Wound Care Registered Nurse
Company: St. David's North Austin Medical Center
Location: Pflugerville
Posted on: May 25, 2023
Job Description:
Description Do you want to be appreciated daily? Our nurses are
celebrated for being on the front line, empathetic for patients. At
St. David's North Austin Medical Center our nurses set us apart
from any other healthcare provider. We are seeking a(an) Wound Care
Registered Nurse to join our healthcare family.
Benefits We are committed to providing benefits that matter to
nurses. At St. David's North Austin Medical Center, our benefits
package offers eligible colleagues an attractive package that
includes medical, wellbeing, dental and vision benefits along with
some unique benefits including:
- Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance and Flexible
Spending
- Paid Time Off ( PTO ) and Personal Leave
- 401K (100% annual match - 3% to 9% of pay based on years of
service)
- Academic Assistance and Reimbursements for Tuition and Student
Loans
- Employee Discounts including Tickets, Retail, Mental Health
Apps, Education Apps, Identity Theft Protection etc.
- Home , Auto , and Pet Insurance
- Employee Stock Purchase Program ( ESPP )
- Short Term & Long Term Disability coverage
- Adoption Assistance
- Legal Benefits and lots more! At St. David's North Austin
Medical Center, our nurses play a vital part. We know that every
nurse's path and purpose is unique. Do you want to create your own
personal career path in nursing? HCA Healthcare is your career
destination! Our scale makes it possible for nurses to create the
career path that fits their life - for life - and empowers their
passion for patient care. Apply today for our Wound Care Registered
Nurse opportunity. POSITION SUMMARY: The St. David's HealthCare
Registered Nurse (SDHRN) fulfills an important role as a central
patient care provider responsible for the coordination and delivery
of patient centered nursing care. As a full partner of the
healthcare team, the SDHRN collaborates with all other healthcare
disciplines to achieve successful execution of the patient's
plan-of-care. The SDHRN utilizes physical assessment skills and
advanced diagnostic technology to aid in the assessment of the
patient's nursing care needs. Data collected is analyzed,
synthesized and disseminated to other healthcare providers. The
SDHRN continues to monitor and assess the patient's physical
condition, emotional and social needs, continually refining the
plan-of-care to ensure achievement of the desired goals of the
patient and facility outcomes. Participates in providing patient
specific care standards as directed, and follows service excellence
standards to ensure high levels of patient satisfaction. ESSENTIAL
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES: - Reviews patient's history prior to
beginning physical assessment and incorporates findings into the
exam. - Performs physical patient assessments/reassessments on a
regular basis in accordance department standards. Pertinent data is
collected using appropriate assessment techniques. - Incorporates
available technology to aid in physical assessment. - Prioritizes
data collection by assessing the patient's immediate condition or
needs. - Is able to discern critical findings and timely
communicates changes in the patient's condition to the appropriate
patient care providers. - Data collection is inclusive of the
patient, significant others and health care providers when
appropriate. - The data collection process is systematic and
ongoing. - Considers the developmental goals for infant, toddler,
preschool, school age, adolescent, adult and geriatric patients
during the assessment of patients. - Assesses patient/family
learning needs, including any tasks that the patient can or cannot
accomplish as related to his or her current health problem.
Consideration of age, cultural values, religious beliefs, emotional
barriers, desire and motivation to learn, physical and/or cognitive
limitation, and language barriers, as indicated. - Assesses for
signs of abuse and neglect. Documents findings and reports as
appropriate when required. - Develops patient centered nursing
diagnoses. - Nursing diagnoses are derived from the assessment
data. - Assists in the completion of diagnostic testing as ordered
by the medical team and other health care providers. - In
collaboration with interdisciplinary members of the team,
formulates a plan of care including expected outcomes for each
patient based on diagnoses derived from patient assessments. -
Prescribes appropriate nursing care to meet the goals, as well as
the physical, psychological, psychosocial, emotional, and social
needs of the patient. - Applies knowledge of the principles of
growth and development over the life span to identify patient and
family requirements relative to age-specific needs - Demonstrates
the ability to organize and set priorities. - The plan is
individualized to the patient's condition, age or needs. - The plan
incorporates the discharge planning process at time of development.
