RN I at Seton Family of Hospitals in Kyle, TX

Reference:
	041324
Department:
	SMCH Nursing ED
Job Title:
	RN I
Location:
	Seton Medical Center Hays
Full/Part:	Full-Time
	Days / Nights - Rotating 12hr
Shift:		Grade		FLSA Status
			017		N


	Responsibilities
	1. Implements and monitors patient care plans. Monitors, records and communicates patient condition as appropriate. 2. Serves as a primary coordinator of all disciplines for well-coordinated patient care. 3. Notes and carries out physician and nursing orders. 4. Assesses and coordinates patient's discharge planning needs with members of the healthcare team. 5. Learns and applies Patient Centered Care Nursing Process including the patient /family, Evidence-Based Practices (EBP), Safety and Process Improvement for patient and unit outcomes of care. 6. Learns and applies collaborative teamwork and leadership as a member of an inter-professional team to coordinate patient centered care for quality patient and unit outcomes of care processes. 7. Learns and applies information resources technology and processes to communicate for quality patient outcomes and unit outcomes of care and processes. 8. Learns and applies practices of professionalism including lifelong learning; contributes to the science of nursing; participates in governance; shares knowledge to expand the scale and scope best practices with others; builds the ethical, moral and regulatory base for best practices and processes of patient and unit care.
	Minimum Qualifications
	Bachelor's or Master's in Nursing is preferred. Temporary or Current Registered Nurse (RN) license to practice in the state of Texas is required -OR- current home state license is required for multi-state license recognition through the Nurse Licensure Compact.
	Other Information
	Provides direct nursing care in accordance with established policies, procedures and protocols of the healthcare organization.
	Skills
	Validation of achievement of Level One RN Clinical Ladder performance competencies and requirements of the position is required.
	Physical Demands
	Medium (requires lifting 50 lbs, with frequent carrying of up to 25 lbs) Balancing:............Rarely Bending:...............Frequently Carrying:...............Frequently Climbing:.............Rarely Crawling:..............Rarely Crouching:............Occasionally FineDexterity:.......Frequently FootControls:.......Occasionally Handing:..............Frequently Hearing:...............Continuously Kneeling:.............Occasionally Lifting:..................Frequently PushingPulling:.Frequently Reaching:............Frequently Sitting:...................Occasionally Standing:..............Frequently Talking:................Frequently Twisting:..............Rarely Vision:..................Continuously Walking:...............Frequently
	Work Environment
	Generally experiences exposure to blood and bloodborne pathogens in job
	Supervision Received
	Clinical Nurse Manager RN
	Supervision Exercised
	Indirect supervision of Clinical Assistants, Clinical and Support Technical Staff.
	Physical Other
	N/A
	Other Functions
	1. Performs other duties as assigned.

Seton Medical Center Hays Seton Family of Hospitals	Type	Full time	Posted	1/17/2013
Seton Medical Center Hays Seton Family of Hospitals	Salary	- n/a -	Starts	5/16/2013
TX - Texas (All) - Kyle	Referral	- n/a -