Charge Registered Nurse (RN) Surgical Inpatient

Fast-paced, high volume Medical Surgical department is looking for top skilled nurses. Is that you?

Work location: Texas Health Frisco, 12400 N Dallas Parkway Frisco, TX 75033

Work hours: Full Time Days (7a-7p). Weekend and holiday requirements

Medical Surgical Department highlights:

• 30-bed General Medical Surgical Tele unit - 20 beds on 5th floor and 10 bed overflows consisting of mostly surgical patients – fast paced, quick turnover

• Experience with tele, surgical, plastics, bariatrics, spine highly preferred. COVID unit for hospital.

• 1:5 patient ratio, PCT for every 10-15 patients

What you need:

Associate degree Nursing required

Bachelor's Degree Nursing preferred

1 year experience as a clinical nurse in an acute care setting required

2 years’ experience as a clinical nurse in an acute care setting preferred

RN - Registered Nurse upon hire required And

BCLS - Basic Cardiac Life Support prior to providing independent patient care and maintained quarterly required And

CPI - Crisis Prevention Intervention Training 60 days required And

ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support charge only 90 days required

What you will do:

Texas Health nursing theory is the Quality Caring Model developed by Dr. Joanne Duffy. A nursing theory has principles that underlie the art of nursing and drive the science behind our practice. The eight caring factors listed below must be demonstrated by all nurses, and charge nurses must model this behavior consistently.

The Charge Nurse role will communicate and collaborate with all members of the health care team. Valuing diversity, equity, and inclusion is a key strategy of teamwork at Texas Health.

The Charge Nurse role will be committed to developing their individual knowledge and skills, as well as advancing the profession of nursing and engaging in lifelong learning/development.

This role directly assists leadership on a particular unit or units and shift, by offering staff guidance and support, maintaining a clean and safe work environment, and ensuring unit operational tasks are completed. Individuals in this role will demonstrate:

Quality Management - Knowledge of quality management methods, tools, and techniques and ability to create and support an environment that meets the quality goals of the organization.

Conflict Management - Understanding of how to anticipate, recognize, and deal effectively with existing or potential conflicts at the individual, group, or situation level; ability to apply this understanding appropriately to diverse situations.

Decision Making and Critical Thinking - Knowledge of the decision-making process and associated tools and techniques; ability to accurately analyze situations and reach productive decisions based on informed judgment.

Flexibility and Adaptability - Knowledge of successful approaches, tools, and techniques for dealing with changes and adapting to a changing environment; ability to adapt as needed.

Delegation - Understanding of the need to effectively delegate tasks to others and the ability to empower and motivate associates to take over tasks and responsibilities to accomplish results for which the manager maintains ultimate accountability.

Why Texas Health As a Texas Health RN you’ll enjoy top-notch benefits including 401(k) with match, paid time off, competitive health insurance choices, healthcare and dependent care spending account options, wellness programs to keep you and your family healthy, tuition reimbursement, a student loan repayment program and more.

Additional perks of being a Texas Health Nurse

Unlimited access to online continuing education for professional and career development. Plus, an RN Step Program including NCAP and a nursing certification test-prep content for specialty nurses.

A Nursing Excellence Advisory Board to provide the framework and methodology for funding projects to improve the quality of patient care through nursing education, nursing research and innovations in nursing practice.

A strong shared governance structure featuring unit-based councils that empower nurses to shape their work environment.

A supportive, team environment with outstanding opportunities for growth

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Do you still have questions or concerns? Feel free to email your questions to recruitment@texashealth.org .

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