McNair Pre-Op Recovery RN
About The Position
The Registered Nurse (RN) provides compassionate, high-quality, individualized care to support patient well-being and recovery. The role involves assessing patients, performing skilled nursing procedures, implementing and evaluating care plans, and collaborating with an interdisciplinary team to achieve optimal outcomes. The RN prepares patients for treatments, surgeries, and diagnostic studies; supports safe transitions and discharge planning; and addresses patients’ physical, psychological, and spiritual needs. The position also emphasizes patient and family education, patient safety, accurate documentation, communication across shifts, and a caring patient experience.
Requirements
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
- 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
- Conduct admission and ongoing assessments; provide nursing care for patients’ physical, psychological, and spiritual needs; and notify the physician of changes requiring attention.
- Design, direct, evaluate, and document individualized plans of care, patient and family teaching, and safe transition and discharge plans.
- Coordinate with other clinical disciplines to address specialized patient 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, include families as appropriate, and delegate tasks according to coworkers’ experience and abilities and patient acuity.
- Maintain a safe patient and work environment, remove used or soiled items appropriately, and promptly report safety and hazard concerns.
- Document patient care and unit records in accordance with health system standards and maintain accurate records of charges and supplies used.
- Follow timekeeping policies and obtain approval before working overtime.
- Maintain an active Texas RN license, meet competency requirements, and assist with orientation of new or floated staff when assigned.
- Maintain professional licenses, certifications, and annual competencies; attend required in-services and workshops and keep current with nursing developments and communications.
- Escalate life-threatening changes to appropriate providers and document physician responses.
- Apply the nursing process to meet patients’ and families’ clinical, psychosocial, and spiritual needs in accordance with the organization’s professional model of care and Catholic Ethical and Religious Directives.
- Support a compassionate patient experience through healing relationships, hourly rounding, bedside shift reports, updates to the patient communication board, and service recovery as needed.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
