Nurse Practitioner

We are seeking a highly skilled and compassionate Registered Nurse to join our team at CHRISTUS Health. As a key member of our healthcare team, you will provide exceptional patient care and contribute to the delivery of high-quality nursing services.

• Provide routine and complex care to patients, demonstrating an awareness of all relevant aspects of a situation.
• Develop and implement individualized plans of care, utilizing the nursing process and evidence-based practice.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to ensure seamless patient care and effective communication.
• Assess learning needs and provide education to patients, families, and caregivers, promoting health literacy and empowerment.
• Document patient history, symptoms, medication, and care given, maintaining accurate and comprehensive records.

• Standard I: Utilizes the Nursing Process
  • Uses critical thinking skills to assess patient needs and develop effective plans of care.
  • Communicates findings to healthcare team members, ensuring seamless care coordination.
  • Implements patient care and therapeutic procedures, monitoring and documenting progression.
• Standard II: Patient Throughput & Patient Flow Process
  • Anticipates and plans for admission, discharge, and transfer needs, facilitating patient flow.
  • Utilizes effective communication and tools to ensure accurate and timely discharge processes.
• Standard III: Unit Operations
  • Plans, directs, and evaluates nursing care and functions in a particular unit, ensuring efficient operations.
  • Demonstrates good stewardship in equipment and supply management, promoting patient safety and satisfaction.
• Standard IV: Safe Practice/Quality Care/Regulations
  • Incorporates patient safety practices and guidelines, promoting a safe environment and positive patient outcomes.
  • Demonstrates accountability for nursing research and quality improvement activities, driving excellence in patient care.

• Clinical Policies and Standards
  • Follows established clinical procedures and standards, ensuring compliance and quality care.
  • Analyzes policy documentation and ensures organizational compliance, providing feedback for improvement.
• Health Information Documentation
  • Shares experiences in maintaining accurate and comprehensive patient records, promoting health information documentation best practices.
  • Describes the flow of information between stations or units, ensuring seamless communication.
• Medical Equipment
  • Describes experience with basic medical equipment, ensuring proper use and maintenance.
  • Ensures equipment and related supplies are in proper working order, promoting patient safety.
• Medical Order Processing
  • Shares experiences in processing medical orders, ensuring accuracy and timeliness.
  • Describes functions and features of the system used to enter, validate, and forward medical orders.
• Patient Chart Reading and Interpretation
  • Describes experiences in reading and interpreting patient charts, ensuring accuracy and completeness.
  • Reviews patients' charts for completion and accuracy, identifying and alerting to mistakes or omissions.
• Patient Safety
  • Shares experiences in ensuring patient safety, promoting a safe environment and positive patient outcomes.
  • Recognizes and addresses physiological and psychological signs of problems, ensuring timely intervention.

Requirements:

• 1 year of experience in the related nursing specialty preferred
• Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing, preferred
• RN License in state of employment or compact
• BLS required