RN, Registered Nurse - Med/Surg

RN, Registered Nurse - Med/Surg at Christus Health summary:

The Registered Nurse (Med/Surg) provides comprehensive nursing care to patients in medical-surgical settings, independently managing complex clinical situations and coordinating patient care. Responsibilities include assessing, diagnosing, planning, implementing, and evaluating nursing interventions, administering medications, monitoring patient responses, and educating patients and families. The role requires adherence to professional nursing standards, effective delegation, and leadership within the healthcare team.

Description

Summary:

The competent Nurse, in the same or similar clinical setting, practices independently and demonstrates an awareness of all relevant aspects of a situation. Provides routine and complex care, with the ability to on long-range goals or plans. Continues to develop the ability to cope with and manage contingencies of clinical nursing. Makes appropriate assignments and delegates to other care providers as a means to help manage the clinical situation.

Responsibilities:

• Meets expectations of the applicable OneCHRISTUS Competencies: Leader of Self, Leader of Others, or Leader of Leaders.
• Consistent with the ANA Scope and Standards of Practice, provides nursing care utilizing the nursing process, including assessment, diagnosis, planning, intervention and evaluation for assigned patients.
• Addresses increasingly complex psychological, emotional, cultural, and social needs of patient and families in accordance with their level of practice.
• Using the appropriate protocol, administers medications and treatments; monitors for side-effects and effectiveness of the treatment prescribed.
• Documents patient history, symptoms, medication, and care given.
• Assess learning needs and provides education to patients, family members and/or care givers; identify issues and resources.

Job Requirements:

Education/Skills

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing, preferred

Experience

• 1 year of experience in the related nursing specialty preferred

Licenses, Registrations, or Certifications

• BLS required
• RN License in state of employment or compact

Work Schedule:

7PM - 7AM

Work Type:

Full Time

Keywords:

registered nurse, med-surg nursing, patient care, medication administration, clinical assessment, nursing process, patient education, BLS certification, nursing leadership, clinical delegation

Client-provided location(s): Tyler, TX

Job ID: 5481513683

Employment Type: FULL_TIME

Posted: 2025-11-09T05:45:36