Job Summary: 

• Join and support a dedicated team to ensure a high level of nursing care is delivered and maintained at all times
• Assessing, planning, coordinating, and evaluating the care delivery needs of patients
• Treating all customers with respect and equality whilst meeting all aspects of their care in a timely and professional manner
• Working effectively in a multidisciplinary team while undertaking additional tasks as directed by the Nurse Unit Manager
• Coordinates and provides patient care and assumes individual responsibility and accountability for the provision of nursing care
• Nursing care by hospital policies and procedures, applicable state Nursing Practice Acts, ANA Standards of Practice and unit structure standards
• Monitor and report changes in patient symptoms or behavior
• Communicate with collaborating physicians or specialists regarding patient care
• Educate patients about health maintenance and disease prevention

Skills on Resume: 

• Patient Assessment (Hard Skills)
• Care Planning (Hard Skills)
• Team Collaboration (Soft Skills)
• Respectful Communication (Soft Skills)
• Accountability Ownership (Soft Skills)
• Policy Compliance (Hard Skills)
• Symptom Monitoring (Hard Skills)
• Patient Education (Hard Skills)

Job Summary: 

• Perform and document patient assessments at the time of admission
• Create a plan of care, including discharge plans, revise the plans based on the patients’ response to treatment and regularly evaluate plans for effectiveness
• Document the outcomes of nursing interventions and patient responses
• Provide educational materials to patients and families on care and treatments
• Administer medications and complete treatments according to hospital policy
• Perform venipuncture, administer and maintain IV fluids and IV medications
• Review all new physician orders, ensure the orders are carried out correctly, and verify that other departments are notified of orders and services needed
• Notify the Charge Nurse and/or physician of changes in patient status
• Provide accurate and relevant patient information reports to the Charge Nurse and to the on-coming shift to ensure continuity of care
• Provides care for the critically ill patients with central/invasive lines, hemodynamic pressure lines, pressure monitoring devices, temporary pacing, artificial airway/mechanical ventilation
• Provide care for unstable cardiac patients, immediate post-op patients and potential organ or tissue donor patients

Skills on Resume: 

• Patient Assessment (Hard Skills)
• Care Planning (Hard Skills)
• Medication Administration (Hard Skills)
• IV Management (Hard Skills)
• Order Verification (Hard Skills)
• Status Reporting (Soft Skills)
• Critical Care (Hard Skills)
• Shift Handover (Soft Skills)

Job Summary: 

• Evaluate and monitor the patient's progress
• Identify sudden or subtle changes in a patient's medical condition
• Deliver regular updates to doctors, patients, and their family members
• Respond to a medical emergency and alert the appropriate doctors
• Care for the patient's needs throughout their recovery in the ICU unit
• Complete all necessary paperwork before transferring a patient
• Create and implement effective care plans
• Manage the care of adult patients experiencing life-threatening problems requiring complex assessment, high-intensity therapies, and interventions
• Provide patient care as well as education and support to the patient's family
• Ensure proper functioning of life support equipment such as ventilators and feeding tubes
• Observe the patient's heart rate, blood pressure and respiration for signs of distress
• Administer medication, IVs, and insert catheters 
• Meticulous documentation of medication administration
• Assist in emergency nursing procedures necessary for prompt control of changes in the patient’s physical condition
• Perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation accurately and effectively

Skills on Resume: 

• Patient Monitoring (Hard Skills)
• Condition Assessment (Hard Skills)
• Family Communication (Soft Skills)
• Emergency Response (Hard Skills)
• Care Plan Development (Hard Skills)
• Life Support Management (Hard Skills)
• Medication Documentation (Hard Skills)
• CPR Performance (Hard Skills)

Job Summary: 

