Introduction
Are you looking for a place to deliver excellent care patients deserve? At HCA Houston Healthcare Kingwood, we support our colleagues in their positions. Join our Team as a Registered Nurse Float Pool and access programs to assist with every stage of your career.
Benefits
HCA Houston Healthcare Kingwood offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career, and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:
• Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay. Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as free telemedicine services and free AirMed medical transportation. • Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans, accident critical illness hospital indemnity auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance, and more. • Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical, and financial wellbeing. • 401k Plan with a 100 match on 3 to 9 of pay based on years of service. • Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock. • Family support through fertility and family building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance. • Referral services for child, elder, and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning, and more. • Consumer discounts through Abenity and Consumer Discounts. • Retirement readiness rollover assistance services and preferred banking partnerships. • Education assistance, tuition, student loan certification support, dependent scholarships. • Colleague recognition program. • Time Away From Work Program, paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage, and leaves of absence. • Employee Health Assistance Fund that offers free employee-only coverage to full-time and part-time colleagues based on income.
Learn more about Employee Benefits
Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location. Are you a continuous learner? With more than 94,000 nurses throughout HCA Healthcare, we are one of the largest employers of nurses in the United States. Education is key to excellence. As a majority owner of Galen College of Nursing, which joins Research College of Nursing and Mercy School of Nursing as educational facilities within the HCA Healthcare family, we make it easier and more affordable to gain certifications and job skills. Apply today for our Registered Nurse Float Pool opening and continue to learn.
Job Summary and Qualifications
The registered nurse is responsible for coordinating the nursing care of assigned patients in the Unit in order to provide quality patient care to patients in applicable age-specific populations (see addendum). The RN applies knowledge of the principles of growth and development. Employees are responsible for knowledge and skill necessary to provide care based on physical, psychological, educational, safety, and related criteria for the appropriate age populations. According to established facility policies and procedures, the registered nurse provides and supplies professional nursing care exercising independent judgment in utilizing the nursing process to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate. The RN provides leadership by working cooperatively with ancillary nursing and other patient care team personnel in maintaining standards for professional nursing practice in the clinical setting. Actual duties and responsibilities may vary depending on assigned area.
What you will do in this role
• Supports the philosophy of Kingwood Medical Center by facilitating cooperation of hospital staff in a multi-disciplinary approach to patient care. • Consistently provides outstanding service to all patients, physicians, fellow employees, and guests. • Displays initiative to see processes through to completion and offers assistance without being asked. • Maintains awareness of own limitations and seeks guidance from appropriate personnel as needed. • Prioritizes activities of self based on demands for service. • Remains alert to the detection of errors in own work and the work of others with appropriate corrective actions initiated. • Demonstrates an understanding of patient rights, including those pertaining to confidentiality, informed decision-making, and privacy. • Is aware of the resources available to patients, significant others, and physicians for ethical concerns and makes the appropriate referrals when necessary. • Practices cost-efficiency. • Performs technical skills proficiently in accordance with established standards as evidenced by annual validation processes. • Utilizes specialized knowledge and skill to proficiently assess, plan, implement, evaluate, and document the care of assigned patients.
Adheres to Tardiness and Attendance Policy
• Maintains the standards of nursing care and implements the policies and procedures of the hospital and Nursing Service Division. • Assesses the patients condition and nursing needs utilizing the nursing process. • Provides, directs, and evaluates nursing care provided to patients and reports pertinent observations and reactions of patients to physicians and Charge Nurse. • Assesses the need for advanced directive information and makes the information available if applicable.
Qualifications
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date. • Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date. • RN Registered Nurse • Bachelors Degree or Associate Degree
About HCA Houston Healthcare Kingwood
As a full-service 420-bed acute care hospital, HCA Houston Healthcare Kingwood has provided the northeast Houston community with high-quality, cost-effective healthcare for over 25 years. We are dedicated to providing comprehensive, quality care close to home. Our Womens Center offers high-risk OB care, a Level III NICU, and pediatric services. We have an advanced Brain & Spine Center, which includes a DNV Comprehensive Stroke Center and the Sleep Center of Excellence. Our Orthopedic Center offers total joint replacement surgery using advanced technology. Other services include innovative and customized cardiovascular services, including open heart and vascular surgery, and state-of-the-art imaging and endoscopy services for more accurate diagnosis and treatment plans. We are also a Certified Level I Stroke Center and an Accredited Chest Pain Center. 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 Worlds 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. Good people beget good people. - Dr. Thomas Frist Sr., HCA Healthcare Co-Founder.
If growth and continued learning is important to you, we encourage you to apply for our Registered Nurse Float Pool opening. Our team will promptly review your application. Highly qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews. Unlock the possibilities and apply today.
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