St. Luke's Health - Memorial - Lufkin·Lufkin, Texas
Deliver high-quality, individualized nursing care through critical assessments and the implementation of comprehensive patient care plans. Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to manage patient recovery and ensure safe discharge transitions.
Where You’ll Work St.
Luke’s Health – Memorial Lufkin is a 279 bed facility and member of CommonSpirit Health, a national nonprofit health system.
Serving East Texas, St.
Luke's Health-Memorial Lufkin provides more than a quarter of a million patient services annually and contributes millions of dollars in local charity care and community support.
We’re the area’s first Joint Commission Certified Primary Stroke Center, with board-certified neurologists and neurosurgeons offering full-spectrum stroke care.
Nationally recognized as a HealthCare Center of Excellence, St.
Luke's Health-Memorial Lufkin offers compassionate, comprehensive health care, including off-campus rehab and outpatient facilities and services.
In addition to its large emergency department, there are 32 private rooms, dedicated imaging and OBGYN, wound care, infusion and lab services.
Job Summary and Responsibilities As a Registered Nurse (RN), you will be a pivotal healthcare professional, delivering compassionate, high-quality care that truly impacts our patients' well-being and recovery.Every day, you will leverage your expertise to provide individualized, comprehensive care, making critical assessments, performing skilled procedures, and meticulously implementing patient care plans.
You'll collaborate seamlessly within an interdisciplinary team, contributing to a dynamic environment focused on optimal patient outcomes.To thrive in this vital role, you will possess keen assessment skills, acute critical thinking, and a patient-first mindset, driven by a profound enthusiasm to help others.
Your sense of urgency and dedication to excellence in a fast-paced environment will not only support patient recovery but also fuel your own career advancement.
ESSENTIAL KEY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES Assessment: Does admission and ongoing assessment of patient’s condition.
Provides nursing care to meet the patient’s physical, psychological and spiritual needs.
Notifies 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 takes 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. Knows patients' conditions and reports significant changes to Charge Nurse/Team Leader, and/or physician. Implements patient safety initiative and protocols including medication safety practices, physician orders, consult notifications.
Reassesses patients at appropriate intervals following interventions. Notifies physician as necessary to modify interventions. Adjusts nursing care to meet patient's emerging and changing needs.
Report
Skills: 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 Job Requirements Required Associates Of Science Nursing, upon hire and At least one (1) year of RN experience and Demonstrated competence in Registered Nurse I performance expectations or meets experience requirements upon hire and
Registered
Nurse: TX, upon hire and Basic Life Support - CPR, within 14 - days and Advanced Cardiac Life Support, within 6 - months Preferred Bachelors Of Science Nursing
Requires an Associate of Science in Nursing, a valid Texas RN license, and at least one year of RN experience. BLS certification is required within 14 days and ACLS within 6 months.
Market context
Texas critical care roles are often in demand because hospitals need experienced RNs who can manage high-acuity patients and respond quickly to changing conditions. This role is competitive because it requires an Associate's or Diploma in Nursing, a valid Texas RN license, at least one year of RN experience, plus BLS within 14 days and ACLS within 6 months. Review the AI-summarized requirements and benefits here to save time, then confirm your license, experience, and certification timeline before applying.
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