Registered Nurse Float Pool

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Job Summary and Qualifications 

The Registered Nurse delivers professional nursing care to population-specific patients on the Acute Inpatient Units to include, Acute Care Medicine, Acute Care Telemetry, Acute Care Cardiac, Acute Care Cardiopulmonary, Chest Pain, Neuroscience, Neuro-Stroke, Neuro Spine, Observation, Ortho Surgical Trauma, Post-Surgical. Follows the Board of Nursing’s (BON) Standards of Nursing Practice utilizing the nursing process in care delivery. Maintains accountability for professional decisions and actions within the parameters of their legal scope of practice and in accordance with the federal, state, and local laws; rules and regulations; and policies, procedures and guidelines of Gulf Coast Division (GCD).

What you will do in this role:

• Responsible for delivery of professional nursing care for assigned patients, performs nursing assessments/ care plan/ implementation of treatment/ evaluation of treatment/ and discharge planning.
• Administers treatments/medications/procedures within scope of practice.
• Coordinates care with interdisciplinary team members and ancillary services.
• Responsible for delegation within scope of practice to provide safe and effective care to patient population.
• Integrates behavior standards and AIDET fundamentals of service into all work activities.
• Authorized to access secure drug and biological storage areas when completing a medication management orientation and when necessary to perform assigned duties.
• Use critical thinking approach to analyze clinical data and current literature as a basis for decision making in nursing practice.
• Acts as a patient advocate to implement and direct care to ensure patient safety in the clinical practice environment.
• Integrate the management of information and effective communication skills in daily practice.
• Serve as a healthcare advocate in monitoring and promoting safe, quality healthcare and services for the patients served.
• Attends staff meetings, in-services, facility town hall meetings.
• Timely completion of all assigned educational assignments.
• Seeks out opportunities to further enhance nursing education, skills, and knowledge.
• Support the mission, vision, and values of the organization.
• Other duties, as assigned 

What qualifications you will need: 

• • ADN required. ​​Required​ BSN preferred. Must sign agreement that BSN required within 24 months of hire date. ​​
  • 1 year of RN experience ​​Required​
  • Current Texas State RN license or compact license is accepted.
  • Current Healthcare Provider BLS issued by the American Heart Association or American Red Cross required.

Benefits

HCA Houston Healthcare Medical Center, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services 
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services 
• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence 
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling 
• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing 
• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts 

Learn more about Employee Benefits 

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location. 

HCA Houston Healthcare Medical Center is a 445+ bed acute care hospital located in the heart of central Houston, adjacent to the Medical Center and Museum District, and provides quality care for the greater Houston area. Established in 1975, our hospital has been serving Houston for more than 40 years. We provide a wide range of medical services, including cardiology, bariatrics, orthopedics, neurology, emergency care and more. Our comprehensive medical specialties are here to offer individualized care to every individual that walks through our doors. We also offer 24/7 emergency services and two intensive care units: surgical intensive care unit (SICU) and medical intensive care unit (MICU). We are an accredited Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program (MBSAQIP) Center and an accredited Chest Pain Center with Primary PCI. We are members of HCA Houston Healthcare, the most comprehensive family of hospitals in the region and part of the leading provider of healthcare in the country, HCA Healthcare. Together we are stronger, smarter and more accessible in providing the patient-centered care you need close to home.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

"The great hospitals will always put the patient and the patient's family first, and the really great institutions will provide care with warmth, compassion, and dignity for the individual."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr. HCA Healthcare Co-Founder 

Join a family that cares about every stage in your career! We are interviewing candidates for our Registered Nurse Float Pool opening. Apply today and a member of our Talent Acquisition team will reach out. 

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.