Surgical Services Registered Nurse (RN)-Medical City Heart& Spine-Dallas, TX

Surgical Services Registered Nurse (RN)Position: Surgical Services Registered Nurse (RN) Location: Medical City Heart & Spine, Dallas, TX Shift: Full Time-Days (12 hours) 6:30AM-7PM (No Weekends) Job Duties Include:Use therapeutic communication in daily practiceMaintain a safe and therapeutic OR and pre-surgical area environmentImplement and direct care, using the nursing process with emphasis on the needs of individual OR patientsEvaluate the effectiveness of the nursing processParticipate in Surgical Services specific initiatives and process improvementMonitors all patients for airway and pain managementProficient in interpretation of EKG changes, lab values and hemodynamic monitoringProvides care to patients receiving high-risk intravenous therapies and blood componentsPerforms direct patient care in the peri-operative patient with duties related in developing a surgical plan of care throughout the continuum Education: BSN required within 24 months Licensure: Current TX RN license or valid compact license Current BLS certification, issued by American Heart Association ACLS, required within 12 months Experience: Surgical experience required Two years acute care nursing experience required Minimum two years critical care preferred (CCU, ICU, CVICU) At least 1 year of experience spine/Ortho or trauma and at least 2 years as a nurse in a hospital setting. SPINE/ORTHO, or TRAUMA experience. MUST have Acute Care experience within the last year in Spine/Ortho specialty. Trauma experience REQUIRED Additional information: Call required approximately 2x per month, as needed