Registered Nurse (RN) - Surgery Ambulatory (Full Time/Variable Shifts)
About The Position
Texas Health Plano is hiring a Registered Nurse for its Surgery Ambulatory department. The position is full-time, 40 hours per week, with variable shifts to be discussed during the interview. Weekend and holiday work is required. The nurse provides patient-centered care in a fast-paced surgical setting, responding to patients’ safety, physical, psychological, and social needs; involving families and caregivers; and creating a safe, private, confidential, and reassuring healing environment. The role emphasizes respectful communication, attentive listening, shared problem-solving, and supportive professional conduct.
Requirements
- Nursing diploma or associate degree in nursing required; bachelor’s degree in nursing preferred.
- Must comply with CLIA regulations regarding foreign education equivalency.
- At least 1 year of registered nurse experience or completion of an RN residency program required.
- Registered Nurse (RN) license required upon hire.
- Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) certification required before providing independent patient care and must be maintained quarterly.
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification required within 90 days of hire.
- High degree of confidentiality, positive interpersonal skills, and ability to function in a fast-paced environment.
Nice To Haves
- Two years of experience in a perioperative setting strongly preferred.
Responsibilities
- Respond to patients’ safety, physical, psychological, and social needs.
- Honor the worth of patients through unconditional acceptance.
- Engage families and caregivers in health care situations.
- Seek to understand patients’ frames of reference and the meanings they attach to their experiences.
- Help patients and families understand and consider health and illness through reciprocal, shared problem-solving, reaching decisions acceptable to those involved.
- Listen attentively and be reliable, available, and responsive to others.
- Communicate in a supportive, open, positive, and tolerant manner.
- Create an environment that provides privacy, safety, confidentiality, and tranquility.
Benefits
- 401(k)
- Paid time off
- Medical benefits
- Dental benefits
- Paid parental leave
- Flexible spending benefits
- Tuition reimbursement
- Student loan repayment programs
- On-site childcare center
- Opportunities for growth
- Supportive team environment
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
Associate degree
