Registered Nurse Day Surgery

Job Description

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As a Registered Nurse DaySurgery, your voice to influence patient care is valued and empowered at every turn –whether through open, collaborative relationships with your direct manager or more formal opportunities through hospital councils and national nursing initiatives. You'll help shape decisions that elevate both patient outcomes and the future of nursing.

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Position Details:

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• Self/preferential scheduling posted four weeks in advance for you to have predictability in your schedule
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• Culture of mutual respect and collaboration among all surgical staff
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• Continuous investment in equipment including surgical instruments, devices and patient positioning for you to do your best work with patient safety and workflow efficiency in the Operating Room
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• Rounding with unit leaders, including charge nurses, to ensure your voice is heard on suggestions for patient care and surgical workflow improvement
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• On-call is required during select non-business hours
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What you will do in this role:

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• Evaluate patients prior to surgery
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• Provide patient and family education surrounding the procedure and peri-operative process
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• Assume responsibility for patient preparation, including intravenous therapy, preoperative medications, and surgical site verification
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• Participate in surgicalsite verification, including briefing, time out, debriefing, and universal protocols, according to hospital policy
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• Recognize and respond to patient emergencies
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• Deliver high-quality, patient-centered care while managing evidence-based practices and continuous improvement initiatives
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• Be an integral member of a dynamic interdisciplinary team – consisting of the provider(s), surgeons, surgical technologists and more
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• Consistently apply the nursing process, critical thinking skills, scientific judgment, technical skills and leadership to independently deliver safe nursing care to patients
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• Assess patient condition, monitor throughout your shift, and document changes in patient condition along with the care provided thoroughly
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• Educate patients and families/caregivers about the patient’s medical condition, treatment and follow-up measures
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• Advanced Cardiac Life Spt must be obtained within 6 months of employment start date
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• Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date
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• PALS Pediatric Adv LifeSupt must be obtained within 6 months of employment start date
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• (RN) Registered Nurse
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• Bachelors Degree, or Associate Degree
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• 2 years experience Required Years of Experience
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Rio Grande Regional Hospital, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

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• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
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• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
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• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
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• Savings and retirement resources , including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
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• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
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• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts
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Learn more about Employee Benefits

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Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

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"Nurses are essential to the delivery of healthcare and serve as its foundation. At HCA Healthcare, we are committed to equipping nurses with the tools and resources they need to deliver exceptional patient care, championing the profession, and supporting the advancement of nursing’s future."

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Erica Rossitto, MBA/HCM, BSN, RN, NEA-BC

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Senior Vice President andChief Nurse Executive

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HCA Healthcare

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Rio Grande Regional Hospital in McAllen, Texas has been serving the Rio Grande Valley for more than 30 years. Our full service hospital has 320+ beds and a team of more than 500 physicians representing 35+ specialties. Rio Grande Regional Hospital offers a full range of inpatient and outpatient medical and surgical services. Our Emergency Room is a Level III Trauma Center and we have extended our ER services into the Rio Grande Valley with our three remote ERs in McAllen/Mission, Edinburg, and San Juan. Our Women’s Services include L&D and a 30+ bed NICU. We also have an entire children’s hospital within our main facility to care for the children in our community. We work with the Texas Transplant Institute, which serves local patients in need of organ, tissue or stem cell transplants . Our proven track record of serving the medical needs of the Valley communities we serve has led to Rio Grande Regional Hospital being recognized for patient safety and clinical excellence time and time again.

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HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

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If this opportunity isyour next step in your career path, we encourage you to apply for our Registered Nurse Day Surgery opening. We review all applications. Qualified candidates will be contacted by a member of our team. We are interviewing, apply today!

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We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.