RN L&D

St. Lukes HealthSugar Land Hospital offers the latest technology and treatments for residents of Fort Bend County and Southwest Houston. Our services range from heart care and neuroscience to robotic surgery. Our recently opened Family Birthing Center offers incomparable care and amenities in a spa-like environment to provide a VIPVery Important Pregnancyexperience. Since 2008 our experienced doctors nurses and support staff have provided expert care to support our community.

Responsible for the delivery of excellence in patient care through assessing formulating nursing diagnoses and establishing goals planning and implementing intervention and evaluating patient care outcomes. With the staff nurses professional practice he/she Responsible for participating in and maintaining quality cost effectiveness and guest relations. Provide patient care in compliance with hospital policies and procedures and the standards of professional nursing practice as defined by the Board of Nurse Examiners for the State of Texas.

Assessment: Does admission and ongoing assessment of patients condition. Provides nursing care to meet the patients physical psychological andspiritual needs. Notifies doctor of changes in assessment that require attention.

Planning: Designs directs evaluates and documents the plan of care patient/family teaching and the transition of care plan to include a safe appropriate level of care discharge. Works with other clinical disciplines to meet specialized patient care and discharge needs. Formulates a plan of care and daily goals that takes into consideration the individualized needs of the patient.

Implementation: Prepares patients physically psychologically and spiritually for treatments surgeries and diagnostic studies to help reduce patient anxiety. Knows patients conditions and reports significant changes to Charge Nurse/Team Leader and/or physician. Implements patient safety initiative and protocols including medication safety practices physician orders consult notifications.

Evaluation: Reassesses patients at appropriate intervals following interventions. Notifies physician as necessary to modify interventions. Adjusts nursing care to meet patients emerging and changing needs.

Report Skills: Gives and receives report using Bedside Shift Report including family participation. Provides an accurate and comprehensive report to the oncoming shift to help establish continuity of patient care. Receives report from off-going shift and delegates tasks as needed to provide continuity of care according to coworkers experience abilities and the patients acuity.

Required:

Associates Degree in Nursing or Diploma

At least one (1) year of RN experience

Registered Nurse: TX (RN:TX)

Basic Life Support - AHA BLS

Preferred:

Previous LDRP experience