Registered Nurse II

4 weeks ago

San Antonio, Texas, United States San Antonio State Hospital Full time
Registered Nurse II

Job Summary: We are seeking a highly skilled Registered Nurse II to join our team at San Antonio State Hospital. As a Registered Nurse II, you will be responsible for providing complex bedside nursing care to patients, working under general supervision with moderate latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment.


Key Responsibilities:
  1. Patient-Centric Care: Establish a compassionate environment by providing emotional, psychological, and spiritual support to patients, friends, and families. Maintain clear and respectful communication with patients and their caregivers. Tailor care activities to suit the specific age and needs of each patient. Adhere to best nursing practices, standards, and protocols.
  2. Patient Personal Care Needs: Administer personal care tasks such as bathing, bed baths, shaving, and hygiene maintenance. Assist patients with essential tasks including lifting, feeding, and using commodes and bedpans.
  3. Medications: Administers medications, immunizations, and treatment; and observes patients for unusual symptoms and reactions. Adhere to in medication administration and storage procedures; and controlled substance regulations.
  4. Documentation/Assessment: Documents patient care services by charting in patient and department records. Conducts physical, developmental, and psychosocial assessments per policy standards and obtains and documents nursing history from patients and/or significant others that is comprehensive of present condition and prior problems.
  5. Discharge Planning: Collaborate on discharge planning with the healthcare team.
  6. Patient/Family Education: Instructs, counsels, and assists patients in meeting their health care needs. Prepares, maintains, and reviews patient records, program reports, and patient assessments. Resolves patient problems and needs by utilizing multidisciplinary team strategies.
  7. HIPAA Compliance: Maintains patient confidence and protects operations by keeping information confidential.
  8. Patient Room Preparation and Vital Signs: Assist with the readiness of patient rooms for new admissions. Take patients' vital signs and accurately record the results. Collect and transport lab specimens as necessary. Utilize glucometers to measure and monitor blood glucose levels for diabetic patients. Respond to patient call lights promptly and make regular patient rounds.
  9. Rehabilitation Assistance: Prepare and organize materials and equipment required for therapeutic activities. Operate therapeutic equipment as needed and provide guidance during rehabilitative therapies.
  10. Support to Medical and Other Staff: Assist medical provider during patient examinations and procedures. Collaborates with medical provider and multidisciplinary team members. Works, in cooperation with medical providers to ensure the quality of patient care. Maintains a cooperative relationship among health care teams by communicating information and participating in team problem-solving methods.
  11. Equipment Maintenance: Thoroughly clean and sanitize patient care equipment, including IV pumps, wheelchairs, and bedside commodes. Facilitate patient transportation to different departments, ensuring a safe and comfortable experience. Assists in maintaining a safe and clean environment.
  12. Efficient Resource Utilization: Follow efficient supply usage practices to minimize waste. Ensure proper handling, storage, and distribution of medical supplies and equipment. Dispose of medical waste according to established guidelines. Answers telephones, files, greets customers, and performs some data entry.
  13. Infection Control and Safety Measures: Emphasize respiratory precautions and unit rules during patient education sessions. Strictly adhere to infection control policies to create a safe healthcare environment.
  14. Patient Engagement and Recreational Activities: Engage with patients in diversional activities, both indoors and outdoors. Actively encourage patient participation in recreational pursuits. Accompany patients on field trips outside the facility.
  15. Transportation of Patients: Safely transport patients to and from medical appointments, tests, and procedures within the healthcare facility, ensuring their comfort and security during transit.
  16. Educational Requirements: Maintain up-to-date certifications related to the job role, renewing them as required. Regularly review and refresh knowledge acquired during training to ensure continued competence.
  17. Regulatory Compliance: Ensure strict adherence to guidelines set by The Joint Commission (TJC), Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), and other relevant regulatory bodies.
  18. Patient Care Coordinator (charge nurse): Create nursing assignments, management of throughput, staffing to matrix, and responding to patient and staff needs.
  19. Other duties as assigned: Actively participating and/or serving in a supporting role to meet the agency's obligations for disaster response and/or recovery or Continuity of Operations (COOP) activation.

Requirements:


  • Registered as a registered nurse in the State of Texas or a state that recognizes reciprocity through the Nurse Licensure Compact.
  • Valid Texas driver's license or obtain it no later than 90 days after hire date.
  • Graduation from a Nursing Program accredited by the Texas Board of Nurse Examiners.
  • Bachelor of Science in Nursing preferred.
  • One (1) year of work experience as a RN in a recognized health agency, hospital, or health care facility.

Additional Information:


  • Employees must comply with all DSHS policies including immunizations, skin testing, and personal protective equipment.
  • Applicants must pass a fingerprint criminal background check, pre-employment drug screen, and registry checks.
  • Employees will be fitted with and must perform assigned duties while wearing the required respiratory protective equipment.
  • The Texas Center for Infectious Disease is a Tobacco Free Campus.

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