Nurse Extern â PCCU (PRN / Days)
Nurse Extern â PCCU (PRN / Days)
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Job Description
Nurse Extern Medical Surgical
Bring your passion to Texas Health so we are Better Together
Work location: Texas Health Presbyterian Dallas8200 Walnut Hill Lane Dallas TX 75231.
Work hours:
- PRN/As needed
- Variable Day Shifts 7:00am to 7:00pm; one day per week flexible to work with school schedule
Medical Surgical M6W Department Highlights
- 24Bed MedicalSurgical Unit
- Specialty Services include general surgeries
- Working with a MultiDisciplinary Team
- Work with General Surgery & GI patients and provide lifesaving care
- The opportunity to work with a diverse patient population
- The opportunity to work with cuttingedge medical technology and equipment
- The potential for high job satisfaction and a sense of accomplishment from making a difference in patients lives
- Work/life balance as well as opportunities for educational and Professional Growth Opportunities
- Robust Unit Based Council (UBC) and engaged leadership team
Heres What You Need
- High School Diploma or equivalent required.
- State of Texas Certified Nurses Aide (C.N.A.) License upon hire required or
- Successful completion of THR approved Patient Care Tech (PCT) Training upon hire required or
- Nursing Student who has completed fundamentals of nursing from an accredited nursing school/program upon hire required
- Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) required prior to providing independent patient care and must be maintained quarterly.
- Possesses organizational skills to function in a fastpaced work environment positive interpersonal skills and good verbal and written communication skills.
What You Will Do
Texas Health Presbyterian Dallas Nurse Extern are responsible for providing an excellent patient healthcare experience at each Texas Health site. Provide basic patient care under direction of nursing staff. Perform duties such as feed bathe dress groom or move patients or change linens. May transfer or transport patients. Includes nursing care attendants nursing aides and nursing attendants.
Essential Functions
CARE OF PATIENT/TECHNICAL SKILLS:
- Provides assistance to patient according to plan of care.
- Collects patient data identifies and reports significant findings to nurse.
- Assists in admission/transfer/discharge.
- Provides and Revises patient activities of daily living based on patient/family preferences.
- Performs technical procedures safely and proficiently.
- Takes action to reduce or eliminate patient risk.
- Enters orders into computer or manual system if applicable.
- Documents accurately and appropriately.
- In collaboration/consultation with the nurse adapts care to reflect patient population.
- In collaboration/consultation with nurse incorporates cultural/religious needs and beliefs into delivery of care.
- Keeps patient environment clean and maintains safe environment.
- Anticipates patient/family and visitor needs and takes action to meet those needs and rounds as appropriate
PARTNERSHIP:
- Uses Nursing Professional Practice Model to work in partnership with patients families physicians peers and all other disciplines.
- Demonstrates adaptability and flexibility to changes in schedule and/or workload assignment necessary to meet changing needs of the individual patient or unit.
- Makes new team members feel welcome and offers assistance with orientation of new employees.
- Acceptable use of interpersonal relationship skills and communication with patients families coworkers physicians all disciplines and other customers.
- Organizes workload and effectively collaborates with nursing to prioritize care.
WORKPLACE/PERSONAL ACCOUNTABILITY:
- Maintains and enhances patient care skills.
- Seeks assistance and supervision when performing unfamiliar tasks.
- Serves as a patient advocate.
- Complies with personnel policies.
- Communicates per department expectations.
- Recognizes and promptly communicates ethical and legal concerns through established channels of communication.
QUALITY AND SAFETY:
- Assists in the identification of ineffective and costly processes and takes action to improve them.
- Participates in the process improvement activities within the department/hospital.
- Adheres to National Patient Safety Goals
Additional perks of being a Texas Health Extern Nurse
- Benefits include 401k and other benefits.
- Delivery of high quality of patient care through nursing education nursing research and innovations in nursing practice.
- Strong Unit Based Council (UBC).
- A supportive team environment with outstanding opportunities for growth.
- Explore our Texas Health careers site for info like Benefits Job Listings by Category recent Awards weve won and more.
- Do you still have questions or concerns Feel free to email your questions to
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Required Experience:
Intern
Employment Type
Grant
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