Main PACU RN
About The Position
The Registered Nurse delivers compassionate, high-quality, individualized care that supports patients’ well-being and recovery. The RN assesses patients, performs skilled procedures, implements and evaluates care plans, and collaborates with an interdisciplinary team to achieve optimal patient outcomes. The role requires sound clinical judgment, critical thinking, a patient-first approach, and dedication to excellence in a fast-paced environment. The RN provides care that addresses patients’ physical, psychological, and spiritual needs; prepares patients for treatments, surgeries, and diagnostic studies; and works with clinical disciplines on specialized care and discharge planning. The RN supports patient safety, continuity of care, accurate documentation, appropriate communication and escalation, and a compassionate patient and family experience. The position also involves maintaining required licenses, certifications, and competencies and assisting with orientation as assigned. Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center is a 1,045-bed facility in the Texas Medical Center and a joint venture with Baylor College of Medicine. It is recognized for research and clinical excellence and is home to the Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center. Its McNair Campus is a 27.5-acre campus designed around evidence-based practices and patient, visitor, staff, and physician safety.
Requirements
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing, upon hire.
- One year of RN experience, upon hire.
- Registered Nurse license for Texas, upon hire.
- Basic Life Support (CPR) certification within 14 days.
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support certification within 6 months.
Responsibilities
- Perform admission and ongoing patient assessments and notify the physician of changes requiring attention.
- Provide nursing care that addresses patients’ physical, psychological, and spiritual needs.
- Design, direct, evaluate, and document individualized plans of care, patient and family teaching, and safe transitions and discharge plans.
- Collaborate with other clinical disciplines to address specialized care and discharge needs.
- Prepare patients physically, psychologically, and spiritually for treatments, surgeries, and diagnostic studies.
- Monitor patient conditions and report significant changes to the Charge Nurse/Team Leader and/or physician.
- Implement patient safety initiatives and protocols, including medication safety practices, physician orders, and consult notifications.
- Reassess patients after interventions, notify physicians as necessary, and adjust care to meet changing needs.
- Give and receive bedside shift reports, including family participation, and provide accurate handoff information to support continuity of care.
- Delegate tasks as appropriate to coworkers’ experience and abilities and patient acuity.
- Maintain a safe patient-care and work environment; promptly remove used and soiled equipment and linen to the appropriate location.
- Incorporate national and organizational quality, safety, and patient satisfaction goals; promptly report safety and hazard concerns.
- Document patient-care charges and supplies used and support cost containment.
- Clock in and out according to policy and obtain approval before working overtime, including incremental overtime.
- Document consistently in patient and unit records according to health system standards and legal and quality requirements.
- Maintain a Texas RN license, including applicable multistate licensure requirements, and meet competency requirements.
- Assist with orientation of new employees and floated staff when requested and assigned.
- Maintain professional licenses, certifications, and annual competencies by their deadlines; attend required in-services, workshops, town halls, and at least 75% of annual unit meetings.
- Keep current with communications, emails, and professional journals related to medical and nursing developments.
- Escalate life-threatening changes to appropriate providers and document physician responses.
- Apply the nursing process within the organization’s professional care model to meet patients’ and families’ clinical, psychosocial, and spiritual needs in accordance with Catholic Ethical and Religious Directives.
- Build healing relationships with patients, families, and colleagues and provide a caring, compassionate, patient-focused experience.
- Perform hourly rounding and bedside shift reports, update the patient communication board, and provide service recovery as needed.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
