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4, 10 hour shifts or 5, 8 hour shifts

Job Description:

Duties/Responsibilities

• Provide direct, quality patient care by utilizing critical thinking and evidence-based practice
• Foster positive patient/family experience in support of organizational efforts related to clinical-care delivery, customer service, and issue resolution
• Function as role model for team and organization in terms of behavior, communication, and performance
• Develop and maintain an effective working relationship with peers, departmental leadership, and the interdisciplinary team
• Assist with day-to-day operations, including assisting staff with timely patient throughput and acting as a resource to & providing support for team members
• Act as a liaison between departmental leadership and the team, keeping leadership apprised of concerns, feedback, suggestions, and educational needs
• Actively participate in departmental and/or organization-wide committees or task forces by proposing, supporting, and/or leading process improvement and organizational changes in collaboration with leadership
• Collaborate with departmental leadership in reviewing policy to ensure policy aligns with best practices and regulatory changes
• Ensure departmental regulatory readiness by collaborating with departmental leadership
• Perform audits and collaborate with departmental leadership on action plans to meet goals
• Manage staff schedules to ensure adequate coverage and oversee weekly payroll
• Complete yearly performance evaluations for direct reports
• Assist departmental leadership with interviewing and hiring process for new employees
• Assign preceptor to new hires and collaborate with departmental leadership and educator to develop training plan
• All other duties as assigned by departmental leadership

Required Skills/Abilities

• Associate Degree in Nursing required, Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree preferred
• Current Texas RN license or eligible for a temporary permit from the Texas Board of Nurse Examiners
• 2 or more years nursing experience required
• Pediatric experience preferred
• American Heart Association BLS certification required
• PALS certification required or within 6 months of hire
• Competent in Windows OS and use of Electronic Medical Record (EMR), EPIC experience preferred

Working Environment

• Working Conditions: Inside
• Working Position: Sitting, Standing, and Walking
• Physical Demands: Sedentary and Light
• Physical Requirements: Lifting/Carrying, Pushing/Pulling, Crawling, Stooping/Kneeling/Bending, and Repetitive Movements
• Lifting or carrying between 35-50 lbs.
• Sensory/Communicative activities essential to the performance of this position: Hearing, Seeing, Feeling, Smelling and Speaking
• This position will be exposed to Inside Environments, Bloodborne Pathogens and Respiratory Hazards