RN-ICU (7a-7p) Full Time

The

Woodlands Hospital

A

primary and secondary care hospital serving North Harris and Montgomery

counties. Clinical services include cardiovascular services, diagnostic

imaging, women's services (digital mammography and bone density studies),

neurosciences, pediatric care (Newborn and Level II nurseries) and surgery,

pathology and pulmonary services, and sleep disorders. Clinical affiliations

include The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center's Radiation Treatment

Center, and Texas Children's Hospital.

Responsible

for the delivery of excellence in patient care through assessing, formulating

nursing diagnoses and establishing goals, planning and implementing

intervention and evaluating patient care outcomes. With the staff nurse's

professional practice he/she is responsible for participating in and

maintaining quality, cost effectiveness and guest relations.

Provide patient care in compliance with hospital policies and

procedures and the standards of professional nursing practice as defined by the

Board of Nurse Examiners for the State of Texas.

Education:

Associates

Degree Required

Licensure:

Registered

Nurse (RN)

1. Utilizes the nursing

process to ensure appropriate patient care is provided in a cost effective,

quality driven, and patient focused manner. Collects pertinent social,

psychological, developmental and spiritual data from the patient, significant

others and other health care team members.

2. Performs as ongoing

assessment, formulates nursing diagnosis and goals, plans appropriate

interventions, and evaluates the outcome of the interventions.

3. Consistently

documents in the patient and unit records according to written health system

standards of care in order to meet legal and quality patient care requirements.

4. Provides appropriate

teaching and information to patients and families including information on Pain

Management, Nutrition, Skin Integrity, Fall prevention, Diabetes, Disease

Process, Smoking Cessation, and Discharge instructions.

5. Demonstrates

commitment to the goals and values of the patient, Hospital, community and

nursing profession through cost containment measures, maintaining confidentiality,

appropriate ethical decision --making, and ensuring patient safety.

6. Uses interventions

substantiated by research as appropriate in the patient population,

participates in research activities, identifies opportunities for research, and

collaborates with the Outcomes managers and department.

7. Participates in

quality of care activities, evaluates the quality and the effectiveness of

nursing practice. Assists in collecting quality data, analyzes the data, and

formulates action plans to improve quality care.

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