Registered Nurse Post Surgical Unit

Registered Nurse Post-Surgical Unit at Baylor Scott & White Surgical Hospital Fort Worth

The PSU Nurse has the responsibility to provide all nursing care services for the post-surgical patients in a manner suitable to accepted standards of care. This position is assigned to respond to patients presenting to the facility Emergency Department with a healthcare need and providing the Medical Screening Exam as delegated by the Medical Executive Committee.

Qualifications

Education

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing, BSN preferred.

Licensure/Certification:

Current Texas RN License

Current BLS, must get ACLS within 6 months of hire.

Required Experience:

Minimum two (2) years' experience as an RN in a hospital Medical/Surgery or ICU Unit

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

Demonstrates knowledge and skill level necessary to assess patient's psychosocial, educational and physical needs, as well as the ability to address these needs in an age-appropriate manner in the pediatric, adolescent, adult and/or geriatric patient population.

Excellent communication skills, verbal and written.

Good organization habits.

Ability to make decisions based on nursing judgment.

Able to prioritize and organize workload to meet needs of patients and unit.

Experience with Electronic Healthcare Records

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

Performs direct patient care within scope of RN practice and according to hospital policies and procedures.

Plans, implements, and evaluates nursing care for patients based on individual, specific patient needs, and according to physician's orders.

Responds quickly and appropriately to emergency situations.

Identifies educational needs, implements and evaluates learning and documents patient / family education.

Manages acute and chronic pain on all patients but especially post procedure or surgical patients to assist in alleviating suffering and improving healing.

Delivers medication based upon continual assessment, safety, and evaluation of patient response.

Responds to patients presenting to hospital with healthcare need and perform MSE follows policies and procedures for follow-up.

Follows all documentation policies.

What We Offer: As an organization, one way we care for our communities and each other is by providing a comprehensive benefits package that includes:

Medical, dental, vision, and prescription coverage

Life and AD&D coverage

Availability of short- and long-term disability

Flexible financial benefits including FSAs and HSAs

401(k) and access to retirement planning

Paid holidays and vacation

Who We Are: At USPI, we create relationships that create better care. We partner with physicians and healthcare systems to provide first-class ambulatory solutions throughout the United States. We are committed to providing surgical services in the most efficient and clinically excellent manner.

USPI is committed to, and proud of our inclusive culture. An inclusive culture, in our view, is respectful of differences and nurtures and supports the contributions of each individual, while also embracing and leveraging diversity. A diverse workforce, combined with an inclusive culture, makes USPI stronger and better able to meet the needs of our diverse patient and physician population.