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Baylor Scott & White Health · 9 hours ago

RN Internal Medicine Night

Dallas, TX

Full-time

Onsite

Entry, Mid Level

2+ years exp

Baylor Scott & White Health is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) to coordinate patient care delivery using the nursing professional practice model. The RN will be responsible for conducting clinical assessments, developing individualized care plans, and collaborating with healthcare teams to ensure quality patient care.

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Responsibilities

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Qualification

RN LicenseBLS CertificationClinical JudgmentPatient Care StandardsCritical ThinkingInterpersonal SkillsProfessionalismSystems ThinkingFacilitation of LearningResponse to DiversityAdvocacyMoral AgencyGeneral Computer SkillsCommunication SkillsCollaboration