RN, Long Term Acute Care, Full Time 7P-7A
Company: UT Health East Texas
Location: Tyler
Posted on: April 8, 2021
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Job Description:
Advancing Healthcare Together - The Future of Healthcare is in
East Texas
Why UT Health - East Texas?
Our People. Our people truly are our greatest strength. They make a
massive difference in the amazing care we provide every day. We
work closely together to create a positive experience for our
patients and each other.
Our Purpose. We will build on your experience and provide
meaningful and purposeful career growth for your future. You will
have the opportunity every day to make a difference in someone's
life and change the course of healthcare.
Our Place. Tyler, TX is a small town with a huge heart where you
will have the privilege of caring for your neighbors. Everybody is
somebody here.
Representing the very best in healthcare, UT Health East Texas is
comprised of 10 hospitals and more than 50 clinics across east
Texas. With nearly 7,500 employees and over 1,000 licensed
in-patient beds, UT Health East Texas provides healthcare services
to thousands of patients annually through our hospitals, clinics,
Level 1 trauma facility, air emergency fleet and EMS service in a
metropolitan service area of a quarter-million people.
UT Health East TX Long-Term Acute Care Hospital (LTAC) is seeking
RNs in Tyler, TX.
LTAC is unique in that is it provides care for critically ill
patients over an extended period of time. LTAC patients typically
require three modalities of service (respiratory, PT/OT, wound
care, nutrition, IV antibiotics, etc.) and stay in the hospital for
an average of 25 days. The multi-disciplinary approach used on LTAC
allows nurses to hone a variety of skills, while cultivating
meaningful relationships with patients over the course of their
stay.
Occupying two floors within UT Health Tyler, UTHET LTAC has access
to the same resources and services available to the region's only
Level I Trauma hospital. LTAC nurses are encouraged to attend 8
weeks of critical care training in the acute hospital ICUs to help
prepare them for the high acuity patients often treated at LTAC. In
addition to this training, LTAC Medical Director- Dr. Carla
Wang-Kocik, MD, Pulmonary Critical Care (voted but the Tyler
Telegraph as Physician who did the most for the community during
COVID-19)-regularly offers critical care education exclusively for
LTAC staff.
To ensure continuity of care, UTHET LTAC has a dedicated
Hospitalist that follows each patient for the duration of his or
her stay. Not only is this model a patient satisfier, but a staff
satisfier as well as nurses and other services always have a firm
handle on the physician's care plan and expectations for each
patient. As a result of this meticulous care planning, UTHET LTAC
proudly continues to advance healthcare throughout East Texas.
Please feel free contact me directly at heather.dedman@uthet.com
for more information OR to schedule a tour.
POSITION SUMMARY:
The Registered Nurse is responsible for delivery of patient care
through the nursing process of assessment, planning,
implementation, and evaluation. This position is responsible for
the following:
* Directing and coordinating all nursing care for patients based on
established clinical nursing practice standards.
* Collaborating with other professional disciplines to ensure
effective and efficient patient care delivery and the achievement
of desired patient outcomes.
* Contributing to the provision of quality nursing care through
performance improvement techniques that demonstrate positive
outcomes in patient care.
What You Will Be Doing:
1. Deliver individualized, goal-directed nursing care using a
systematic approach and according to standards of care, facility's
code of conduct compliance, and policy in collaboration with
patients and interdisciplinary healthcare team members:
* Collect patient's health data.
* Analyze assessment data in determining patient problems.
* Identify expected outcomes individualized to the patient.
* Develop a comprehensive plan of care that prescribes
interventions to attain expected outcomes.
* Implement interventions identified in the plan of care.
* Evaluate patient's progress toward attainment of outcomes.
* Assist with the plan of care, evaluate, modify and coordinate
care and communicate well with other disciplines.
* Serve as a resource for learning needs of patients, significant
others, and families.
* Provide for the care of multiple patients and/or delegation of
care to other members of the healthcare team.
* Supervise nursing care provided by others for whom the RN is
administratively or professionally responsible.
* Delegate tasks to unlicensed personnel in compliance with the
Board of Nursing.
* Document relevant data according to hospital standards.
* Conduct discharge planning, assisting the patient/significant
others to obtain knowledge about illness, injury prevention, and
teaching.
* Maintain confidentiality with all information.
2. Systematically evaluate quality and factors relating to safety,
effectiveness, and cost in planning and delivering patient
care:
* Participate in quality of care activities such as the
implementation of a continuous quality improvement plan and the
hospital wide performance improvement process, as appropriate to
position, education and practice environment.
* Utilize results of quality of care activities to initiate changes
in practice.
3. Implement Infection Control, Safety and Risk Management Programs
in all nursing practices.
4. Demonstrate ability to adapt to varied age-specific patient
populations.
5. Acquire and maintain current knowledge in nursing practice, for
example:
* Complete mandatory annual Learning Management System modules in a
timely manner.
* Attend departmental meetings per policy.
6. Contribute to professional development of peers, colleagues and
others, for example. Recognize own learning needs and those of
peers and assists in meeting those needs to maximize professional
development and optimal medical/surgical nursing practice.
7. Assume all other duties and responsibilities as necessary:
* Identify and/or assume activities related to developmental needs
of unit and/or nursing department.
* Demonstrate dependability/flexibility in meeting scheduling needs
of unit and/or hospital.
* Accept assignment as preceptor for new staff.
* Assure supplies and equipment necessary for the care of patients
is readily available and in working order.
QUALIFICATIONS / REQUIREMENTS:
Education:
* Associates Degree in Nursing (AND) or Bachelor of Science in
Nursing (BSN) from an accredited school.
Experience:
* Prefer 2 years of nursing experience in an acute care
setting.
* Position requires fluency in English language to function in job
environment appropriately.
* Good interpersonal, communication, team-work, and customer
service skills.
* Good organizational, problem-solving and follow-through
skills.
* Ability to multi-task constantly, react to changes
quickly/productively, and tolerate interruptions.
* Ability to perform work when no directions are given, and give
directions to others.
* Remain flexible, organized, professional and able to analyze,
make sound decisions under stressful or crisis situations.
* Demonstrate knowledge of current computer systems, equipment or
programs used in the organization.
* Demonstrate maturity and accountability.
Certification and Licensure:
* Completion of education to obtain Licensure as a Registered Nurse
(RN).
* ACLS certification preferred.
* BLS required
* PALS Certification (preferred but not required).
Compliance Requirements
* Comply with regulatory requirements, guidelines, and policies
BEHAVIORAL STANDARDS:
Service
* Patient Centered Customer Service: Genuinely care about
people.
* Cultivate a compassionate environment: Changing lives for the
better together
Quality
* Clinical and Operational Excellence: A relentless drive to be the
best.
* Holistic Approach: Think and act for the benefit of the
whole.
People
* Promote a collaborative environment: Build effective working
relationships with others.
* Identify and Develop Talent: Prepare others to deliver
excellence.
Financial
* Business Acumen: Know, own and drive our business.
* Continually Simplify and Improve: Work to make everything as
efficient as possible.
Growth
* Foster Innovation: Seek and apply leading edge solutions.
* Set Clear Direction: Tell others where you are going, how to get
there and why.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
* Ability to sit/stand for long periods of time while completing
work on a computer
* Ability to lift 10 or more pounds
* Ability to move throughout the workplace
Now that you have read about what you will be doing and the
experience we seek, it is time to apply and make a difference in
the lives of our patients.
UT Health East Texas is an equal opportunity employer (including
veterans and persons with disabilities).
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