RN, Registered Nurse - Specialty Medical Unit 9th Floor (Medsurg C)
San Antonio, TX
- Eligibility
- Pediatric Rehabilitation Nurse
Posted Sep 11
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Role
- Accepts
- RN
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About this role
The competent Nurse, in the same or similar clinical setting, practices independently and demonstrates an awareness of all relevant aspects of a situation. Provides routine and complex care, with the ability to on long-range goals or plans. Continues to develop the ability to cope with and manage contingencies of clinical nursing. Makes appropriate assignments and delegates to other care providers as a means to help manage the clinical situation.
We are seeking a compassionate and skilled Pediatric Rehabilitation Nurse to join our dynamic team. The Pediatric Rehabilitation Nurse plays a vital role in delivering comprehensive care to children with disabilities or injuries. This position involves assessing patient needs, creating personalized treatment plans, managing pain, administering medications, and supporting the rehabilitation of mobility.
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Additionally, the nurse will provide education to caregivers to promote long-term care and recovery. Working collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team, the Pediatric Rehabilitation Nurse ensures optimal physical, emotional, and developmental outcomes for pediatric patients. Our specialties include the Pediatric Bariatric Program, Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) rehabilitation, and halo traction care.
Responsibilities
- Meets expectations of the applicable OneCHRISTUS Competencies: Leader of Self, Leader of Others, or Leader of Leaders.
- Consistent with the ANA Scope and Standards of Practice, provides nursing care utilizing the nursing process, including assessment, diagnosis, planning, intervention and evaluation for assigned patients.
- Addresses increasingly complex psychological, emotional, cultural, and social needs of patient and families in accordance with their level of practice.
- Using the appropriate protocol, administers medications and treatments; monitors for side-effects and effectiveness of the treatment prescribed.
- Documents patient history, symptoms, medication, and care given.
- Assess learning needs and provides education to patients, family members and/or care givers; identify issues and resources.
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Requirements
- BLS required
- RN License in state of employment or compact
Place
- City
- San Antonio, TX
- Median rent
- $1,324/mo
- Local household income
- $65,056/yr
- Metro price level
- 5% below the national average
rent and tenant-paid utilities · Census ACS 2024
all local households, not nurse pay · Census ACS 2024
San Antonio area index 94.7, where 100 is the national average.
San Antonio runs about 5% below the national cost-of-living average—median homes near $260,000, one-bedroom rents around $1,072. South Side and East Side still yield three-bedroom houses under $250,000. Alamo Ranch delivers new-construction value; Pearl and Alamo Heights command premiums for brewery-district energy and historic prestige.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 metro Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024.
How this role fits you
About the employer
CHRISTUS Health is a faith-based, not-for-profit Catholic health system with operations in San Antonio, TX, and globally. Led by President and CEO Ernie Sadau, the system has earned the prestigious 'Great Place to Work' national certification in consecutive years, with…
On your path
Med surg is open from year one. A broad first base while you learn which path pulls harder.
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