SWAT RN Level II

Driscoll Children's Hospital Corpus Christi, TX, US

Where compassion meets innovation and technology and our employees are family.

Thank you for your interest in joining our team! Please review the job information below.

GENERAL PURPOSE OF JOB:
The staff nurse is a professional Registered Nurse (RN) who provides direct nursing care to an assigned patient population, service line or clinic department. The staff nurse, utilizing the nursing process, plans and delivers effective patient care within the Texas Nursing Practice Act scope of practice and within the framework of Driscoll Health System’s vision and mission of excellence and integrated care delivery. The staff nurse practices within the established standards of practice, ethical guidelines, policies and guidelines reflective of the American Nurses
Association (ANA) and their specialty service line. The staff nurse completes specific duties and maintains current competence in the skills and nursing practice according to the service line or area of primary work assignment.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND BEHAVIORAL EXPECTATIONS:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. This job description is not intended to be all inclusive; employees will perform other reasonably related business duties as assigned by the immediate supervisor and/or hospital administration as required.

LICENSE, EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE:

 BSN preferred.
Current RN license in the State of Texas.

CERTIFICATES, REGISTRATIONS.

• American Heart Association Basic Life Support (CPR) continuously maintained. May
onboard with AHA or Red Cross CPR and then transition to AHA upon first renewal.
• Advanced Specialty Courses (ASC) according to Attachment A
o ASC courses should be taken at earliest opportunity but must be completed within timeframes specified on Attachment A and continuously maintained ongoing.
• National Certification in specialty must be attempted within 4 years of hire date for eligible role and continuously maintained thereafter.

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