Day Surgery RN

CommonSpirit Health • Houston, TX

9d • Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse on the Float/Flex Team provides compassionate, high-quality, individualized care focused on patients’ well-being and recovery. The RN conducts assessments, performs skilled procedures, develops and implements patient care plans, and collaborates with an interdisciplinary team to support optimal patient outcomes. The role calls for a patient-first mindset, strong critical thinking, reliability, and the ability to work with urgency in a fast-paced environment.

The RN uses the nursing process to provide cost-effective, quality-driven, patient-focused care. This includes gathering relevant patient data, assessing needs, establishing nursing diagnoses and goals, planning interventions, and evaluating outcomes. The RN documents care according to health system standards, educates patients and families on relevant care topics, supports patient safety and confidentiality, and contributes to research activities and evidence-based practice.

The position is at Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center, a 1,045-bed facility in the Texas Medical Center. The hospital is affiliated through a joint venture with Baylor College of Medicine and is recognized for research and clinical excellence across multiple specialties.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).
• At least one year of RN experience; the posting also specifies 24 months and demonstrated competence in Registered Nurse I performance expectations, or meeting experience requirements upon hire.
• Texas Registered Nurse license, required upon hire.
• Basic Life Support (CPR), required within 14 days.

Responsibilities

• Collect social, psychological, developmental, and spiritual data from patients, significant others, and other healthcare team members.
• Conduct ongoing assessments, formulate nursing diagnoses and goals, plan interventions, and evaluate their outcomes.
• Document in patient and unit records according to written health system standards and legal and quality-care requirements.
• Provide patients and families with teaching and information about pain management, nutrition, skin integrity, fall prevention, diabetes, disease processes, smoking cessation, and discharge instructions.
• Support patient safety, confidentiality, ethical decision-making, and cost-containment measures.
• Use research-supported interventions as appropriate for the patient population.
• Participate in research activities, identify research opportunities, and collaborate with Outcomes managers and the department.
• Collaborate with the interdisciplinary team to promote optimal patient outcomes.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level