Registered Nurse PAT

Registered Nurse, PAT

Townsen Memorial Hospital is looking for a Registered Nurse, PAT to join our team! The Registered Nurse, PAT is responsible for coordinating the pre-admission testing (PAT) and interview/assessment process for patients scheduled to undergo an invasive or surgical procedure. Communicates with providers and/or their respective office staff as indicated regarding patient testing results to optimize the patient's condition prior to surgery.

Essential Functions:

• Ensures supplies and equipment needed are available and in good working order
• Explains nursing procedures and actions taken to help reduce anxiety
• Assesses patient's physical and mental status
• Documents patient care delivered, accurately in the medical record
• Implements doctor's orders in a timely and accurate manner
• Coordinates patient care; provides explanations and teaching to patient/family
• Plans for routine events and anticipates/prevents and manages/evaluates emergent situations
• Adapts to unexpected changes
• Performs all aspects of patient care in an environment that optimizes patient safety and reduces the likelihood of medical/health care errors.
• Participates in performance improvement activities
• Complete and assess EKGs
• Draw patient labs as ordered by physician

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Must be able to work independently, demonstrating sound judgment and reliability.
• Initiative and ability to troubleshoot and resolve conflict.
• Able to thrive and succeed in a team environment.
• Exceptional organization skills, ability to multitask and prioritize work activity based on need, attention to detail, initiative, and follow-through skills.
• Advanced level written and verbal communication skills, strong decision-making ability and attention to detail yielding effective conveyance of information.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
• Current and unencumbered RN license in the State of Texas.
• Three (3) years of perioperative nursing experience.
• Basic Life Science (BLS) certified.
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certified.
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certified or must be obtained within thirty (90) days of hire.

Townsen Memorial Hospital is an accredited network of facilities with an emphasis on emergency care, outpatient surgery, and diagnostics and imaging. Our core mission is to provide compassionate, evidence-based patient care to those we serve. At Townsen Memorial, we encompass diversity, dignity, and inclusiveness as a reflection of our core values. Townsen Memorial is committed to driving cutting edge healthcare to our patients, our communities and each other.