• Provides direct care to patients and makes necessary nursing judgments to ensure all patient populations are appropriately cared for
• Designs and implements individualized patient care plans reflective of current nursing practice standards, policies, procedures, protocols and guidelines
• Demonstrates professional commitment and takes personal responsibility for ensuring patient safety
• Ensures proper identification of the patient when providing care by NEBH identification policies and procedures
• Administers medications to patients according to NEBH policies and procedures
• Assesses/monitors and documents patient response to medication dosages and therapies, and provides intervention
• Obtains orders and specimens for diagnostic testing, ensuring correct labeling of specimens by patient identification policies and procedures
• Documents and updates the patient's medical records by NEBH and department-specific policies and procedures
• Provides pain management, ensuring that the patient's pain is assessed, managed, and documented
• Admits, transfers, and discharges patients
• Coordinates with ancillary departments 
• Completes and confirms patient admission history using paper and/or electronic medical records

Skills on Resume: 

• Direct Care (Hard Skills)
• Care Planning (Hard Skills)
• Patient Safety (Soft Skills)
• Medication Administration (Hard Skills)
• Therapy Monitoring (Hard Skills)
• Specimen Handling (Hard Skills)
• Pain Management (Hard Skills)
• Patient Admission (Hard Skills)

Job Summary: 

• Communicates and collaborates with the patient care team and serves as the patient's advocate 
• Effectively delegates appropriate patient care activities to other members of the patient care team with appropriate knowledge and skill levels
• Follows patient care plan, updating and documenting changes as they may occur
• Adheres to infection control standards including hand hygiene, room assignment, isolation precautions, aseptic/sterile techniques, and universal standard precautions
• Cleans equipment by NEBH and departmental policies, procedures and standards
• Utilizes and adheres to proper procedures for handling and disposing of bio-hazardous materials
• Informs and educates patients of expected outcomes before, during, and after medical procedures
• Explains patient privacy requirements to patient, families and visitors and maintains patient privacy, ensuring compliance with HIPAA and NEBH standards, policies and procedures
• Maintains all mandatory education requirements, professional licensure and any certifications
• Communicates promptly with appropriate patient care team members and responds appropriately
• Performs services in compliance with established practice standards, policies, procedures, protocols, guidelines, statutes and regulations (example, JCAHO, Fire Code, OSHA)
• Participates in ongoing educational and professional development activities to enhance clinical knowledge and update requisite skills
• Participates in hospital and/or unit-based patient safety and quality activities and uses principles to support and improve patient outcomes
• Maintains a collaborative work relationship with peers and colleagues to create a positive and professional work environment
• Takes initiative to share knowledge and skills willingly with colleagues, students and novice practitioners in a collegial manner

Skills on Resume: 

• Team Communication (Soft Skills)
• Care Delegation (Soft Skills)
• Infection Control (Hard Skills)
• Equipment Cleaning (Hard Skills)
• Patient Education (Soft Skills)
• Privacy Compliance (Hard Skills)
• Ongoing Development (Soft Skills)
• Workplace Collaboration (Soft Skills)

Job Summary: 

• Using clinical reasoning conducts accurate clinical assessments according to practice standards
• Identifies and prioritizes patient and family needs
• Develops, implements and evaluates the nursing plan of care
• Modifies the plan to meet clinical outcomes
• Systematically evaluates the quality and effectiveness of nursing practice, including, but not limited to, nursing sensitive indicators
• Supports evidence-based practice changes through research utilization and experiential learning
• Participates in quality/performance improvement initiatives
• Creates a compassionate, supportive, safe and therapeutic environment for patients, families and staff
• Develops therapeutic relationships with patients and families and maintains appropriate boundaries
• Manages both emotional and physical pain to promote comfort and healing and prevent unnecessary suffering
• Recognizes, appreciates and incorporates a patient's and family's unique differences, such as culture, spiritual beliefs, gender, race, ethnicity, lifestyle, socioeconomic status, age, and values, into an individualized plan of care
• Preserves and protects the confidentiality, autonomy, dignity and rights of patients and families and represents their concerns
• Creates an individualized plan that accurately reflects patient and family values and goals
• Identifies and helps resolve ethical and clinical concerns
• Facilitates learning for patients and families, nursing staff, other members of the health care team and community

