Registered Nurse - PACU, PRN

St. Josephs Medical Center • Houston, TX

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Manage patient care during and after emergence from anesthesia including general, Monitored Anesthesia Care (MAC), regional, spinal/epidural.

Welcome to St. Joseph Medical Center (SJMC), Houston's first and only downtown hospital delivering world-class care for the last 137 years and looking forward to the next century of exceptional care to Houstonians when they need us most.
Whether it's for a scheduled surgery, the birth of a baby, an unexpected emergency, or an outpatient visit, we have staff available around the clock to provide you access to immediate, quality health care. SJMC has been providing health care services to Greater Houston residents for over 130 years, which should give you great comfort in knowing that we have a great tradition of caring for our community. We strive to meet our patients' expectations and encourage our patients to provide us with feedback on how we can help them have the best experience possible while they're in our care.
Over the last years we have expanded our services to include the Advanced Wound Care Center, Comprehensive Cardiac and Vascular Services, the Women's Center, the St. Joseph Maternal Fetal Medicine Center, and a Weight Loss Surgery Program, just to name a few. As you work with our physicians, nurses, case managers, educators, and other staff, you will be guided through your health care journey, from diagnosis to treatment, with compassion every step of the way.
Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging are at the foundation of the care St Joseph Medical Center provides to our community we are privileged to support in all of our employment practices. We do not discriminate on the grounds of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or expression or any other non-job-related characteristic.

Requirements

• Technical, clerical, critical thinking, and interpersonal skills relevant to total patient care/area to safely and efficiently treat patients.
• Good verbal and written communication skills necessary to be clearly and easily understood by patients, families and members of the Health Care team.
• Demonstrates a pleasant, helpful and caring demeanor to be an effective patient advocate.
• B.S., Diploma or Associate Degree in Nursing.
• Licensed as a Registered Nurse accepted by the Texas State Board of Nursing to engage in professional nursing
• Basic Cardiac Life Support (BLS)
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)-Recommended

Responsibilities

• Tracking and evaluating patient laboratory and physical assessment parameters.
• Manage patient's condition and care with focus on airway maintenance.
• Able to manage airway status in rapidly changing circumstances and take action to avoid or minimize patient compromise.
• Initiate post-operative therapies such as, patient-controlled analgesia, epidural infusion, Swiss therapy, etc.
• Participates in and manages patients undergoing electrical therapy i.e., electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) and cardioversion.
• Participates as assigned in PACU on call schedule and arrives on site within 45 minutes.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree