Charge Nurse (RN) - Rehabilitation - $35-55 per hour
Company: Baylor Scott & White Health
Location: Waco
Posted on: March 18, 2023
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Job Description:
Baylor Scott & White Health is seeking a Rehabilitation Charge
Nurse (RN) for a nursing job in Waco, Texas.Job Description &
Requirements
JOB SUMMARYThe Registered Nurse (RN) Charge is a licensed
professional who uses the BSWH nursing professional practice model
to coordinate patient care delivery by the health care team. In the
capacity of Charge Nurse, works in the best interests of BSWH and
accepts increased responsibility to support and carry out BSWHs
mission and goals. Using the nursing process, the RN assesses the
patient, identifies nursing diagnoses based on responses to health
problems, develops and implements an individualized plan of care,
and evaluates the patient's response. The RN promotes safe passage
for their patients by using knowledge of patient needs and the
healthcare environment to assist patients to transition through the
healthcare encounter without any preventable complications or
delays. The RN delegates interventions to health care personnel
based on the Texas Nursing Practice Act, each patient's condition
and the competencies of the employee. The Charge Nurse holds nurses
accountable for providing appropriate care including, where
appropriate, taking disciplinary or other corrective action with
support from the designated manager.The Charge RN is to be used
only for hospital inpatient and outpatient departments with 24X7
staffing which include those departments with on-call staffing on
the off shifts. Examples of hospital inpatient and outpatient
procedural areas: GI Lab, Pain Management, Dialysis, Infusion
Centers and IV Services.ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS OF THE ROLEClinical
Judgment: Using clinical reasoning, conducts accurate clinical
assessments according to practice standards. Identifies and
prioritizes patient and family needs. Develops, implements and
evaluates the nursing plan of care. Modifies plan to meet clinical
outcomes. Responsibly directs employees and, where appropriate,
addresses their grievances and concerns and/or recommends and
meaningfully participates in decisions on those matters.Clinical
Inquiry: Systematically evaluates the quality and effectiveness of
nursing practice, including, but not limited to, nursing sensitive
indicators. Supports evidence-based practice changes through
research utilization and experiential learning. Participates in
quality/performance improvement initiatives. Words and actions are
congruent and holds others accountable for the same.Caring
Practices: Creates a compassionate, supportive, safe and
therapeutic environment for patients, families and staff. Develops
therapeutic relationships with patient and family and maintains
appropriate boundaries. Manages both emotional and physical pain
with the aim of promoting comfort and healing and preventing
unnecessary suffering.Response to Diversity: Recognizes,
appreciates and incorporates a patient's and family's unique
differences, such as culture, spiritual beliefs, gender, race,
ethnicity, lifestyle, socioeconomic status, age, and values, into
an individualized plan of care.Advocacy and Moral Agency: Preserves
and protects the confidentiality, autonomy, dignity and rights of
patient and family and represents their concerns. Creates an
individualized plan that accurately reflects patient and family
values and goals. Identifies and helps resolve ethical and clinical
concerns.Facilitation of Learning: Facilitates learning for
patients and families, nursing staff, other members of the health
care team and community; integrating appropriate education
throughout the continuum of care to help them participate and/or
make informed decisions about their health care and treatments,
including health promotion and disease prevention. Assesses and
documents learning needs and outcomes.Collaboration: Works
collaboratively and interdependently with colleagues and community
to develop and implement an integrated plan of care. Open and
sensitive to all team members' unique contributions. Delegates
tasks and care to appropriate staff and ensures timely follow-up.
Effectively implements changes in the department. Makes and
modifies staffing assignments and clearly communicates
thereof.Systems Thinking: Uses strategies and available resources
for problem-solving for patients, family and staff. Recognizes that
resources are limited and considers factors related to safety,
effectiveness and efficiency in planning and delivering patient
care.Professionalism: Improves nursing practice and the work
environment through participating in shared governance and
decision-making processes and meaningfully recognizing the
contributions of others. Participates in the staffing process from
education and planning to evaluation. Identifies personal goals and
commits to ongoing professional growth through continuing
education, networking with professional colleagues, membership and
involvement in professional nursing organizations, self-study,
professional reading, certification and seeking advanced degrees.
Contributes to the professional development of peers, colleagues
and others. Provides feedback on performance for staff growth and
development and annual evaluation. Demonstrates commitment to
community service.KEY SUCCESS FACTORSKnowledge and understanding of
nursing and patient care standards and procedures.Knowledge of
laws, rules and regulations; standards and guidelines of certifying
and accrediting bodies; hospital and department/unit standards,
protocols, policies and procedures governing the provision of
nursing care applicable to the area of assignment.Knowledge of
medical terminology; principles and practices of health promotion,
risk reduction, illness and disease prevention and management;
medications and drugs, common dosages, their physical and
physiological effects, and possible adverse reactions.Knowledge of
medical and professional nursing ethics and patient privacy
rights.Must be able to communicate thoughts clearly, both verbally
and in writing.Interpersonal skills to interact with a wide-range
of constituencies.Must have critical thinking and problem-solving
skills.Ability to observe changes in the medical condition of
patients and effectively communicate these changes to other nursing
staff members and physicians/providers.Ability to provide
age-specific, quality, patient-centered care to all patients
through the nursing process and standards of nursing practice with
sensitivity and respect for the diversity of human experience and
to develop, evaluate, implement and, as necessary, modify a patient
care plan to meet the needs of individual patients.General computer
skills, including but not limited to: Microsoft Office, information
security, scheduling and payroll systems, electronic medical
documentation, and email.BENEFITSOur competitive benefits package
includes the following- Immediate eligibility for health and
welfare benefits- 401(k) savings plan with dollar-for-dollar match
up to 5%- Tuition Reimbursement- PTO accrual beginning Day 1 Note:
Benefits may vary based upon position type and/or
levelQUALIFICATIONS- EDUCATION - Grad of an Accredited Program-
MAJOR - Nursing- MAJOR - Nursing- MAJOR - Nursing- EXPERIENCE - 2
Years of Experience- CERTIFICATION/LICENSE/REGISTRATION -
--------------Registered Nurse (RN)--------------Basic Life Support
(BLS): BLS or BLS within 30 days of hire or transfer.Recruiter:
Jessica BartonBaylor Scott and White Job ID #23002391. Posted job
title: RN Charge Inpatient RehabAbout Baylor Scott & White HealthAs
the largest not-for-profit health system in the state of Texas,
Baylor Scott & White promotes the health and well-being of every
individual, family and community it serves. It is committed to
making quality care more accessible, convenient and affordable
through its integrated delivery network, which includes the Baylor
Scott & White Health Plan, Baylor Scott & White Research Institute,
the Baylor Scott & White Quality Alliance and its leading digital
health platform - MyBSWHealth. Through 51 hospitals and more than
1,100 access points, including flagship academic medical centers in
Dallas, Fort Worth and Temple, the system offers the full continuum
of care, from primary to award-winning specialty care. Founded as a
Christian ministry of healing more than a century ago, Baylor Scott
& White today serves more than three million Texans.Benefits
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