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Job Summary and Qualifications
As a Registered Nurse (RN) in theCritical Care Float Pool, you willbe responsible forperforming patient assessments, developing a plan of care,implementingand evaluating care.Youwillbe responsible fordirecting,monitoringand evaluating the care delegated to non-licensed personnel on the team.
- You will perform and document patient assessmentsat the time of theadmission
- You will createa plan of care,includingdischarge plans,revisetheplansbased on the patients’response to treatmentand regularly evaluate plansfor effectiveness
- You will document the outcomes of nursing interventions and patient responses
- You will provide educationalmaterials to patients and families on care and treatments
- You will administer medications and complete treatments according to hospital policy
- You will perform venipuncture, administer andmaintainIV fluids and IV medications
- You will review all new physician orders, ensure that orders are carried out and documented correctly, and verify that other departments are notified of orders and services
- You will notify the Charge Nurse and/or physician of changes in patient status
- You will provideaccurateand relevant patient information reportsto the on-coming shift to ensure continuity of care
What qualifications you will need:
- 2 years of nursing experience in anIntensive Care Unit
- Associates Degree in Nursing(ADN)from accredited Nursing program
- Current State of Texas Registered Nurselicense or Compact Registered Nursing License. If Compact License Texas license must be obtained within90 daysof hire
- Basic Life Support (BLS)requiredas per St. David’s Healthcare policy
- Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certificationrequired
- National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale(NIHSS)certificationrequiredper St. David’s Healthcare Policy– within60 daysof hire
- Completion of Course in Advanced Trauma Nursing (CATN) OR Trauma Nurse Core Course (TNCC) Certification within 1 year of hire
Benefits
St. David's North Austin Medical Center, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:
- Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
- Wellbeing support, includingfree counseling and referral services
- Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
- Savings and retirement resources , including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
- Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
- Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts
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Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.
St. David’s North Austin Medical Center, part of St. David’s HealthCare, is a full-service medical center providing comprehensive medical care at two locations – St. David’s North Austin Medical Center andSt. David’s Surgical Hospital.St. David’s North Austin Medical Centeris a 460+ bed, multi-specialty, acute care hospital. It provides advanced women’s health services, including maternity and newborn care with Level I, II, and III neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) at the nearbySt. David’s Women’s Center of Texas. The hospital also offersminimally invasive gynecological surgeryandcomprehensive breast imagingthroughSolis Mammography, which is located on-site. Other services include a24-hour emergency department,pediatric emergency care, andintensive careatSt. David’s Children’s Hospital. The hospital also features theTexas Institute for Robotic Surgery,bariatric (weight loss) surgery, aHeart and Vascular Center,neurology and neurosurgery, akidney transplant program, aLevel IV Epilepsy Center, as well as inpatient and outpatient surgeryandacute rehabilitation servicesfor both inpatients and outpatients.
St. David’s Women’s Center of Texas, located at St. David's North Austin Medical Center, is recognized by the State of Texas as aLevel IV Maternal Facility. This means it provides the highest level of care for pregnant and postpartum patients, especially those with serious or complex medical, surgical, and pregnancy-related conditions, including those at high risk formaternal morbidity or mortality. The center includes a95+ bed Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)with 30+ private rooms, 10+ rooms for very small babies, and 10+ beds for babies needing neurological care. It also has35+ labor, delivery, and recovery rooms, including Central Texas’ firstlow-intervention birthing suiteswith tubs. There are95+ postpartum beds,20+ antepartum beds, andCesarean section surgical suites. The facility offers24/7 neonatology coverage,OB/GYN hospitalists,maternal-fetal medicine specialists,lactation consultants, and amidwifery program. It is part of theNational Institute of Child Health and Human Development Maternal-Fetal Medicine Units NetworkandTexasAIM, and it also provides a high-risk pregnancy navigation and support program.
St. David's Surgical Hospital is part ofSt. David’s North Austin Medical Center and is the firstLevel 4 Epilepsy Centerin Central Texas for both adults and children. It has its own24-hour emergency department, amedical-surgical inpatient unit, and apediatric intensive care unit (PICU)for patients ages 17 and under. The hospital is staffed withpediatric emergency physicians,pediatric hospitalists,intensivists, and other specialists who are specially trained to care for children. It also includescertified child-life specialistswho help kids feel more comfortable during their hospital stay. St. David’s Children’s Hospital offers manypediatric services, such aspediatric surgery,pediatric radiology(including imaging and interventional procedures), andpediatric anesthesiafor surgical support. It also has a wide range of pediatric specialists available for consultation and treatment, includinggeneral surgery,ENT (ear, nose, and throat),craniofacial and plastic surgery,neurology,neurosurgery,urology, andcardiology, among others.
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