Charge RN Pre-Admission Testing

Charge Registered Nurse PAT at Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Trophy Club

Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Trophy Club is hiring a Charge Registered Nurse for Pre Admission Testing department!

Join us at Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Trophy Club and embark on a career journey that marries professional growth with impactful patient care. Apply today to be part of our dynamic team, where your dedication and expertise create an environment dedicated to exceptional service. Your path to a rewarding career starts here!

Under the supervision of the Charge Nurse, Supervisor and Director, the nurse is responsible for documenting the patient history, current medications, performs pre-admission diagnostic testing as ordered, and provides pre-operative instruction and teaching.

The PAT nurse is responsible for implementing physician orders, communicating with the surgeon and/or anesthesiologist any pertinent patient information, providing patient safety, comfort and privacy at all times.

Qualifications

Education:

Graduate of accredited school of professional nursing.

BSN preferred

Licensure/Certification:

Current Texas RN License

BLS, must get ACLS within 30 days' hire

Required Experience:

• Minimum two (2) years' experience as a RN in a clinical setting

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.

Strong assessment and interview skills

Good organization habits.

Ability to adapt to change quickly, strong knowledge base relative to surgery procedures and management of the surgical patient

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

Excellent teaching skills

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.

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:

• 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.