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Cardiac Telemetry Med Surg Nurse

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CommonSpirit Health

Houston, 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.

Posted Sep 24

Shift and hours
Nights
Unit and setting
Tele · Hospital
License
RN license Registered Nurse: TX, upon hireTexas Registered Nurse licence, upon hire
Term
Permanent

Do you qualify?

License
Texas Registered Nurse licence, upon hire Registered Nurse: TX, upon hire Check your license
Certification
Basic Life Support (CPR) within 14 days Basic Life Support - CPR, within 14 - day
Education
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Experience
At least one year of RN experience, upon hire At least one (1) year of RN experience, upon hire
Also asks
Demonstrated competence in Registered Nurse I performance expectations or meets experience requirements upon hire

What it pays

Against similar roles
In range for Texas Med-Surg rolesTexas Med-Surg postings that state pay run $26/hr to $53/hr, the middle half $37/hr to $47/hr, across 60 postings.
Tuition assistance
Offered
Bonus
Relocation assistance up to $10,000 We are offering up to $10,000 in relocation assistance to new hires who meet the eligibility requirements.New hires who meet the eligibility requirements

Benefits

  • BenefitsPrescription drug coverageprescription drug
  • BenefitsVision plansvision plans
  • BenefitsLife insurancelife insurance
  • BenefitsPaid time off, minimum 14 days annuallypaid time off (minimum of 14 paid time off days annually)
  • BenefitsTuition reimbursementtuition reimbursement
  • BenefitsOther defined benefitsother defined benefits
More benefits (7)
  • medical
  • prescription drug
  • dental
  • paid time off (minimum of 14 paid time off days annually)
  • 401(k)
  • 403(b)
  • up to $10,000 in relocation assistance

The role and schedule

Day to day
Assess patients and notify physicians of significant changes Patient Assessment & Care: Conducts comprehensive assessments, provides holistic nursing care, and notifies physicians of significant changes.
Day to day
Develop, direct and evaluate individualized care plans, including education and discharge planning
Day to day
Prepare patients for procedures, implement physician orders, including medication administration Treatment Implementation: Prepares patients for procedures, implements physician orders, and ensures patient safety protocols, including medication administration.
Day to day
Reassess patient responses, adapt care and communicate with physicians on modifications Ongoing Evaluation & Adjustment: Regularly reassesses patient responses to interventions, adapts care to changing needs, and communicates with physicians for modifications.
Day to day
Give bedside shift report, patient updates and delegate tasks Effective Communication & Handoffs: Utilizes Bedside Shift Report, provides thorough patient updates, and delegates tasks for seamless care transitions.
Day to day
Maintain a safe patient and work environment and address hazards Safety & Quality Assurance: Maintains a safe patient and work environment, promptly addresses hazards, and actively contributes to quality and patient satisfaction initiatives.
Hours stated
72 hours/pay period

The workplace

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Your fit

Questions to ask

  • Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
  • What should I expect for weekly hours, weekend, holiday, call, and rotation?
  • 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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On your path

Med surg A broad first base while you learn which path pulls harder.

Original listing

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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 thrive in this vital 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.

  • Patient Assessment & Care: Conducts comprehensive assessments, provides holistic nursing care, and notifies physicians of significant changes.
  • Care Planning & Coordination: Develops, directs, and evaluates individualized care plans, including patient/family education and discharge planning, collaborating with interdisciplinary teams.
  • Treatment Implementation: Prepares patients for procedures, implements physician orders, and ensures patient safety protocols, including medication administration.
  • Ongoing Evaluation & Adjustment: Regularly reassesses patient responses to interventions, adapts care to changing needs, and communicates with physicians for modifications.
  • Effective Communication & Handoffs: Utilizes Bedside Shift Report, provides thorough patient updates, and delegates tasks for seamless care transitions.
  • Safety & Quality Assurance: Maintains a safe patient and work environment, promptly addresses hazards, and actively contributes to quality and patient satisfaction initiatives.

We are offering up to $10,000 in relocation assistance to new hires who meet the eligibility requirements. Job Requirements

Required

  • Bachelor of Science in Nursing
  • At least one (1) year of RN experience, upon hire
  • Registered Nurse: TX, upon hire
  • Basic Life Support - CPR, within 14 - day
  • Demonstrated competence in Registered Nurse I performance expectations or meets experience requirements upon hire

Where You'll Work

Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center is an internationally recognized leader in research and clinical excellence that has given rise to breakthroughs in cardiovascular care, neuroscience, oncology, transplantation, and more. Our team’s efforts have led to the creation of many research programs and initiatives to develop advanced treatments found nowhere else in the world. In our commitment to advancing standards in an ever-evolving healthcare environment, our new McNair Campus is designed around the human experience—modeled on evidence-based practices for the safety of patients, visitors, staff, and physicians.

The 27.5-acre campus represents the future of healthcare through a transformative alliance focused on leading-edge patient care, research, and education. Our strong alliance with Texas Heart® Institute and Baylor College of Medicine allows us to bring our patients a powerful network of care unlike any other. Our collaboration is focused on increasing access to care through a growing network of leading specialists and revolutionizing healthcare to save lives and improve the health of the communities we serve.

What's around it?

In Houston, TX

Houston, TXFrom Census ACS 2024.

Living costs about the same as the US average

Median rent
$1,361/mo
Household income
$64,813/yr, all local households, not nurse pay

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