Registered Nurse (RN) Ortho Joint Replacement Department - FT Nights

Work location: Texas Health Clearfork, 5400 Clearfork Main St, Fort Worth, TX 76109

Work hours: Full Time (7P-7A) for 36 hrs/week. Weekend and holiday requirements

Department highlights:

• Self-Scheduling that helps with work/life balance as well as opportunities for educational and career growth

• Robust Unit Based Council (UBC) and engaged leadership team

• Fast-Paced, high-volume 22 bed ortho department known for its positive culture, great preceptors, teamwork, exceptional customer service and high satisfaction scores! Our patient population consists of elective surgeries - ortho fractures, hips and knee replacements and Spines

Here's What You Need

• Associate degree from an accredited Nursing program or Nursing Diploma

• BSN preferred

• Current RN licensure or compact licensure recognized by the Texas Board of Nursing upon hire

• BCLS - prior to providing independent patient care and maintained quarterly required

• ACLS - within 90 days of hire required

• CPI - Crisis Prevention Intervention Training - within 60 days of hire

• Two (2+) years of RN experience in Med/surg or Orthopedics strongly preferred.

• Charge Nurse experience preferred.

What You Will Do

Delivers care to patients utilizing the Nursing Process

• Assesses the patient

• Plans the care of the patient

• Intervenes as appropriate

• Evaluates the effectiveness of interventions

• Incorporates age specific safety/infection control measures into patient care.

• Initiates action to meet patient and/or significant others need for information

• Maintains continuity of patient care inter-shift, inter-hospital, and while expediting out of hospital transfers.

Additional perks of being a Texas Health Nurse

• Benefits include 401k, PTO, medical, dental, Paid Parental Leave, flex spending, tuition reimbursement, Student Loan Repayment Program as well as several other benefits.

• Delivery of high quality of patient care through nursing education, nursing research and innovations in nursing practice.

• Strong Unit Based Council (UBC).

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

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