Registered Nurse (RN)- Director of 3 West Orthopedic Trauma Acute Care (M-F 8-5 with call as needed) Job Listing at UMC in Lubbock, TX (Job ID R16271)

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RN Director of Orthopedic Trauma Acute Care
Full-Time M-F 8-5 with after-hours call availability

3 West is a 33 bed Medical Surgical Orthopedic Trauma and Surgical Unit. We provide quality patient care to a diverse patient population; young adults up to geriatrics, planned joint replacements to trauma, and patients admitted for other medical disease processes. The specialty focus for 3 West is orthopedics trauma and surgery; total joint replacements and fractures. 3 West offers a Joint Mobility Camp for our patients that have undergone joint procedures. 3 West provides a learning conducive comprehensive orientation that uses interdisciplinary collaboration.

Plans, supervises and evaluates patient care and nursing personnel of a specific nursing unit on a 24-hour basis. In compliance with the Philosophy of the Department of Nursing, will be responsible for operations of a specific nursing unit to ensure quality patient care, competent and responsible personnel management and cost efficient and effective utilization of unit resources.

Qualifications:

-Graduation from an accredited School of Nursing
-Valid Texas RN License/Eligible Compact License
-Must maintain a current BLS certification from American Heart Association
-MSN required
-Minimum of 5 years of RN experience required
-Previous leadership/management experience required
-Med-Surg certification preferred and encouraged
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