Overview

Overview:

St. Luke’s Health-Memorial paves the way for quality innovative health care in East Texas and provides more than a quarter of a million patient services each year. With hospitals in Lufkin Livingston and San Augustine St. Luke’s Health-Memorial provides millions of dollars in charity care and community support each year.

Your success in this role comes from your enthusiasm to help others - with a patient-first mindset. Keen assessment skills, critical thinking, and a sense of urgency support your career advancement and you thrive in a fast-paced clinical environment where you will rarely experience the same day twice.

CHI St. Luke’s Health Memorial is a 271 bed non-profit facility providing quality health care to patients and communities in and around [Lufkin / Texas]. We are part of CommonSpirit Health which operates 139 hospitals and more than 1,000 care sites across 21 states, making our services accessible to nearly 1 in 4 U.S. residents.

If you are committed to social justice, health equity, and prepared to deliver care in new, innovative ways, you belong with us.

While you’re busy impacting the healthcare industry, we’ll take care of you with benefits that include health/dental/vision, FSA, matching retirement plans, paid vacation, and adoption assistance.

Responsibilities

ESSENTIAL KEY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Manages overtime and unit staffing for all nursing staff based on budget, patient acuity and census on a daily basis

2. Communicates staffing decisions to Nurse Managers of concerned area

3. Ensures agency nursing staff is in appropriate units at the scheduled time

4. Responds and intervenes in all emergency situations

5. Coordinates all staff nurse sick calls and communicates information to the manager of concern.

6. Responsible for the notification of on call staff

7. Responsible for coordinating after hour procedures

8. Acts promptly and decisively to address problems that arise throughout the house

9. Serves as administrative/management representative at all times

Qualifications

Education Level

• Associates Degree in Nursing or Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing

Licensure/Certification

• Texas Registered Nurse License

• BLS

• ACLS

• PALS within 6 months of hire/transfer

• TNCC Preferred

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Must demonstrate effective communication skills and ability to work with other departments

• Experience working with people of different skill, experience and educational background

• Provides patient teaching based on the patient teaching plan.

Experience

• Does not require prior experience

Pay Range

$35.12 - $50.92 /hour

We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.