Moore County Hospital District (MCHD) is an award winning Joint Commission accredited Critical Access Hospital located in the High Plains of Texas in the town of Dumas.

MCHD serves a population base that covers six counties and consistently performs alongside top hospitals in the nation, both rural and urban, in clinical measures, patient satisfaction, and employee satisfaction.

MCHD is a recipient of the Hurst Gold Standard of Nursing Award, the Studer Excellence in Patient Care Award, the TORCH Light award, the Joint Commission Top Performer award, the Texas Healthcare Quality Improvement Award, the Studer Healthcare Partner of the Month award, the Home Care Elite award, and more. MCHD's 2019 Press Ganey Employee Engagement Survey ranked MCHD in the top 95% of healthcare organizations nationally for employee job satisfaction and engagement.

This is a Full Time position.

WHAT YOU'LL DO: Provide direct patient care in the Memorial Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Communicate with physicians, nurses, and other staff about patients’ clinical condition including results of diagnostic studies, and symptomatology. Respond quickly and accurately to changes in conditions or response to treatment. May perform duties as a charge nurse as required and scheduled.

Duties:

• Provide thorough report on resident conditions and new orders to following shift
• Recognize and assess changes in condition and report as necessary
• Communicate with physicians when needed and obtain orders when necessary
• Maintain the highest quality of functioning in all residents
• Assess residents monthly as assigned
• Provide quality care in all treatments provided while maintaining residents’ dignity and rights
• Sign all duty books when providing treatment prescribed
• Follow all medication administration rights and order medications as delegated
• All patches, injections, HHN tx are administered by the licensed nurse
• Supervise nurse aides/med aides daily in their duties and resident care by rounding, delegation, and follow up
• Assist outside departments with resident care including but not limited to physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, lab etc
• Be knowledgeable in the care plan of all residents
• Maintain active relationships with both residents and family members
• Maintain all education required by regulations and licensure
• Participate in quality teams/projects as assigned.

EDUCATIONAL/EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS: Graduate of an accredited school of Professional Nursing.

EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS: None. Six months nursing experience in a long-term care setting preferred.

LICENSURE / CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: Current Texas RN license Current CPR certification. Must maintain current licensure at all times

Miscellaneous: Must remain knowledgeable in the rules and regulations set forth by the state of TX for long term care