REGISTERED NURSE PCU
Dallas Texas
Exp 1-2 yrs
Deg Bachelors
Job Description
The Registered Nurse is responsible for assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating the plan of care for a specific assigned group of patients.聽 Our staff member can expect to care for adult patients, including the older adult through geriatric, and pediatric patients from newborn through adolescence.聽 The attached criteria based performance evaluation provides a specific set of standards as they relate to age specific competency.
Position Qualifications:
1.聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Education:
A.聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Graduate of a school of professional nursing.
2.聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Experience:
A.聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Minimum 2 years of PCU/Telemetry or ICU experience required within the past two years.
3.聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Specific Requirements:
A.聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Current Texas Licensure as a Registered Nurse.
B.聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Current CPR/ ACLS.
C.聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Possess the ability to work independently and prioritize responsibilities.
D.聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Possess the ability to deal tactfully with patients, families, physicians, and employees.
E.聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Knowledgeable of hospital policies and procedures specific to Critical Care Nursing.
F.聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Clinically proficient in critical care nursing skills, demonstrating knowledge of the development needs of the adolescent, adult and geriatric patient.
G. 聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Charge nurse experience preferred.
4.聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Physical Requirements:
A.聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Possess manual dexterity to manipulate technical patient care equipment.
B.聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Able to cope with the mental and emotional stress of the position.
C.聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Good general health and emotional stability.
D.聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Must be able to sit intermittently throughout the day.
E.聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Must be able to stand and move for extended periods of time throughout the day.
F.聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Must be able to squat, bend, kneel, reach and twist occasionally to frequently.
G.聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 May be exposed to dust, fumes or gases occasionally.
H.聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 May be exposed to changes in temperature or humidity occasionally.
I.聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 May be near moving machinery occasionally.
J.聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Must be able to lift up to 35 pounds frequently and up to 50 pounds occasionally.
K.聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Must be able to carry up to 34 pounds frequently and up to 50 pounds occasionally.
M.聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Must be able to push or pull up to 35 pounds frequently and 50 pounds occasionally.
N.聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Performs tasks that involve exposure to blood, body fluids or tissue.
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