Description

LOCATION: The Heart Hospital Baylor, Dallas, Texas

SPECIALTY/DEPARTMENT: Hospital wide

SHIFT/SCHEDULE: 12-hour shifts, full-time nights, 7:00 p.m.-7:00 a.m. including weekends and holidays

About Us

Here at Baylor Scott & White Health we promote the well-being of all individuals, families, and communities. Baylor Scott and White is the largest not-for-profit healthcare system in Texas that empowers you to live well.

Our Core Values are:

• We serve faithfully by doing what's right with a joyful heart.
• We never settle by constantly striving for better.
• We are in it together by supporting one another and those we serve.
• We make an impact by taking initiative and delivering exceptional experience.

Benefits

Our benefits are designed to help you live well no matter where you are on your journey. For full details on coverage and eligibility, visit the Baylor Scott & White Benefits Hub to explore our offerings, which may include:

• Immediate eligibility for health and welfare benefits
• 401 (k) savings plan with dollar-for-dollar match up to 5%
• Tuition Reimbursement
• PTO accrual beginning Day 1
  Note: Benefits may vary based upon position type and/or level

Job Summary

You'll work closely with management. Plan, steer, and coordinate daily tasks in nursing service administration. Create policies and procedures to achieve department priorities.

Essential Functions of the Role

• You will manage and oversee daily business and administrative operations with an emphasis on providing patient-centered care.
• Guide and teach your team. Ensure compliance with regulations.
• You are expected to apply Lean methods to enhance practice and patient care.
• You'll help plan the staffing budget, as well as the equipment and expense budget for the year.
• You must update staff on patients, especially those in critical condition. Report staffing and unexpected events.
• You will build good relationships with department staff, patients' families, doctors, and external groups. This helps with communication, problem-solving, and improving patient care quality.
• Prepare reports, maintain records and files, and manage equipment and inventory. Also, maintain a database for generating reports when needed.

Key Success Factors

• Understanding medical terms, promoting health, managing illness and disease, knowing common medications, dosages, effects, and side effects is important.
• Excellent communication skills for effectively expressing thoughts both verbally and in writing.
• Interpersonal skills to engage effectively with various constituencies.
• Critical thinking and problem-solving abilities.
• Aptitude to guide the work of supervised staff in line with established guidelines, policies and procedures.
• Ability to evaluate performance and conduct training of supervised staff.
• Ability to observe and communicate patient's medical changes with nursing staff and doctors effectively.
• Essential computer skills include MS Office, email, security, scheduling, payroll systems, and electronic medical records for efficiency in tasks.

Belonging Statement

We believe that all people should feel welcomed, valued and supported.

Qualifications

• Associate's degree in Nursing
• At least (3) three years of relevant experience in the nursing field
• Registered Nurse
• Have Basic Life Support and Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support accreditation. Or, have the ability to acquire it within the first 30 days of employment.