- The plan is developed with the patient, significant others, and
health care providers, when appropriate. - The plan reflects
current nursing practice. - The plan is documented. - The plan
provides for continuity of care. - The plan is appropriate to the
patient's age, developmental age, educational needs, and
family/guardian expectations as related to the diagnosis. -
Coordinates and participates in providing direct patient care. -
Performs skills proficiently and in accordance with the standards
of nursing care. - Utilizes all equipment in the unit appropriate
to patient with maximum efficiency and effectiveness based on
knowledge and education. - Interventions are implemented in a safe
and appropriate manner and documented. - Performs nursing care in
an organized and systematic manner. - Can organize work and utilize
time efficiently based on knowledge of nursing theories and
procedures. - Can interpret reports, data and medical information
to determine the needs of the patient and family. - Can interpret
an extensive variety of technical instructions and manage several
abstract and concrete variables. - Addresses patient's nutritional
needs as appropriate. - Verifies accuracy of medication
administration by following all safety measures. - Ensures
medications are kept secure and stored appropriately. - Educates
patients on potential side effects of prescribed medications. -
Explains the purpose of all prescribed medications and teaches
patient's the appropriate self- administration of medications as
part of discharge planning process. - Evaluates the patient's
progress toward attainment of goals defined in the plan-of-care. -
Evaluation is systematic and ongoing. - The patient, significant
others, and health care providers are involved in the evaluation
process when appropriate. - Is able to articulate the organization
mission, vision and values and how it relates to the SDHRN role. -
Advocates on behalf of our patients and their family. -
Continuously pursues patient safety. - Teaches, supervises, and
serves as a resource person and delegates in accordance with the
competency level of all staff members. - Serves as a preceptor and
completes the appropriate documentation of training and competency.
- Performs unit specific technical skills. - Can manage multiple
priorities. - Has advanced time-management skills. - Adapts to a
rapidly changing work environment. - Demonstrates the ability to
work with people from diverse socio-economic backgrounds. - Is an
engaged member of the unit and seeks opportunities to participate
on various hospital committees. - Is an active participant in
achieving facility patient throughput goals of the organization. -
Increases the value of the care provided by ensuring efficient and
appropriate use of supplies. - Ensures patient charges are
correctly assigned by utilizing point of use accounting systems in
supply rooms and other areas. - Manages incremental overtime by
minimizing occurrence through proactive transition of care
planning. - Manages time and attendance by arriving on-time for
work assignment, facilitating coverage when absent from work,
clocking in and out accurately. - Is highly engaged on all service
excellence quality initiatives such as: hourly rounding, patient
discharge phone calls, narration of care provided and golden hour.
- Provides exceptional service to hospital medical staff. -
Employee's conduct must reflect the Company's values and a
commitment to the Code of Conduct ethics and compliance program. -
Employee reflects SDH Service Excellence standards in every
interaction. - Other duties as assigned. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND
ABILITIES: The SDHRN ensures all nursing care provided meets the
standard of care. The SDHRN demonstrates knowledge of national
patient safety goals, hospital core measures, performance
improvement processes and service excellence quality initiatives.
The SDHRN is knowledgeable of all policies and practices relative
to the role and duty performed. The SDHRN demonstrates at minimum,
basic computer skills related to the role and care of the patient.
Must be able to demonstrate understanding of national patient
safety initiatives by strict compliance to all safety protocols and
procedures as required by both HCA and St. David's North Austin
Medical Center. EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: Required: Graduate from
an accredited nursing program or current enrollment in an
Alternative Entry MSN program Preferred: Bachelor's or higher
Degree; Previous clinical experience LICENSES AND CERTIFICATES:
Required: Current Texas RN License or a Compact RN license from a
NCLA Compact State. New hires have 90 days from start date to
obtain Texas RN License; BCLS Certification as per SDH policy
Preferred: ACLS Certification as per SDH policy
Keywords: St. David's North Austin Medical Center, Pflugerville , Wound Care Registered Nurse, Healthcare , Pflugerville, Texas
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