Skills on Resume: 

• Clinical Assessment (Hard Skills)
• Care Planning (Hard Skills)
• Evidence-Based Practice (Hard Skills)
• Quality Improvement (Hard Skills)
• Therapeutic Support (Soft Skills)
• Cultural Sensitivity (Soft Skills)
• Ethical Decision (Soft Skills)
• Patient Education (Soft Skills)

Job Summary: 

• Integrating appropriate education throughout the continuum of care to help them participate and/or make informed decisions about their health care and treatments, including health promotion and disease prevention
• Assesses and documents learning needs and outcomes
• Works collaboratively and interdependently with colleagues and community to develop and implement an integrated plan of care
• Open and sensitive to all team members' unique contributions
• Delegates tasks and care to appropriate staff and ensures timely follow-up
• Uses strategies and available resources for problem-solving for patients, family and staff
• Recognizes that resources are limited and considers factors related to safety, effectiveness and efficiency in planning and delivering patient care
• Improves nursing practice and the work environment through participating in shared governance and decision-making processes and meaningfully recognizing the contributions of others
• Participates in the staffing process from education and planning to evaluation
• Identifies personal goals and commits to ongoing professional growth through continuing education, networking with professional colleagues, membership and involvement in professional nursing organizations, self-study, professional reading, certification and seeking advanced degrees
• Contributes to the professional development of peers, colleagues and others

Skills on Resume: 

• Health Education (Hard Skills)
• Learning Assessment (Hard Skills)
• Care Coordination (Soft Skills)
• Team Sensitivity (Soft Skills)
• Task Delegation (Soft Skills)
• Problem Solving (Soft Skills)
• Resource Planning (Hard Skills)
• Professional Growth (Soft Skills)

Job Summary: 

• Provides leadership that facilitates the delivery of professional nursing care for the comfort and well-being of patients
• Utilizes the nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation, to provide, delegate, supervise and document care and teaching of patients and family
• Implements medically prescribed interventions
• Participates and cooperates in the unit-based Quality Improvement processes
• Supports, maintains and provides an environment that is supportive of quality patient care through effective use of resources and personnel
• Practices develop and endorse customer service skills in relationships with internal and external customers
• Serves as the patient and family advocate concerning the patient's right to privacy by protecting confidential information
• Plans and implements patient care and teaching based on a total assessment and the age of the patient
• Evaluates and documents patient response
• Monitors and recognizes changes in physiological and psychosocial status
• Takes appropriate action based on assessment of the patient

Skills on Resume: 

• Nursing Leadership (Soft Skills)
• Care Process (Hard Skills)
• Medical Intervention (Hard Skills)
• Quality Improvement (Hard Skills)
• Resource Management (Hard Skills)
• Customer Service (Soft Skills)
• Privacy Advocacy (Soft Skills)
• Patient Evaluation (Hard Skills)

Job Summary: 

• Coordinates nursing care and patient/family education for adult, adolescent, and geriatric patients through the use of the nursing process
• Maintain a positive working relationship with staff and other departments to provide optimal quality outcomes within the framework of professional nursing practice
• Provide care appropriate for the condition and age of the patient
• Integrate basic knowledge and patient-related data to perform a comprehensive and age-appropriate assessment
• Exhibit critical thinking and knowledge in all areas of nursing
• Actively seek out additional learning opportunities including floor experiences, hospital classes, continuing education credits, seminars, conventions, etc.
• Complete unit-specific training as determined by the Unit Director
• Utilizes the nursing process to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care
• Assess signs and symptoms indicating physiologic and psycho-social changes in the patient’s condition
• Performs interventions according to identified priorities, plan of care, and the hospital policies and patient care outcome standards
• Initiates and evaluates patient and/or family education
• Compares expected and actual outcomes of care and identifies deviations from the plan of care

Skills on Resume: 

