Staff - registered nurse (rn) - special procedures
Company: Baylor Scott & White Health
Location: Temple
Posted on: September 15, 2023
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Job Description:
Baylor Scott & White Health is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN)
Special Procedures for a nursing job in Temple, Texas. Job
Description & Requirements Specialty: Special Procedures
Discipline: RN Start Date: ASAP Duration: Ongoing 40 hours per week
Shift: 10 hours, days, evenings Employment Type: Staff Location:
Temple, TX Facility: McLane Children's Hospital Department: Special
Procedures Unit Hours: Full-Time, 10 hour shifts, 4 days a week,
6:30 AM-5:00 PM JOB SUMMARY The Interventional Radiology (IR)
Registered Nurse (RN) is a licensed professional who uses the BSWH
nursing professional practice model to coordinate patient care
delivery by the health care team. Using the nursing process, the RN
assesses the patient, identifies nursing diagnoses based on
responses to health problems, develops and implements an
individualized plan of care, and evaluates the patient's response.
The RN promotes safe passage for their patients by using knowledge
of patient needs and the healthcare environment to assist patients
to transition through the healthcare encounter without any
preventable complications or delays. The RN delegates interventions
to health care personnel based on the Texas Nursing Practice Act,
each patient's condition and the competencies of the employee.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS OF THE ROLE Clinical Judgment: Using clinical
reasoning, conducts accurate clinical assessments according to
practice standards. Identifies and prioritizes patient and family
needs. Develops, implements and evaluates the nursing plan of care.
Modifies plan to meet clinical outcomes. Clinical Inquiry:
Systematically evaluates the quality and effectiveness of nursing
practice, including, but not limited to, nursing delicate
indicators. Helps evidence-based practice changes through research
utilization and experiential learning. Participates in
quality/performance improvement initiatives. Caring Practices:
Creates an attentive, helpful, safe and therapeutic environment for
patients, families and staff. Develops therapeutic relationships
with patient and family and maintains appropriate boundaries.
Manages both fervid and physical pain with the aim of promoting
relief and healing and preventing unnecessary suffering. Response
to Diversity: Recognizes, appreciates and incorporates a patient's
and family's unique differences, such as culture, spiritual
beliefs, gender, race, ethnicity, lifestyle, socioeconomic status,
age, and values, into an individualized plan of care. Advocacy and
Moral Agency: Preserves and protects the confidentiality, autonomy,
dignity and rights of patient and family and represents their
concerns. Creates an individualized plan that accurately reflects
patient and family values and goals. Identifies and helps resolve
ethical and clinical concerns. Facilitation of Learning:
Facilitates learning for patients and families, nursing staff,
other members of the health care team and community; integrating
appropriate education throughout the continuum of care to help them
participate and/or make informed conclusions about their health
care and treatments, including health promotion and disease
prevention. Assesses and documents learning needs and outcomes.
Partnership: Works collaboratively and interdependently with
colleagues and community to develop and implement an integrated
plan of care. Open and delicate to all team members' unique
contributions. Delegates tasks and care to appropriate staff and
ensures timely follow-up. Systems Thinking: Uses strategies and
available resources for problem-solving for patients, family and
staff. Recognizes that resources are limited and considers factors
related to safety, effectiveness and efficiency in planning and
delivering patient care. Professionalism: Improves nursing practice
and the work environment through participating in mutual governance
and conclusion-making processes and meaningfully recognizing the
contributions of others. Participates in the staffing process from
education and planning to evaluation. Identifies personal goals and
achieves to ongoing professional growth through continuing
education, networking with professional colleagues, membership and
involvement in professional nursing organizations, self-study,
professional reading, certification and seeking advanced degrees.
Contributes to the professional development of peers, colleagues
and others. Demonstrates commitment to community service. KEY
SUCCESS FACTORS General knowledge of Interventional Radiology
nursing and patient care modalities, therapies, terminology,
medications and equipment. Knowledge and expertise of nursing and
patient care standards and procedures. Knowledge of laws, rules and
regulations; standards and guidelines of certifying and accrediting
bodies; hospital and department/unit standards, protocols, policies
and procedures governing the provision of nursing care applicable
to the area of assignment. Knowledge of medical terminology;
methods and practices of health promotion, risk reduction, illness
and disease prevention and management; medications and drugs,
common dosages, their physical and physiological effects, and
possible adverse reactions. Knowledge of medical and professional
nursing ethics and patient privacy rights. Must be able to
communicate thoughts clearly, both verbally and in writing. Social
skills to interact with a wide-range of constituencies. Must have
critical thinking and problem-solving skills. Ability to observe
changes in the medical condition of patients and effectively
communicate these changes to other nursing staff members and
physicians/providers. Ability to provide age-specific, quality,
patient-centered care to all patients through the nursing process
and standards of nursing practice with care and respect for the
diversity of human experience and to develop, evaluate, implement
and, as necessary, modify a patient care plan to meet the needs of
separate patients. General computer skills, including but not
limited to: Microsoft Office, information security, scheduling and
payroll systems, electronic medical documentation, and email.
Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) Certification is required if
working with pediatric population within 30 days of hire or
transfer Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) Certification
is required if working with Adult population within 30 days of hire
or transfer BENEFITS Our competitive benefits package includes the
following Immediate eligibility for health and welfare benefits
401(k) savings plan with dollar-for-dollar match up to 5% Tuition
Reimbursement PTO accrual beginning Day 1 Note: Benefits may vary
based upon position type and/or level QUALIFICATIONS - EDUCATION -
Grad of an Accredited Program or 2 years of work experience above
the minimum qualification - MAJOR - Nursing - MAJOR - Nursing -
MAJOR - Nursing - EXPERIENCE - 2 Years of Experience -
CERTIFICATION/LICENSE/REGISTRATION - Registered Nurse (RN) Basic
Life Support (BLS): BLS within 30 days of hire or transfer.
Recruiter: Kelli Lange Baylor Scott and White Job ID #23016975.
Posted job title: RN IR Pediatric Special Procedures About Baylor
Scott & White Health As the largest not-for-profit health system in
the state of Texas, Baylor Scott & White promotes the health and
well-being of every individual, family and community it serves. It
is committed to making quality care more accessible, convenient and
affordable through its integrated delivery network, which includes
the Baylor Scott & White Health Plan, Baylor Scott & White Research
Institute, the Baylor Scott & White Quality Alliance and its
leading digital health platform - MyBSWHealth. Through 51 hospitals
and more than 1,100 access points, including flagship academic
medical centers in Dallas, Fort Worth and Temple, the system offers
the full continuum of care, from primary to award-winning specialty
care. Founded as a Christian ministry of healing more than a
century ago, Baylor Scott & White today serves more than three
million Texans. Benefits Holiday Pay Continuing Education 401k
retirement plan Wellness and fitness programs Employee assistance
programs Medical benefits Dental benefits Vision benefits Benefits
start day 1 Life insurance Discount program
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