Registered Nurse (RN) - Surgery Ambulatory (Full Time/Days)

Texas Health•Plano, TX

22h•Onsite

About The Position

This role focuses on delivering high-quality patient care within an ambulatory surgery setting. The Registered Nurse will be responsible for addressing patients' basic human needs, including safety, physical, psychological, and social well-being. The position emphasizes honoring the worth of individuals through unconditional acceptance, engaging families and caregivers in healthcare, and understanding patients' unique perspectives. Mutual problem-solving, attentive reassurance, an encouraging manner, and creating a healing environment characterized by privacy, safety, confidentiality, and tranquility are key aspects of this role. Texas Health Plano is a 386-bed, full-service hospital serving North Texas, specializing in various medical fields including emergency medicine, trauma, cardiology, neurosurgery, orthopedics, women's services, behavioral health, and advanced surgical services. It is a Level II Trauma Facility with Level IV NICU and Level IV Maternal facility designations, and a DNV-certified Comprehensive Stroke Program. The hospital is a four-time Magnet-designated facility with a DNV-certified Comprehensive Stroke Program and an AACN Beacon Gold adult intensive care unit.

Requirements

Nursing Diploma in Nursing required or Associate’s degree in nursing required or Bachelor’s degree in nursing preferred
Other – CLIAFE Must comply with CLIA regulations regarding foreign education equivalency required
1 year of experience a Registered Nurse or completion of an RN residency program required
RN – Registered Nurse upon hire required
BCLS – Basic Cardiac Life Support prior to providing independent patient care and maintained quarterly upon hire required
A high degree of confidentiality, positive interpersonal skills, and ability to function in a fast-paced environment.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in nursing preferred
2 years’ experience in Perioperative setting strongly preferred
ACLS – Advanced Cardiac Life Support within 90 days of hire required

Responsibilities

Basic Human Needs - Responds to others' priorities regarding safety, physical, psychological and social needs.
Human Respect - Honors worth of humans through unconditional acceptance.
Affiliation Needs - Engages family/caregivers in health care situations.
Appreciation of Unique Meanings - Concerned with understanding others frame of reference.
Mutual Problem Solving - Professional behaviors that help patients and families understand how to confront, learn about, and think about their health and illness; involves a reciprocal, shared approach with resulting decisions acceptable to involved parties.
Attentive Reassurance - Listens and concentrates on others. Is reliable, available and attentive.
Encouraging Manner - The professional nurse communicates an attitude that is supportive, open, positive and tolerant.
Healing Environment - The professional nurse creates settings that provide privacy, safety, confidentiality and tranquility.