• Age-Specific Care (Hard Skills)
• Team Collaboration (Soft Skills)
• Comprehensive Assessment (Hard Skills)
• Critical Thinking (Soft Skills)
• Continual Learning (Soft Skills)
• Unit Training (Hard Skills)
• Care Evaluation (Hard Skills)
• Family Education (Soft Skills)

Job Summary: 

• Provides a full range of nursing care including assessment, treatment planning and hands-on nursing care in an interdisciplinary environment consistent with the position's qualifications, professional practices and ethical standards
• Prepares patients for examinations, testing and procedures
• Obtains vital signs, height, and weight and records medical history
• Prepares clinical and progress notes for the patient’s clinical record
• Educates patients and their families on how to manage their illness or injury, including post-treatment home care needs and medication administration
• Uses critical thinking skills to assess and evaluate patients' physical, psychosocial and emotional needs
• Develops and implements individual plans of care in collaboration with other members of the healthcare team by the established guidelines and standards of nursing care
• Promotes patient and family-centered care in a healing environment
• Evaluates patient's response and modifies plan of care accordingly throughout the patient's stay
• Participates in activities that promote safety, quality and regulatory compliance
• Participates in professional development and lifelong learning
• Working in a constant state of alertness and a safe manner is an essential function of this job

Skills on Resume: 

• Nursing Assessment (Hard Skills)
• Patient Prep (Hard Skills)
• Vital Monitoring (Hard Skills)
• Care Documentation (Hard Skills)
• Illness Education (Soft Skills)
• Critical Thinking (Soft Skills)
• Healing Environment (Soft Skills)
• Regulatory Compliance (Hard Skills)

Job Summary: 

• Provides nursing care to meet the patient's physical, psychological and spiritual needs
• Notifies the doctor of changes in assessment that require attention
• Designs, directs, evaluates, and documents the plan of care, patient/family teaching and the transition of care plan to include a safe, appropriate level of care discharge
• Works with other clinical disciplines to meet specialized patient care and discharge needs
• Formulates a plan of care and daily goals that take into consideration the individualized needs of the patient
• Prepares patients physically, psychologically, and spiritually for treatments, surgeries and diagnostic studies to help reduce patient anxiety
• Implements patient safety initiatives and protocols including medication safety practices, physician orders, and consult notifications
• Reassesses patients at appropriate intervals following interventions
• Notifies the physician to modify interventions
• Adjusts nursing care to meet the patient's emerging and changing needs
• Gives and receives report using Bedside Shift Report including family participation
• Provides an accurate and comprehensive report to the oncoming shift to help establish continuity of patient care
• Receives report from outgoing shift and delegates tasks to provide continuity of care according to coworker's experience, abilities and the patient's acuity
• Maintains the patient and work environment to maximize a safe working space
• Promptly removes all used and soiled equipment, linen, etc., to the appropriate location
• Incorporates national and organizational goals to improve quality, patient safety and satisfaction

Skills on Resume: 

• Holistic Care (Soft Skills)
• Physician Notification (Hard Skills)
• Care Planning (Hard Skills)
• Discharge Coordination (Hard Skills)
• Patient Preparation (Soft Skills)
• Safety Protocols (Hard Skills)
• Shift Reporting (Soft Skills)
• Workplace Safety (Hard Skills)

Job Summary: 

