Job Description

**Description**

** _Summary:_**

The Registered Nurse (RN) assesses, implements or delegates, plans, and
evaluates total nursing care and functions in accordance with established
philosophy, providing and directing patient care for a group of patients. The
Registered Nurse (RN) relates effectively with other shiftsdepartments for
optimal continuity of care. The Registered Nurse (RN) provides clinical
supervision for entry level nurses and assists in their development.

The CHRISTUS Children’s Hospital, established in 1959, was the first
children’s hospital in South-Central Texas. Located downtown, this 190-plus-
bed hospital serves more than 70,000 children annually from San Antonio, South
Texas and around the world. The hospital (in partnership with Baylor College
of Medicine) is the only academic children’s hospital in San Antonio. Our
highly specialized services meet the unique medical needs of children, from
Pediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care to Children’s Emergency Services, the
latest treatments for deformities of the spine including titanium rib implants
and halo traction, a Heart Center, a specialized asthma program, a highly
regarded Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, and growing maternal services to
include consultation, delivery, and maternal fetal medicine.

**_Requirements:_**

* Graduate of an accredited school of nursing with active RN Texas licensure.
* All newly licensed RNs with less than 6 months experience must participate in the CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Residency Program. An individualized learning plan will be developed through completion of the Performance Gap Analysis and competency completion will be documented through the programs tracking software.
* Registered Nurse with valid Texas License.
* BLS Certification required; ACLS certification highly desiredrecommended. Current specialty certification as required.
* Must have working knowledge of the nursing process as well as in depth knowledge of therapeutic, physical, psychosocial, spiritual, cultural, and developmental needs for a select category of patients.
* Good communication skills, both written and verbal.

**_Work Type:_**

Full Time

Job Tags

Full time,

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