Nurse Practitioner
7 days ago
Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center is a world-renowned leader in research and clinical excellence, driving breakthroughs in cardiovascular care, neuroscience, oncology, and transplantation. Our teams' dedication has led to the creation of innovative research programs and initiatives, resulting in advanced treatments not found elsewhere.
Our commitment to advancing healthcare standards is reflected in our new McNair Campus, designed with evidence-based practices to ensure patient, visitor, staff, and physician safety. This 27.5-acre campus represents the future of healthcare, with a transformative alliance focused on leading-edge patient care, research, and education.
Our strong partnership with Texas Heart Institute and Baylor College of Medicine enables us to provide patients with a powerful network of care, unparalleled in the industry. Our collaboration aims to increase access to care through a growing network of leading specialists, revolutionizing healthcare to save lives and improve community health.
Responsibilities- Deliver excellence in patient care through assessing, formulating nursing diagnoses, and establishing goals, planning and implementing interventions, and evaluating patient care outcomes.
- Participate in and maintain quality, cost-effectiveness, and guest relations.
- Provide patient care in compliance with hospital policies and procedures and the standards of professional nursing practice as defined by the Board of Nurse Examiners for the State of Texas.
Conduct admission and ongoing assessment of patients' conditions, providing nursing care to meet their physical, psychological, and spiritual needs. Notify doctors of changes in assessment that require attention.
PlanningDesign, direct, evaluate, and document the plan of care, patient/family teaching, and the transition of care plan to include a safe and appropriate level of care discharge. Work with other clinical disciplines to meet specialized patient care and discharge needs. Formulate a plan of care and daily goals that take into consideration the individualized needs of the patient.
ImplementationPrepare patients physically, psychologically, and spiritually for treatments, surgeries, and diagnostic studies to help reduce patient anxiety. Know patients' conditions and report significant changes to Charge Nurse/Team Leader, and/or physician. Implement patient safety initiatives and protocols, including medication safety practices, physician orders, and consult notifications.
EvaluationReassess patients at appropriate intervals following interventions. Notify physician as necessary to modify interventions. Adjust nursing care to meet patients' emerging and changing needs.
Report SkillsGive and receive report using Bedside Shift Report, including family participation. Provide an accurate and comprehensive report to the oncoming shift to help establish continuity of patient care. Receive report from the off-going shift and delegate tasks as needed to provide continuity of care according to coworker's experience, abilities, and the patient's acuity.
Environment & Patient SafetyMaintain patient and work environment to maximize safe working space. Promptly remove all used and soiled equipment, linen, etc. to appropriate locations. Incorporate national and organizational goals to improve quality, patient safety, and satisfaction. Report all patient safety and hazard concerns immediately.
SuppliesMaintain accurate documentation of charges and supplies used to provide patient care through cost containment measures.
Time ManagementClock in and out appropriately according to policy to ensure work is stated and completed on time. Obtain Director/designee/House Supervisor approval before working overtime, including incremental overtime.
DocumentationConsistently document in the patient and unit records according to written health system standards of care in order to meet legal and quality patient care requirements.
License and CompetencyMaintain RN license to practice in the State of Texas, including multi-state licensure requirements. Take responsibility for meeting competency requirements. Assist with the orientation of new employees and floated staff as requested and assigned.
Professional ResponsibilityMaintain all professional licenses, certifications, and annual competencies prior to deadline. Attend mandatory in-services, workshops, town halls, and 75% of all unit meetings per year. Stay up-to-date on communication, including emails and current journals to keep abreast of new developments in the medical and nursing fields.
Patient CareNotify and escalate concerns to appropriate providers of life-threatening changes and notes physician response. Effectively apply the nursing process within the framework of the organization's professional model of care, using the nursing process to meet the clinical, psychosocial, and spiritual needs of the patient and family following the Catholic Ethical and Religious Directives (ERD).
Patient ExperienceCreate a caring and compassionate patient-focused experience by building healing relationships with patients, families, and colleagues. Perform hourly rounding and bedside shift report, updating the patient communication board and providing service recovery as needed.
QualificationsRequired Education: Bachelors degree in Nursing (BSN) within 2 years from date of hire. Current employees grandfathered before July 2020.
Required Licensure and Certifications: Registered Nurse (RN) License in the State of Texas, Basic Life Support (BLS) through the American Heart Association (AHA).
Required Experience: At least one (1) year of RN experience - Oncology experience. Demonstrated competence in Registered Nurse I performance expectations or meets experience requirements upon hire.
Minimum Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: Effective Communication, Knowledge of the principles and skills of the nursing process to provide patient care and treatment, Critical thinking skills, Demonstrates excellent interpersonal skills both written and verbal, Basic Computer skills familiarity with Windows-based software programs.
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