RN / Neuro / Texas / Any / Nurse Extern Temp Job

Company: HCA.
Location: El Paso
Posted on: November 20, 2020

Job Description:

Description SHIFT: Days (rotating weekends)

SCHEDULE: Temporary

About Las Palmas Medical Center
LasPalmas Medical Center offers comprehensive services and special expertise inEmergency Room Medicine (Level III Trauma), Cardiology, Womens Services, Labor& Delivery, Neonatal Intensive Care, Neuroscience, Pediatric care, andWound Care Management. Las Palmas Medical Center is also the only KidneyTransplant Center in the Region. Las Palmas Rehabilitation Hospital is aseparate facility with newly renovated patient rooms, exercise equipment andcafeteria. The physicians, nurses and staff at our 325-bed facility arecommitted to caring for our community with compassionate, quality healthcare.
BENEFITS:Weoffer an excellent total compensation package, for various positions includingcompetitive salary, excellent benefit package and growth opportunities. Webelieve in our team and your ability to do excellent work with us. Yourbenefits include 401k, PTO medical, dental, flex spending, life, disability,tuition reimbursement, employee discount program, employee stock purchase program.We would love to talk to you about this fantastic opportunity.
POSITIONSUMMARY:The Nurse Technician provides quality care topatients under the direction of a RN, in accordance with the philosophy, goals,and objectives of Del Sol Medical Center. Under the supervision and/ordiscretion of a RN, the nurse technician performs various activities necessaryin caring for the personal needs and comfort of patients and performs advancedtechnical nursing procedures and services within the parameters of the StateBoard of Nurse Examiners delegation rules. Thenurse tech tempassignment cannot extend beyond 180 days.
ESSENTIALFUNCTIONS:

• Demonstrates knowledge andapplication of patient care, to include activities of IV insertion, WoundCare/Dressing Changes, patient monitoring, patient/family education, activitiesof daily living, vital sings and intake and output, and other duties asassigned by the RN.
• Demonstrates ability toapply the nursing process in the patients plan of care and in doing so usescritical thinking skills in patient care situations.
• Monitors and documentsinformation regarding patient activities in collaboration with the RN.
• Participates in the unitbased Quality Improvement process.
• Demonstrates knowledge andrespect of patients rights to privacy and protection of patientconfidentiality.
• Plans, organizes andcommunicates patient care activities to the patient and the Registered Nurse.
• Demonstrates judgement inscope of clinical practice as defined by the Nurse Tech job description.
• Other duties as assigned.Qualifications EDUCATIONREQUIRED AND/OR PREFERRED: Eligible candidates for the nurse technicianmust meet one of the following criterions:
  • Current enrollment in a nursing program andtheir course of study has included appropriate instruction to prepare them toperform the tasks that will be delegated. (At minimum, completion of 1stsemester Registered Nursing courses). A nursing student that fails a nursing coursethat causes the loss of eligibility to remain in the school of nursing, loseseligibility to remain in the nurse tech status. The individual has the opportunity (if available) to transfer into adifferent position that he or she is qualified and eligible for. A graduate nurse that fails the NCLEX after the 1st attempt will beallowed up to two more attempts to pass the NCLEX. By the180th day, the Nurse Techmust have successfully passed the NCLEXexamination.
    • Foreign Nurse graduate that has applied forTexas Licensure and / or is preparing for NCLEXexamination. The Foreign Nurse graduate must take the NCLEX within 120 days of employment to retaineligibility in the Nurse Tech program. A Foreign Nurse that fails the NCLEX examination after the 1st attemptmay remain in the Nurse Tech position up to the period of 120 days (based onposition availability). By the 120th day, the Nurse Techmust have retaken and successfully passed the NCLEXexamination. This period of time is notto exceed one year. LICENSURE/CERTIFICATION: Required:BCLS certified. EXPERIENCE REQUIREDOR PREFERRED: Preferred:Agespecific knowledge of patient population in the clinical area selected SKILLS,KNOWLEDGE, AND AB...

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