Delivers care to patients utilizing the Nursing Process
Posted Oct 9
Shift and hours
7:00 am to 7:00 pm · Days Work hours: Full Time, 7:00 am- 7:00 pm with rotating weekends/holidays Registered Nurse Acute Med Surg - Full Time Days
Unit and setting
Acute Med/surg Unit · Hospital
License
RN licenseCurrent RN licensure or compact licensure recognized by the Texas Board of Nursing upon hire
Term
Permanent Work hours: Full Time, 7:00 am- 7:00 pm with rotating weekends/holidaysFull time
Do you qualify?
License
Current RN licensure or compact licensure recognized by the Texas Board of Nursing upon hireCheck your license
Certification
BLS before providing independent patient care, maintained quarterlyBLS prior to providing independent patient care and maintained quarterly
Education
Associate Degree in Nursing or Nursing DiplomaAssociate Degree in Nursing or Nursing Diploma Required, BSN preferred
Experience
1 year as a clinical nurse or completion of an RN residency program1 Year Experience as a clinical nurse or completion of an RN residency program Req
Also asks
Basic computer skills using medical management application systemsHave basic computer skills using Medical management application systems
Preferred
Education
BSN
Experience
2+ years Med/surg RN experience in acute care setting2+ years strong Med/surg RN experience in acute care setting preferred
What it pays
Tuition assistance
Offered
Loan repayment
Offered
Benefits
Benefits401kBenefits include 401k, PTO, medical, dental, Paid Parental Leave, flex spending, tuition reimbursement, Student Loan Repayment Program as well as several other benefits.
Plans the care of the patientPlans the care of the patient
Day to day
Intervenes as appropriateIntervenes as appropriate
Day to day
Evaluates the effectiveness of interventionsEvaluates the effectiveness of interventions
Day to day
Incorporates age specific safety/infection control measures into patient careIncorporates age specific safety/infection control measures into patient care.
Day to day
Initiates action to meet patient and/or significant others need for informationInitiates action to meet patient and/or significant others need for information
Day to day
Maintains continuity of patient care inter-shift, inter-hospital, and while expediting out of hospital transfersMaintains continuity of patient care inter-shift, inter-hospital, and while expediting out of hospital transfers.
Patients
Admitted with acute med/surg diagnoses such as post surgery, urology, limb salvage, chronic wounds, GI, diabetes, respiratory overflow, isolations, airborne covid
Unit size
35 bedsAcute Med/surg Unit (35 bed unit)
Hours stated
Full Time, 7:00 am– 7:00 pm with rotating weekends/holidays
Weekends
Rotating weekendsWork hours: Full Time, 7:00 am- 7:00 pm with rotating weekends/holidays
Scheduling
Self-scheduling offered
Holidays
Rotating holidays
Details
Self-schedulingSelf-Scheduling that helps with work/life balance as well as opportunities for educational and career growth
The workplace
Texas Health Resources
Health system employer
Hiring contact
Feel free to email your questions to recruitment@texashealth.org.Feel free to email your questions to recruitment@texashealth.org.
Bring your passion to Texas Health so we are Better + Together
Work location: Texas Health Fort Worth, 1301 Pennsylvania Ave, Fort Worth, TX 76104
Work hours: Full Time, 7:00 am– 7:00 pm with rotating weekends/holidays
Department highlights
Self-Scheduling that helps with work/life balance as well as opportunities for educational and career growth
Robust Unit Based Council (UBC) and engaged leadership team
Acute Med/surg Unit (35 bed unit) Patients are admitted with Acute Med/surg diagnosis such as post surgery, urology , limb salvage, chronic wounds, GI , diabetes, respiratory overflow, isolations and airborne covid – general remote tele that has to be monitored
This unit is known for it’s teamwork and collaboration
Here’s What You Need
Associate Degree in Nursing or Nursing Diploma Required, BSN preferred
Current RN licensure or compact licensure recognized by the Texas Board of Nursing upon hire
BLS prior to providing independent patient care and maintained quarterly
1 Year Experience as a clinical nurse or completion of an RN residency program Req
2+ years strong Med/surg RN experience in acute care setting preferred
In addition to the required qualifications, a successful RN will
Demonstrate a high degree of confidentiality, positive interpersonal skills, and ability to function in a fast-paced environment.
Maintain a positive, customer-focused attitude toward patients
Possess a strong work ethic and always display a high level of professionalism
Have basic computer skills using Medical management application systems
What You Will Do
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.
Additional perks of being a Texas Health Nurse
Benefits include 401k, PTO, medical, dental, Paid Parental Leave, flex spending, tuition reimbursement, Student Loan Repayment Program as well as several other benefits.
Delivery of high quality of patient care through nursing education, nursing research and innovations in nursing practice.
Strong Unit Based Council (UBC).
A supportive, team environment with outstanding opportunities for growth.
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Nurses and young professionals most often land central: Arlington Heights, Downtown lofts/condos, Fairmount’s Craftsman and Victorian streets off Magnolia Avenue, and TCU-Westcliff/Mistletoe Heights. Reddit locals advise staying central as far south as the TCU area, plus west-central/River Oaks and Camp Bowie.
Renter lists also flag West 7th, the Cultural District, Clearfork, and Wedgwood; families and luxury buyers look at Tanglewood, Westcliff, and Rivercrest estates by the Trinity and River Crest Country Club.
Getting around+Citywide average commute is about 27 minutes, but locals and city guides repeatedly flag heavy traffic and sprawl as the daily tax of growth. Downtown is the transit hub: Trinity Metro buses, Fort Worth Central Station, and the Trinity Railway Express into Dallas; Apartments.com scores downtown walkability 80, transit 50, drivability 70, bikeability 70, with competitive street parking on evenings and weekends. Sources do not map drives to specific hospitals, so hospital-shift timing is not documented here—plan around car dependence outside the core and TRE/bus only if you live and work along those spines.
Citywide average commute is about 27 minutes, but locals and city guides repeatedly flag heavy traffic and sprawl as the daily tax of growth. Downtown is the transit hub: Trinity Metro buses, Fort Worth Central Station, and the Trinity Railway Express into Dallas; Apartments.com scores downtown walkability 80, transit 50, drivability 70, bikeability 70, with competitive street parking on evenings and weekends.
Sources do not map drives to specific hospitals, so hospital-shift timing is not documented here—plan around car dependence outside the core and TRE/bus only if you live and work along those spines.
Outdoors+The Trinity River system is the city’s outdoor backbone: Trinity Trails and Trinity Park, with Tanglewood and Overton Park as nearby green add-ons. Fort Worth Botanic Garden (called free and proposal-worthy by locals) and the Fort Worth Zoo (residents often rank it above Dallas and among the state’s best) are the big named attractions; Water Gardens downtown are a day-and-night stop. Westcliff has Foster Park and Bluebonnet Circle. For non-museum, non-bar days, locals also send people indoor climbing at Summit. Stockyards cattle runs are twice daily and function as both spectacle and outdoor street life.
The Trinity River system is the city’s outdoor backbone: Trinity Trails and Trinity Park, with Tanglewood and Overton Park as nearby green add-ons. Fort Worth Botanic Garden (called free and proposal-worthy by locals) and the Fort Worth Zoo (residents often rank it above Dallas and among the state’s best) are the big named attractions; Water Gardens downtown are a day-and-night stop.
Westcliff has Foster Park and Bluebonnet Circle. For non-museum, non-bar days, locals also send people indoor climbing at Summit.
Stockyards cattle runs are twice daily and function as both spectacle and outdoor street life.
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