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Overview
Be the heart of compassionate care in a patient care support role with us! In this vital role, you'll provide essential assistance and comfort to patients, ensuring they receive the best possible experience during their healthcare journey. If you’re dedicated, empathetic, and ready to make a positive impact on patients' lives, we encourage you to apply today and become a crucial part of our caring team!
Job Summary
Baylor Scott &amp; White Medical Center - Sunnyvale is seeking a
Resource Nurse
to provide direct clinical patient care. The role will assume responsibility for assessing, planning, and implementing direct clinical care to assist in hospital throughput.
Qualifications
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<li>Resource Nurse plans and provides direct patient care, evaluates outcomes, consults with other specialists as required and adjusts nursing care processes as indicated to ensure optimal patient care.</li>
<li>Assisted with ED hold patients by completing admission documentation and medication histories during scheduled shifts.</li>
<li>Assist with daily tasks and interventions within the medical/surgical/telemetry department.</li>
<li>Resource Nurse Assist with discharge teaching and planning within the departments.</li>
<li>Follows the 6 medication rights and reduces the potential for medication errors, and knowledge of medications and their correct administration based on the age of the patient and their clinical condition.</li>
<li>Performs patient care responsibilities considering needs specific to the standard of care for patients’ age and provides care appropriate to the condition and age of the patient, including: pediatric, geriatric and general population.</li>
<li>Ability to perform a head-to-toe assessment on all patients and reassessments as per policy. This includes: pediatric, geriatric and the general patient population.</li>
<li>Ability to adequately assess and reassess pain. Utilizes appropriate pain management techniques. Educates the patient and family regarding pain management.</li>
<li>Performs all aspects of patient care in an environment that optimizes patient safety and reduces the likelihood of medical/health care errors.</li>
<li>Formulates a teaching plan based upon identified learning needs and evaluates the effectiveness of learning; family is included in teaching as appropriate.</li>
<li>Demonstrates ability to perform treatments and provide services to level licensure. Coordinates and supervises patient care as necessary.</li>
<li>Resource Nurse communicates appropriately and clearly to the Charge nurse on duty, Nurse Manager, co-workers and physicians. Interacts professionally with patient/family and involves patient/family in the formation of the plan of care.</li>
<li>Consults other departments as appropriate to provide for an interdisciplinary approach to the patient’s needs and maintains a good working relationship both within the department and with other departments.</li>
<li>Demonstrates an ability to assist physicians with procedures and perform services requiring technical and manual skills.</li>
<li>Demonstrates an ability to be flexible, organized and function under stressful situations.</li>
<li>Treats patients and their families with respect and dignity. Identifies and addresses psychosocial, cultural, ethnic and religious/spiritual needs of patients and their families. Functions as liaison between administration, patients, physicians and other healthcare providers.</li>
<li>Resource Nurse documentation meets current standards and policies.</li>
<li>Manages and operates equipment safely and correctly. Reports the malfunction of equipment.</li>
<li>Enhances professional growth and development through participation in educational programs, current literature, in-service meetings and workshops; shows responsibility for own professional practice and ongoing education.</li>
<li>Resource Nurse maintains and executes established departmental policies and procedures, objectives, performance improvement program, safety, environmental and infection control standards.</li>
<li>Maintains competency in Point of Care testing and evaluation.</li>
<li>Required: Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing</li>
<li>Preferred: Academic degree in nursing (Bachelor's or Master’s degree)</li>
<li>Current state Registered Nurse Licensure.</li>
<li>AHA BLS certification.</li>
<li>AHA ACLS certification.</li>
<li>Able to communicate effectively in English, both verbally and in writing.</li>
<li>Additional languages preferred.</li>
<li>Basic computer knowledge.</li>
<li>Electronic Charting.</li>
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Baylor Scott &amp; White Medical Center-Sunnyvale in Sunnyvale, TX is a community-based hospital with all the benefits of an urban medical center due to the specialties we offer to the community which is uncommon for this size facility. We have an extremely large footprint of outpatient services in the community including physical medicine, wound care, sleep center, imaging, and two free-standing Emergency Departments. These outpatient services serve the communities of Forney, Mesquite, Sunnyvale, Seagoville and many more in the surrounding area.
Consider a career move to Baylor Scott and White Medical Center – Sunnyvale and join our exceptional team committed to something better.
Organization Description
Baylor Scott &amp; White Medical Center – Sunnyvale is a 70-bed hospital, proudly serving residents since 2009. We offer an array of services and specialties including urology, cardiac catheterization lab, imaging and surgical services including orthopedics and spine.
We are honored to care for you and your family. We take pride in the fact that nearly half of our employees live in the area which we serve. We are honored to care for our neighbors at Baylor Scott &amp; White – Sunnyvale. Our care remains constant, as we are a proud part of Baylor Scott &amp; White Health and in-network with a number of health plans.
We offer a comprehensive range of health services and medical programs designed to meet your healthcare needs. Our services help bring advanced care closer to home.
Employment practices will not be influenced or affected by an applicant’s or employee’s race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status or any other legally protected status. Tenet will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities unless doing so would result in an undue hardship.
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Employment practices will not be influenced or affected by an applicant’s or employee’s race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status or any other legally protected status. Tenet will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities unless doing so would result in an undue hardship.

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