Qualifications
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

Graduate of an accredited school of Nursing
Current RN license to practice in the state of Texas
Current BCLS/CPR for Healthcare Providers
ACLS - or obtain within one year of hire

ICU or Step-down experience preferred
Minimum  three (3) years of current RN experience in acute care setting required

Harris Continued Care (HCCH) patients have complex needs requiring intensive nursing care such as ventilator weaning, multisystem failure, multiple trauma care,complex wound care and telemetry
There is a low nurse-to-patient ratio due to the complexity of these patients

Duties
Hours/Schedule: 6:30 am - 7:00 pm; (3) - 12 hour shifts, every other weekend

Practices within the regulations of the Texas Nurse Practice Act. Serves as a role model, intra/interdisciplinary collaborator and coordinator for quality patient care.

Duties:

Delivers care to patients utilizing the Nursing Process
• assesses the patient
• plans the care of the patient
• intervenes as appropriate
• evaluates the effectiveness of interventions
• Incorporates age specific safety/infection control measures into patient care.
• Initiates action to meet patient and/or significant others need for information
• Maintains continuity of patient care inter-shift, inter-hospital, and while expediting out of hospital transfers

Maintains professional accountability
Maintains and enhances nursing skills
Serves as patient advocate
Communicates per department expectations
Provides for patient privacy and dignity
Adapts to changes in workload assignment functioning as Resource/Charge Nurse as needed

At Texas Health Specialty Hospital we put a lot of value in time.  By maintaining a low nurse-to-patient ratio, we have the opportunity to impact the progress of our patient’s health over our average 25-day length of stay. This means the time for you to really make a difference in your patient’s quality of life.  Our 10-bed, long term acute care hospital, located within Harris Methodist Fort Worth Hospital, offers an environment for you to use your clinical expertise to provide individualized and holistic care for patients with intensive nursing needs.
 
We care for those with medically complex cases every day, such as:
• Ventilator-dependent patients with rehabilitation potential
• Multiple trauma patients
• Patients with complex wound care
• Multisystem failure patients
Consider a career at Harris Methodist Continued Care Hospital.

Texas Health Resources is an equal opportunity employer that celebrates diversity at all levels of our organization. EOE/AA/M/F/D/V

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