RN II – Charge – PRN

Here’s What You Need

Education

·       Associate’s degree in nursing required

·       Bachelor’s degree in nursing preferred

Experience

·       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

Licenses and Certifications

·       RN- Registered Nurse Upon Hire Required And

·       BCLS – Basic Cardiac Life Support prior to providing independent patient care and maintained quarterly Required And

·       ACLS – Advanced Cardiac Life Support 90 Days required

Skills

·       A high degree of confidentiality, positive interpersonal skills, and ability to function in a fast-paced environment.

What You Will Do

Texas Health’s 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.

Basic Human Needs – Responds to others’ priorities regarding safety, physical, psychological and social needs.

Human Respect – Honors worth of humans through unconditional acceptance.

Affiliation Needs – Engages family/caregivers in health care situations.

Appreciation of Unique Meanings – Concerned with understanding others frame of reference.

Mutual Problem Solving – Professional behaviors that help patients and families understand how to confront, learn about, and think about their health and illness; involves a reciprocal, shared approach with resulting decisions acceptable to involved parties.

Attentive Reassurance – Listens and concentrates on others. Is reliable, available and attentive.

Encouraging Manner – The professional nurse communicates an attitude that is supportive, open, positive and tolerant.

Healing Environment – The professional nurse creates settings that provide privacy, safety, confidentiality and tranquility.

Teamwork: “Individuals caring for individuals, together”

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.

Shared Decision Making: The Charge Nurse role will support and actively participate in shared governance/councils which is Texas Health’s structure for decision making.

Professional Development: 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.

Additional perks of being at Texas Health:

·       Benefits include 401k, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Discount Programs, as well as other benefits. 

·       Delivery of high-quality patient care 

·       Strong Unit Based Council (UBC). 

·       A supportive, team environment with outstanding opportunities for growth. 

Entity Highlights:

Texas Health HEB is a 252-bed, acute-care, full-service hospital serving our community since 1973. Our location in the DFW mid cities area provides convenient care to the residents of Hurst, Euless, Bedford and the surrounding communities. We specialize in women’s services, perioperative services, heart and vascular care, acute care/med surg, intermediate care/step-down, oncology and emergency medicine. Additional specialties include nuclear medicine, interventional radiology, respiratory therapy, and neuroscience care, including neurosurgery and stroke. Texas Health HEB is ANCC Magnet Designated, Joint Commission-certified in Chest Pain (PHAC), a Primary Stroke Center, a Level III Trauma Center, Level II NICU and Level III for maternal care. We’re a top choice in North Texas for emergency services, surgical services, women’s health, cardiac care and much more!

If you’re ready to join us in our mission to improve the health of our community, then let’s show the world how we’re even better together!  

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