RN OR Cardiovascular
Company: Baylor Scott & White Health
Location: Dallas
Posted on: March 6, 2025
Job Description:
Location: Baylor University Medical Center - Dallas
Shift FT variable 5-8's or 3-12's -
About Us
Here at Baylor Scott & White Health we promote the well-being of
all individuals, families, and communities. Baylor Scott and White
is the largest not-for-profit healthcare system in Texas that
empowers you to live well.
Our Core Values are:
- We serve faithfully by doing what's right with a joyful
heart.
- We never settle by constantly striving for better.
- We are in it together by supporting one another and those we
serve.
- We make an impact by taking initiative and delivering
exceptional experience.
Benefits
Our competitive benefits package empowers you to live well and
provides:
- Eligibility on day 1 for all benefits
- Dollar-for-dollar 401(k) match, up to 5%
- Debt-free tuition assistance, offering access to many no-cost
and low-cost degrees, certificates and more
- Immediate access to time off benefits
At Baylor Scott & White Health, your well-being is our top
priority.
Note: Benefits may vary based on position type and/or level
Job Summary
The Operating Room (OR) Registered Nurse (RN) is a licensed
professional. The RN uses the BSWH nursing model to coordinate
patient care. Using the nursing process, the RN assesses the
patient and identifies nursing diagnoses. The RN develops and
implements an individualized care plan and evaluates the patient's
response. The RN promotes safe passage for patients by using
knowledge of patient needs. The RN helps patients transition
through healthcare without preventable complications or delays. The
RN delegates interventions based on the Texas Nursing Practice Act,
patient condition, and employee competencies.
Essential Functions of the Role
- Clinical Judgment: Using clinical reasoning, conducts accurate
assessments according to standards. Identifies and prioritizes
patient and family needs. Develops, implements, and evaluates the
nursing care plan. Modifies plan to meet outcomes.
- Clinical Inquiry: Evaluates the quality and effectiveness of
nursing practice, including nursing indicators. Supports
evidence-based practice changes through research and learning.
Participates in quality improvement initiatives.
- Caring Practices: Creates an attentive, helpful, safe, and
therapeutic environment for patients, families, and staff. Develops
therapeutic relationships with patients and families and maintains
appropriate boundaries. Manages emotional and physical pain to
promote relief and healing and prevent unnecessary
suffering.
- Response to Diversity: Recognizes and appreciates a patient's
and family's unique differences. Incorporates culture, beliefs,
gender, race, ethnicity, lifestyle, status, age, and values into a
care plan.
- Advocacy and Moral Agency: Preserves and protects the
confidentiality, autonomy, dignity, and rights of patients and
families. Represents their concerns. Creates an individualized plan
that reflects patient and family values and goals. Identifies and
helps resolve ethical and clinical concerns.
- Facilitation of Learning: Facilitates learning for patients,
families, nursing staff, health care team, and community.
Integrates education throughout care to help them make informed
health care recommendations. Includes health promotion and disease
prevention. Assesses and documents learning needs and
outcomes.
- Partnership: Works with colleagues and community to create and
implement a care plan. Open and sensitive to all team members'
unique contributions. Delegates tasks to appropriate staff and
ensures timely follow-up.
- Systems Thinking: Uses strategies and resources for
problem-solving for patients, family, and staff. Recognizes limited
resources and considers safety, effectiveness, and efficiency in
planning and delivering patient care.
Key Success Factors
- Knowledge and expertise of nursing and patient care standards
and procedures.
- Know laws, rules, and regulations. Understand standards and
guidelines of certifying and accrediting bodies. Follow hospital
and department/unit standards, protocols, policies, and procedures
for nursing care in the assigned area.
- Knowledge of medical terminology, health promotion, risk
reduction, and disease prevention and management. Understand
medications, common dosages, effects, and possible adverse
reactions.
- Knowledge of medical and professional nursing ethics and
patient privacy rights.
- Must be able to communicate thoughts clearly, both verbally and
in writing.
- Social skills to interact with a wide range of
constituencies.
- Must have critical thinking and problem-solving
skills.
- Observe changes in patients' medical conditions and communicate
them to nursing staff and physicians/providers.
- Provide age-specific, quality, patient-centered care through
the nursing process and standards. Respect the diversity of human
experience. Develop, evaluate, implement, and modify patient care
plans as needed.
- General computer skills include Microsoft Office, information
security, scheduling and payroll systems, electronic medical
documentation, and email.
Belonging Statement
We believe that all people should feel welcomed, valued and
supported, and that our workforce should be reflective of the
communities we serve.
#featuredjob0225QUALIFICATIONS
- EDUCATION - Grad of an Accredited Program or 2 years of work
experience above the minimum qualification
- MAJOR - Nursing
- EXPERIENCE - 2 Years of Experience CV OR -
CERTIFICATION/LICENSE/REGISTRATION
Registered Nurse (RN)
- Basic Life Support (BLS): BLS or BLS within 30 days of hire or
transfer.
Keywords: Baylor Scott & White Health, Dallas , RN OR Cardiovascular, Other , Dallas, Texas
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