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.
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.
Job
Requirements
Education/Skills
Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing, preferred
Experience
1 year of experience in the related nursing specialty preferred
Outdoors+Outdoor life centers around Lake Jacksonville, a 1,300-acre reservoir popular for boating, bass fishing, watersports, and shoreline hiking. Sightseers visit Loves Lookout Park to take in sweeping thirty-mile panoramic views across the East Texas ridge. For high-octane recreation, off-road enthusiasts explore the mud pits and wooded hill trails at Mud Creek Off Road Park or navigate the terrain at River Run ATV Park.
Outdoor life centers around Lake Jacksonville, a 1,300-acre reservoir popular for boating, bass fishing, watersports, and shoreline hiking. Sightseers visit Loves Lookout Park to take in sweeping thirty-mile panoramic views across the East Texas ridge.
For high-octane recreation, off-road enthusiasts explore the mud pits and wooded hill trails at Mud Creek Off Road Park or navigate the terrain at River Run ATV Park.
Check the commute at your shift’s start and end, upfront housing costs, and whether moving assistance must be repaid if you leave.
Living in Jacksonville
Tucked into Cherokee County amid the rich red soil of the East Texas Piney Woods, Jacksonville offers healthcare professionals an unhurried, community-centric lifestyle. Nicknamed the 'Biggest Small Town in Texas,' the community pairs railroad-era roots with a growing creative resurgence. Downtown Main Street has gained fresh momentum with destinations like Hotel Ritual, Ritual Luncheonette, and the cleverly hidden Half Blind speakeasy tucked behind a porta-potty facade. Outside hospital shifts, downtime revolves around scenic natural escapes: boating and fishing on the 1,300-acre Lake Jacksonville, taking in expansive views across the thirty-mile ridge at Loves Lookout Park, or navigating the forested trails at Mud Creek Off Road Park. Heritage runs deep during the annual summer Tomato Fest, honoring the town's historic agricultural identity. The trade-off is clear: with a compact footprint spanning roughly fourteen square miles, Jacksonville lacks urban transit systems, major retail centers, and bustling nightlife. For nurses seeking close-knit community bonds, pine-canopied scenery, and an easygoing pace of life, Jacksonville delivers an authentic small-town Texas setting.
