Las Palmas Medical Center offers comprehensive services and special expertise in Emergency Room Medicine (Level III Trauma), Cardiology, Women’s Services, Labor & Delivery, Neonatal Intensive Care, Neuroscience, Pediatric care,  and Wound Care Management. Las Palmas Medical Center is also the only Kidney Transplant Center in the Region. Las Palmas Rehabilitation Hospital is a separate facility with newly renovated patient rooms, exercise equipment and cafeteria. The physicians, nurses and staff at our 325-bed facility are committed to caring for our community with compassionate, quality healthcare.

We offer an excellent total compensation package, for various
positions including competitive salary, excellent benefit package and growth
opportunities. We believe in our team and your ability to do excellent work
with us. Your benefits include 401k, PTO medical, dental, flex spending, life,
disability, tuition reimbursement, and employee discount program. We would love to
talk to you about this fantastic opportunity.

POSITION SUMMARY: 

The Nurse provides direct
nursing care in accordance with established policies and procedures of Del Sol
Medical Center and the Texas Board of Nurse Examiners. The Nurse will assist
the Director in providing nursing leadership and demonstrates competency in
leadership, supervision, and management of staff.  The Nurse will supervise and provide feedback
to the Director regarding patient care and is a clinical role model. In
collaboration with the patient, the patient’s family, and other members of the
health care team, the clinical RN assesses, plans, implements, evaluates, and
coordinates treatment plans. The Nurse
will be cross-trained to assist in EP LAB HRU, Cath lab, non-invasive
procedures to include EKG and stress testing. Core Competencies will be assessed in accordance to
the units’ specific patient population served. On-call is required

• Demonstrates advanced level
  of clinical skills and the ability to mentor others to improve the delivery of
  quality care.
• Demonstrates knowledge and
  application of the nursing process.
• Monitors and recognizes
  changes in the patient’s behavioral and physiological status; takes appropriate
  action based on assessment.
• Utilizes professional skills
  and judgment in delivering and/or delegating care for a group of patients.
• Participates and cooperates
  in the departmental based Quality Improvement processes.
• Supports, maintains and
  provides an environment which is supportive of quality patient care through
  effective use of personnel and resources.
• Plans and implements patient
  care and teaching based on a total assessment and the age of the patient.
  Ensures that consents, orders and documentation are present for procedures.
• Serves as a patient and
  family advocate with respect to the patient’s right to privacy by protecting
  confidential information and by informing the physicians of patient requests.
• Ensures sterile techniques
  and patient safety are maintained.
• Maintains department equipment, orders inventory for the Heart recovery Unit and non-invasive
  areas, assures charges are completed
  each day and ensures daily departmental pharmaceutical needs are met.
• Plans and implements
  department inservice program.
• Assists Director with PI
  data collection and report generation.
• Assists Cardiovascular leadership
  in daily assignments according to competency matrix and departmental needs.
• Other duties as assigned.