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Fast-paced, high volume General Surgical department is looking for top skilled med/surg nurses for our unit. Is that you?

Work location: Texas Health Fort Worth, 1304 Pennsylvania Ave, Fort Worth, TX 76104

Work hours: Full-time, 36 hours weekly, 3-12 hours shifts, 7:00 pm – 7:00 am rotating weekends and holidays

Department highlights:

· Self-Scheduling that helps with work/life balance as well as opportunities for educational and career growth

· Robust Unit Based Council (UBC) and engaged leadership team

· 36-bed Med/surg General Surgical Unit

· The General Surgical Nurse provides care to a wide variety of post op patients including: complex gastro-intestinal and abdominal surgeries and plastics related wound care cases requiring ostomy, drain and wound vac management.

· This is a great opportunity to increase your skills and make a difference in the lives of the community we serve.

· MAGNET facility

· Level I Trauma Center

Here’s What You Need

• Associate degree from an accredited Nursing program or Diploma of Nursing required. BSN preferred

• Current RN licensure or compact licensure recognized by the Texas Board of Nursing upon hire

• BCLS – prior to providing independent patient care and maintained quarterly

• CPI – Crisis Prevention Intervention Training within 90 days of hire

• 1-year experience as a registered nurse required or completion of an RN residency program

• Previous Med/surg RN experience preferred

What You Will Do

Delivers care to patients utilizing the Nursing Process

• assesses the patient

• plans the care of the patient

• intervenes as appropriate

• evaluates the effectiveness of interventions

• Incorporates age specific safety/infection control measures into patient care.

• Initiates action to meet patient and/or significant others need for information

• Maintains continuity of patient care inter-shift, inter-hospital, and while expediting out of hospital transfers

Additional perks of being a Texas Health Nurse

· Benefits include 401k, PTO, medical, dental, Paid Parental Leave, flex spending, tuition reimbursement, Student Loan Repayment Program as well as several other benefits.

· Delivery of high quality of patient care through nursing education, nursing research and innovations in nursing practice.

· Strong Unit Based Council (UBC).

· A supportive, team environment with outstanding opportunities for growth.

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