Registered Nurse (RN) - Outpatient Rheumatology Clinic

At our company, our mission starts with our people. Guided by our HEART values of Humility, Excellence, Accountability, Respect, and Trust, we strive to create a workplace where teammates feel valued, supported, and empowered to do their best work every day. You'll bring this mission to life by providing quality, age-appropriate nursing care through assessment, planning, implementation, coordination, education, and evaluation. This Registered Nurse (RN) role with the Outpatient Rheumatology provides family centered care and supports patients and families in end-of-life situations.

Responsibilities

• Uses evidence-based assessments and interviewing techniques to collect patient, family, and population-specific health information
• Prioritizes assessment findings based on immediate and anticipated patient needs
• Develops and updates individualized care plans in partnership with patients, families, caregivers, and other health care professionals
• Implements evidence-based nursing interventions during clinical visits, telephone encounters, and electronic communications
• Coordinates care and delegates appropriate interventions based on team members’ competencies, applicable regulations, and organizational policies
• Educates patients, families, and caregivers about health management, preventive care, available services, and community resources
• Evaluates patient responses and progress toward expected outcomes and revises care plans as needed
• Documents assessments, care plans, interventions, education, and evaluation results in the patient health record 
• Promotes positive patient experiences through compassionate communication, patient advocacy, and professional collaboration 
• Maintains clinical competence through ongoing education and participates in quality improvement and patient safety initiatives

As part of our commitment to maintaining a safe and healthy workplace, all successful candidates will be required to undergo respiratory fit testing in compliance with occupational health and safety standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in nursing required, or an accepted alternative education pathway listed below 
• Associate degree or technical diploma in nursing with current enrollment in a BSN program and a signed agreement to obtain a BSN accepted as an alternative for new
  hires 
• Current enrollment in a nursing bridge program leading to an MSN, with verified BSN equivalency or a signed agreement, accepted as an alternative 
• Additional education pathways and grandfathered requirements apply to eligible internal transfers, existing employees, and rehires based on employment history
• 9 months of professional nursing experience required
• Registered Nurse license issued by the Texas Board of Nursing or through the Nursing Licensure Compact required