Texas Health Resources·Bedford, Texas
Provide high-quality nursing care to patients in a cardiac stepdown unit, focusing on physical, psychological, and social needs. Collaborate with families and caregivers to implement shared decision-making and maintain a healing environment.
Here’s What You Need
Nursing Diploma Nursing required OR
Associate's Degree Nursing required OR
Bachelor's Degree Nursing preferred
1 year experience as a Registered Nurse or completion of an RN residency program required
Previous cardiac or telemetry experience preferred.
RN - Registered Nurse upon hire required AND
BCLS - Basic Cardiac Life Support prior to providing independent patient care and maintained quarterly required AND
ACLS – Advanced Cardiac Life Support 90 days required AND
CPI – Crisis Prevention Training maintained annually 90 days required AND
NIHSS – National Institute of Health Stroke Scale Certification 30 days required What You Will Do
Basic Human Needs – Responds to other’s priorities regarding safety, physical, psychological, and social needs.
Human Respect – Honors worth of human through unconditional acceptance.
Appreciation of Unique Meanings – Concerned with understanding others frame of reference.
Affiliation Needs – Engages family/caregivers in health care situations.
Mutual Problem Solving – Professional behaviors that help patients and families understand how to learn about their health and illness; involves a reciprocal, shared approach with resulting decisions acceptable to involved patients.
Attentive Reassurance – Listens and concentrates on other. Is reliable and attentive.
Encouraging Manner – The professional nurse communicates an attitude that is supportive, open, positive and tolerant.
Healing Environment – The professional nurse creates settings that provide privacy, safety, confidentiality and tranquility.
Teamwork – “Individuals caring for individuals, together” Additional perks of being a Texas Health RN:
Benefits include 401k, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Discount Programs, as well as other benefits.
Delivery of high-quality patient care
Strong Unit Based Council (UBC).
A supportive, team environment with outstanding opportunities for growth. Entity Highlights: Texas Health HEB is a 252-bed, acute-care, full-service hospital serving our community since 1973. Our location in the DFW mid cities area provides convenient care to the residents of Hurst, Euless, Bedford and the surrounding communities. We specialize in women’s services, perioperative services, heart and vascular care, acute care/med surg, intermediate care/step-down, oncology and emergency medicine. Additional specialties include nuclear medicine, interventional radiology, respiratory therapy, and neuroscience care, including neurosurgery and stroke. Texas Health HEB is ANCC Magnet Designated, Joint Commission-certified in Chest Pain (PHAC), a Primary Stroke Center, a Level III Trauma Center, Level II NICU and Level III for maternal care. We’re a top choice in North Texas for emergency services, surgical services, women’s health, cardiac care a more. Learn more about our culture, benefits, and recent awards. Do you still have questions or concerns? Feel free to email your questions to recruitment@texashealth.org. #LI-AZ2
Requires a nursing diploma or degree, a valid RN license, and at least one year of experience or completion of an RN residency. Mandatory certifications include BCLS, ACLS, CPI, and NIHSS.
Market context
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