Description:
Charge Nurse
Work hours: PRN; Night Shift
Department Highlights
- 40-bed unit
- 4:1 patient ratio
- Workplace culture 2nd to none
- Great benefits/ 401k / PTO
Here’s What You Need
- Associate’s Degree Nursing required OR
- Bachelor’s Degree Nursing preferred
- 1 year experience as a Registered Nurse in an acute care setting required
- 2 years experience as a clinical nurse in an acute care setting preferred
- RN - Registered Nurse upon hire required AND
- BCLS - Basic Cardiac Life Support prior to providing independent patient care and maintained quarterly required
- CPI – Crisis Prevention Training Maintained Annually 90 days required
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.
Additional Perks Of Being a Texas Health RN
- You’ll enjoy top-notch benefits including 401(k) Plan, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), and more.
- At Texas Health, our people make this a great place to work every day. Our inclusive, supportive, people-first, excellence-driven culture make Texas Health a great place to work.
- A supportive, team environment with outstanding opportunities for growth.