RN LTAC/ICU
Company: Baylor Scott & White Health
Location: Killeen
Posted on: February 6, 2026
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Job Description:
Job Description Baylor Scott & White Continuing Care Hospital
Job Title: Registered Nurse Location: Temple, TX Shift: Full-Time -
Days, (3) 12-hour shifts Department: Long-Term Acute Care/ICU Long
Term Acute Care: Vent Weaning, Pulmonary Disease, Cardiopulmonary
Disease, Complex Wound Care, Neuromuscular Diseases, GI Disease,
Postoperative Complications, Kidney Disease (including dialysis),
Post-Trauma. For ICU 2-3 to 1 nurse, Med-Surg 4-5 to 1 nurse with
support of non-licensed staff and unit clerk Average length of stay
for patients: 25 days Number of beds: 25 beds Wound care team 24
hour respiratory therapy team The best of both worlds in one
hospital unit-ICU (Ventilators; Drips; Procedures at
bedside)/Med-Surg. Opportunity to learn and grow on the same team,
one hospital. CCH is like a small family. Staff and
inter-disciplinary teams know and care for each other. We work hard
but have fun at the same time. Every decision made is in the best
interest of staff and the patients. About Us Here at Baylor Scott &
White Health we promote the well-being of all individuals,
families, and communities. Baylor Scott and White is the largest
not-for-profit healthcare system in Texas that empowers you to live
well. Our Core Values are: - We serve faithfully by doing what's
right with a joyful heart. - We never settle by constantly striving
for better. - We are in it together by supporting one another and
those we serve. - We make an impact by taking initiative and
delivering exceptional experience. Benefits Our benefits are
designed to help you live well no matter where you are on your
journey. For full details on coverage and eligibility, visit the
Baylor Scott & White Benefits Hub to explore our offerings, which
may include: - 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 level JOB SUMMARY
The Registered Nurse (RN) is a licensed professional who uses the
BSWH nursing professional practice model to coordinate patient care
delivery by the health care team. 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. RN
job is to be used for RNs in 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 ROLE
Clinical 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. 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. 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.
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. Demonstrates commitment to community service. KEY
SUCCESS FACTORS Knowledge 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. BENEFITS Our 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 level
QUALIFICATIONS - 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.
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