Registered Nurse (RN) - PCU - Progressive Care Unit
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Irving
Irving, TX
3x12 hrs, Nights
$35-55/hourOverview
- Start DateASAP
- Shift Breakdown3x12 hrs
- ShiftNights
- Facility Information207 beds
Pay
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
Qualifications
- Surgical Stepdown Nurse, Progressive Care Nurse, Stepdown Nurse or Intermediate Care Nurse (1 year)
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing
- Eligible to work in US
- Resume
- Compact license accepted to start role
Description
As a new nurse, you will play a important role in healthcare. You will assess patients, identify needs, and create care plans. Evaluate patient responses for safety. This role is ideal for new Registered Nurses in hospital inpatient and outpatient departments open 24/7. It's also suitable for departments with on-call staffing for off-shifts. These departments may include hospital-specific and outpatient procedural sections like gastroenterology labs, pain management, dialysis, infusion centers, and intravenous services.
What You'll Do
Evaluate patient health conditions using clinical reasoning. Identify, prioritize, and address needs of patients and families. Develop care plans to improve health outcomes.
Regularly evaluate nursing practices. Improve healthcare quality using research and learning experiences.
Create a caring environment. Build connections with patients and families.
Manage emotional and physical pain to promote relief, healing, and reduce suffering.
Acknowledge and respect the unique differences of patients and families, incorporating these into customized care plans.
Advocate for patient privacy and rights. Represent their interests and values effectively to create a meaningful plan.
Promote learning among patients, families, nursing staff, and the wider community. You will establish and document learning needs and outcomes.
Work with peers and community to create care plan. Assign tasks, get feedback promptly.
Use problem-solving strategies wisely with consideration for scarce resources and focus on safety, effectiveness, and efficiency in patient care.
Be involved in decision-making processes. Acknowledge contributions of all. Contribute to peers' development. Provide value to community.
What Will Make You Successful In The Role
Demonstrates insight into established nursing and patient care practices.
Broad understanding of related laws, regulations, certification standards, and hospital/departmental policies.
Comfortable with medical lingo, with an emphasis on promoting health, mitigating risks, and managing illnesses and diseases.
Observes and respects professional nursing ethics and respects patients' confidentiality rights.
Articulate in conveying thoughts and ideas, both verbally and in writing.
Possesses interpersonal skills to engage with a diverse range of personalities.
Shows proficiency in deciphering problems and forming solutions.
Can detect alterations in a patient's medical status and effectively liaise with colleagues and healthcare providers.
Skilled in designing, assessing and adjusting patient care plans based on the patients' requirements.
Competent in utilizing standard office software, digital medical records, scheduling and payroll systems.
Belonging Statement
We believe all people deserve to feel welcomed, valued, supported. Our workforce should reflect our communities.
Qualifications
You should have completed a program from a recognized institution, or have at least 2 years of related professional experience.
Your major should be in Nursing.
Some professional experience in the field is appreciated, even if it's less than a year.
Registered Nurse.
Basic life support (BLS). If you haven't done this yet, you must complete within 30 days.
Facility
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Irving
Best team ever
This hospital is very busy, BUT the team and leaders are incredibly helpful, nice and welcoming. They are extremely fair and supportive
- 207 beds
Employer
Baylor Scott & White Health
Irving, TX
About
Irving, Texas, is a beautiful city famous for its quaint downtown area, scenic parks and top-rated schools. It offers many local attractions and landmarks, such as the Irving Arts Center, the Toyota Music Factory, the Las Colinas Canals and the Multicultural Western Heritage Museum. The city’s flourishing food scene features fantastic local restaurants like Sharko’s BBQ and CityGate Grille. Irving offers professional sports for every taste, as it’s home to the Dallas Cowboys (NFL), Dallas Mavericks (NBA) and Texas Rangers (MLB). Irving has plenty of opportunities for hiking, biking and other outdoor activities for those looking for a more active lifestyle. If Irving doesn’t pack enough punch, Dallas is only a few minutes away, offering even more culture, attractions and activities.
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