• Reports all patient safety and hazard concerns immediately
• Maintains accurate documentation of charges and supplies used to provide patient care through cost containment measures
• Clocks in and out appropriately according to policy to ensure work is started and completed on time
• Obtains Director/designees/House Supervisor approval before working overtime, including incremental overtime
• Consistently documents in the patient and unit records according to written health system standards of care to meet legal and quality patient care requirements
• Maintains RN license to practice in the State of Texas including multi-state licensure requirements
• Takes responsibility for meeting competency requirements
• Assists with the orientation of new employees and floating staff
• Maintains all professional licenses, certifications, and annual competencies before the deadline
• Attends mandatory in-services, workshops, town halls, and 75% of all unit meetings per year
• Stays up-to-date on communication, including emails and current journals, to keep abreast of new developments in the medical and nursing fields
• Notifies and escalates concerns to appropriate providers of life-threatening changes and notes the physician's response
• Effectively applies the nursing process within the framework of the organization's professional model of care, using the nursing process to meet the clinical, psychosocial and spiritual needs of the patient and family following the Catholic Ethical and Religious Directives (ERD)
• Creates a caring and compassionate patient-focused experience by building healing relationships with patients, families, and colleagues
• Performs hourly rounding and bedside shift report, updating the patient communication board and providing service recovery

Skills on Resume: 

• Safety Reporting (Hard Skills)
• Charge Documentation (Hard Skills)
• Time Management (Soft Skills)
• License Compliance (Hard Skills)
• Staff Orientation (Soft Skills)
• Ongoing Education (Soft Skills)
• Critical Escalation (Hard Skills)
• Compassionate Care (Soft Skills)

Job Summary: 

• Formulated a plan of care to meet the identified needs of the patient/family/significant others using the nursing process of assessment, planning, intervention, implementation, and evaluation, by established philosophy under the general direction of the Nursing Department Leadership
• Consistently monitors and evaluates patient outcomes and modifies plan of care and participates in the coordination of the continuum of care
• Respond quickly and accurately to changes in condition or response to treatment
• Communicates and collaborates with other professional disciplines to ensure effective patient care delivery and achievement of desired patient outcomes
• Performs, interprets and completes assessment/reassessment, including physical, functional assessment, psychosocial, social, medication history, spirituality, and discharge planning
• Referrals to the interdisciplinary team and code status according to unit protocol, policy and the individual needs of the patient
• Provides appropriate pain assessment (in each body system) and management of pain, including reassessment of pain 
• Assess Patient education needs and barriers to learning
• Initiates/updates the patient's plan of care based on initial and comprehensive assessment/ reassessment 
• Administers medications safely according to policy
• Verifies that all monitoring system alarm parameters are active with appropriate limits
• Collaborates with multidisciplinary healthcare team using effective communication, utilizing SBAR
• Follow the telephone read-back policy for all telephone orders by the physician
• Initiates, implements, and revises/updates patient-specific plan of care
• Provides an environment conducive to safety and security and implements appropriate precautions/measures
• Documents evidence of nursing care in the medical records of patients
• Observes for reactions and /or complications, and reports to the physician promptly
• Upholds the basic rights of privacy and seeks to preserve the dignity/independence of expression of all patients and families

Skills on Resume: 

• Care Planning (Hard Skills)
• Outcome Evaluation (Hard Skills)
• Condition Response (Hard Skills)
• Team Communication (Soft Skills)
• Pain Management (Hard Skills)
• Patient Education (Soft Skills)
• Medication Safety (Hard Skills)
• Privacy Respect (Soft Skills)

Job Summary: 

• Utilizing the nursing process effectively identifies actual and potential problems
• Develops/carries out the plan of care for the complex patient
• Initiates and revises the plan of care, which meets the unit standards
• Initiates IPOC within 4 hours of admission
• Promotes and maintains a safe and calm environment for complex patients by ensuring appropriate supplies, equipment, and necessary services
• Implements nursing intervention and adapts care based on changes in patient condition, consultation with other professionals and patient/family needs
• Makes clinical decisions independently based on scientific principles, a systematic approach and experience
• Identifies actual and potential risks to patients and/or families
• Initiates appropriate action to minimize risk

Skills on Resume: 

• Problem Identification (Hard Skills)
• Care Execution (Hard Skills)
• Plan Revision (Hard Skills)
• Risk Prevention (Hard Skills)
• Safe Environment (Soft Skills)
• Adaptive Care (Hard Skills)
• Independent Decisions (Soft Skills)
• Patient Safety (Hard Skills)