Nurse Extern - Intermediate (Part-Time / Days)

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Nurse Extern - Intermediate (Part-Time / Days)

Location: Texas Health Dallas, 8200 Walnut Hill Ln., Dallas, TX 75231

Position description excerpts are included from the original posting and describe responsibilities and the hospital context.

Responsibilities

  • Provides assistance to patient according to plan of care.
  • Collects patient data, identifies and reports significant findings to nurse.
  • Assists in admission/transfer/discharge.
  • Provides and revises patient activities of daily living based on patient/family preferences.
  • Performs technical procedures safely and proficiently.
  • Takes action to reduce or eliminate patient risk.
  • Enters orders into computer or manual system if applicable.
  • Documents accurately and appropriately.
  • In collaboration/consultation with the nurse, adapts care to reflect patient population.
  • In collaboration/consultation with nurse, incorporates cultural/religious needs and beliefs into delivery of care.
  • Keeps patient environment clean and maintains safe environment.
  • Anticipates patient/family and visitor needs and takes action to meet those needs and rounds as appropriate.

Partnership

  • Uses Nursing Professional Practice Model to work in partnership with patients, families, physicians, peers and all other disciplines.
  • Demonstrates adaptability and flexibility to changes in schedule and/or workload assignment necessary to meet changing needs of the individual patient or unit.
  • Makes new team members feel welcome and offers assistance with orientation of new employees.
  • Acceptable use of interpersonal relationship skills and communication with patients, families, co-workers, physicians, all disciplines and other customers.
  • Organizes workload and effectively collaborates with nursing to prioritize care.

Workplace/Personal Accountability

  • Maintains and enhances patient care skills.
  • Seeks assistance and supervision when performing unfamiliar tasks.
  • Serves as a patient advocate.
  • Complies with personnel policies.
  • Communicates per department expectations.
  • Recognizes and promptly communicates ethical and legal concerns through established channels of communication.

Quality And Safety

  • Assists in the identification of ineffective and costly processes and takes action to improve them.
  • Participates in the process improvement activities within the department/hospital.
  • Adheres to National Patient Safety Goals.

Additional Perks Of Being a Texas Health Extern Nurse

  • Benefits include 401k, PTO, medical, dental, Paid Parental Leave, flex spending, tuition reimbursement, student loan forgiveness 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.

Entity Highlight

Texas Health Dallas has been at the forefront of health care in North Texas. We’re an 875-bed, Magnet-designated, full-service hospital serving our community since 1966. We specialize in cancer care, cardiology, neurosciences, women’s services and emergency medicine, and we’re a Level III neonatal intensive care unit, a Comprehensive Stroke and Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence with wellness services and outpatient care. We are a Joint Commission-certified Comprehensive Stroke Center, a Level I Trauma Center, a Comprehensive Heart Attack Center and a Magnet-designated hospital.

If you’re ready to join us in our mission to improve the health of our community, let’s show the world how we’re even better together!

Benefits

Learn more about our culture, benefits, and recent awards. For questions, email recruitment@texashealth.org.

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