Preferred
- Education
- Bachelors Of Nursing, upon hire Bachelors Of Nursing, upon hire and 1-3 years experience
- Experience
- 1-3 years experience
What it pays
- Against similar roles
- In range for Texas PRN rolesTexas PRN postings that state pay run $28/hr to $65/hr, the middle half $37/hr to $53/hr, across 241 postings.
The role and schedule
- Charge
- Charge shifts are part of the role
- Day to day
- Does admission and ongoing assessment of patient's condition Assessment: Does admission and ongoing assessment of patient’s condition.
- Day to day
- Provides nursing care to meet physical, psychological, and spiritual needs Provides nursing care to meet the patient’s physical, psychological and spiritual needs.
- Day to day
- Notifies doctor of changes in assessment requiring attention Notifies the doctor of changes in assessment that require attention.
- Day to day
- Reassesses patients at appropriate intervals following interventions Reassesses patients at appropriate intervals following interventions.
- Day to day
- Notifies physicians as necessary to modify interventions Notifies physicians as necessary to modify interventions.
- Day to day
- Adjusts nursing care to meet emerging and changing needs Adjusts nursing care to meet patient's emerging and changing needs.
- Day to day
- Designs, directs, evaluates, and documents plan of care, patient/family teaching, and discharge transition plan
- Day to day
- Collaborates with other clinical disciplines to meet specialized patient care and discharge needs Works with other clinical disciplines to meet specialized patient care and discharge needs.
- Day to day
- Formulates plan of care and daily goals based on individualized patient needs Formulates a plan of care and daily goals that takes into consideration the individualized needs of the patient.
- Day to day
- Prepares patients for treatments, surgeries, and diagnostic studies Implementation: Prepares patients physically, psychologically, and spiritually for treatments, surgeries and diagnostic studies to help reduce patient anxiety.
- Day to day
- Reports significant changes in patient conditions to Charge Nurse/Team Leader or physician Knows patients' conditions and reports significant changes to Charge Nurse/Team Leader, and/or physician.
- Day to day
- Implements patient safety initiatives and protocols Implements patient safety initiative and protocols including medication safety practices, physician orders, consult notifications.
- Day to day
- Gives and receives bedside shift report with family participation Report Skills: Gives and receives reports using the Bedside Shift Report including family participation.
- Day to day
- Provides comprehensive report to oncoming shift Provides an accurate and comprehensive report to the oncoming shift to help establish continuity of patient care.
- Day to day
- Receives report and delegates tasks according to coworker experience, abilities, and patient acuity Receives report from off-going shift and delegates tasks as needed to provide continuity of care according to coworker's experience, abilities and the patient's acuity.
- Day to day
- Maintains patient and work environment for safe working space Environment & Patient Safety: Maintains patient and work environment to maximize safe working space.
- Day to day
- Promptly removes used and soiled equipment and linen Promptly removes all used and soiled equipment, linen, etc. to the appropriate location.
- Day to day
- Incorporates goals to improve quality, patient safety, and satisfaction Incorporates national and organizational goals to improve quality, patient safety and satisfaction.
- Day to day
- Reports patient safety and hazard concerns immediately Reports all patient safety and hazard concerns immediately.
- Day to day
- Maintains accurate documentation of charges and supplies Supplies: Maintains accurate documentation of charges and supplies used to provide patient care through cost containment measures.
- Details
- Level III Trauma Center St. Joseph has a Level III Trauma Center, the first Joint Commission certified Primary Stroke Center and the first accredited Chest Pain Center in the Brazos Valley.
The workplace
Worth asking
- Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for shifts, weekly hours, weekend, holiday, call, and rotation?
More questions to askFewer questions
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
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Job Summary and Responsibilities
As a Registered Nurse (RN), you will be a pivotal healthcare professional, delivering compassionate, high-quality care that truly impacts our patients' well-being and recovery.
Every day, you will leverage your expertise to provide individualized, comprehensive care, making critical assessments, performing skilled procedures, and meticulously implementing patient care plans. You'll collaborate seamlessly within an interdisciplinary team, contributing to a dynamic environment focused on optimal patient outcomes.
To be successful in this role, you will possess keen assessment skills, acute critical thinking, and a patient-first mindset, driven by a profound enthusiasm to help others. Your sense of urgency and dedication to excellence in a fast-paced environment will not only support patient recovery but also fuel your own career advancement.
Assessment: Does admission and ongoing assessment of patient’s condition. Provides nursing care to meet the patient’s physical, psychological and spiritual needs. Notifies the doctor of changes in assessment that require attention.
Reassesses patients at appropriate intervals following interventions. Notifies physicians as necessary to modify interventions. Adjusts nursing care to meet patient's emerging and changing needs.
Planning: 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.
Implementation: 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.
Report
Skills
Gives and receives reports using the Bedside Shift Report including family participation. Provides an accurate and comprehensive report to the oncoming shift to help establish continuity of patient care. Receives report from off-going shift and delegates tasks as needed to provide continuity of care according to coworker's experience, abilities and the patient's acuity.
Environment & Patient Safety: Maintains patient and work environment to maximize safe working space. Promptly removes all used and soiled equipment, linen, etc. to the appropriate location. Incorporates national and organizational goals to improve quality, patient safety and satisfaction.
Reports all patient safety and hazard concerns immediately. Supplies: Maintains accurate documentation of charges and supplies used to provide patient care through cost containment measures. Job Requirements*Required Associate Of Nursing, upon hire At least one (1) year of RN experience, upon hire Registered Nurse: TX, upon hire Basic Life Support - CPR, within 14 - days
Preferred
Bachelors Of Nursing, upon hire and 1-3 years experience
Where You'll Work
St. Joseph Health has been caring for the communities in and surrounding the Brazos Valley since 1936 (Bryan/College Station, Navasota, Caldwell, Madisonville (TX)). St. Joseph has a Level III Trauma Center, the first Joint Commission certified Primary Stroke Center and the first accredited Chest Pain Center in the Brazos Valley.
St. Joseph Health is a leader in critical care and the largest provider of cardiovascular care in the region. As an integrated healthcare system St. Joseph Health includes a comprehensive network of over 100 employed providers including primary care physicians specialists and advanced practice clinicians. The network includes more than 30 ambulatory clinics featuring Primary Care, Express Clinics and Imaging and Diagnostic Services.
Pay Range
$31.50 - $51.45 /hour
What's around it?
Bryan, TXFrom Census ACS 2024.
Living costs about 9% below the US average
- Median rent
- $1,195/mo
- Household income
- $59,289/yr, all local households, not nurse pay