Registered NURSE - Mother/baby Post Partum FT Nights

Nurse Fellow - 0618

In this highly technical, fast-paced, and challenging nursing position, you'll work with multidisciplinary team members to provide our patients the best care. You'll be at the heart of our patient-centered care, valued for your compassion as you continually strive to improve the patient experience. With clear communication and dedication to building relationships that promote a collaborative environment, you'll be accountable for your performance and empowered to take initiative for your professional growth — while being engaged and eager to build a winning team.

Registered Nurse (RN) renders highly professional and technical nursing care to assigned patients. The RN provides direct and indirect patient care using the nursing process (assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation). The RN directs and supervises other assigned team members and collaborates with multidisciplinary team members to provide age/developmentally appropriate care in accordance with unit standards of care.

Supports the mission, vision, values and strategic goals of Methodist Health System.

Graduate from an accredited school of nursing. BSN preferred.

Current license to practice professional nursing in the state of Texas required.

Current Basic Life Support Certification required.

Additional certifications as required by department.

Knowledgeable about hospital policies, procedures, and nursing care standards and utilizes these when providing nursing care.

Minimum one year experience as RN in any specialty area (fellowship is for RN transitioning into a new practice setting).

Works with confidential material.

Communicate clearly and openly.

Build relationships to promote a collaborative environment.

Be accountable for your performance.

Always look for ways to improve the patient experience.

Take initiative for your professional growth.

Be engaged and eager to build a winning team.

Adheres to the general hospital standards to promote a cooperative work environment by utilizing communication skills, interpersonal relationships, and team building.

Assumes responsibility for the nursing components of the patient/family/significant other educational process.

Communicates to the team, co-workers, patients, and family members evaluates understanding of informational manner.

Creates and maintains a safe and therapeutic environment for patients, self, co-workers, and facility.

Ensures complete, accurate, and timely written communication of patient information.

Provides a therapeutic environment through safe, accurate, and timely medication and IV administration.

Takes personal responsibility and initiative for performance and for professional growth and development.

Utilizes the nursing process to ensure quality patient care is provided throughout the episode of care.

Other duties as assigned.

Nurse Fellows will be required to sign a Nurse Fellowship Program commitment which details the expectations for the fellowship program.

Fellows are required to attend all classes and be able to follow the schedule of their assigned preceptors throughout the entire clinical rotation of the fellowship program.

A full-time, minimum of 36 hours per week schedule must be maintained throughout the first year of the fellowship program. Time off requests during the precepted portion of the program may not be granted.