To act as patient advocate, providing continuity of care designed to meet individual patient needs through collaboration with other members of the healthcare team and supporting the mission, philosophy, objectives and goals of the facility. The Registered Nurse is responsible for assessing the needs of individual patients including but not limited to adult, pediatric, adolescent, and geriatric patients.

Minimum Qualifications

• Degree from an accredited nursing program
• Current Texas RN License
• Current BLS, ACLS and PALS (PALS certification must be completed within 3 months of hire date)
• 1 year experience as a Registered Nurse in a PAT or in a Pre-Op setting preferred

Essential Functions

• Communicate effectively, conscientiously and frequently with all team members to share information in a result oriented manner. Assist physicians, office staff, scheduling and ancillary departments as needed
• Ensure pre-operative care requirements of patients are accomplished through use of the nursing process, including assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation
• Performs completed patient care assessments. Obtain medical health history of the pre-operative patient. Complete all required documentation, fax documentation to physicians, perform EKG’s, obtains lab specimens, enter lab and radiology requisitions, provide pre and post-operative instructions, identifies abnormal lab values/imaging and reports to physicians
• Ability to multi-task with telephone communication and computer charting
• Strong empathy when dealing with patients and family undergoing surgical interventions
• Good interpersonal communication skills
• Perform outbound calls. Respond to telephone inquiries regarding expressed needs of the patient. Thoroughly document calls and encounters utilizing manual and/or on-line information systems
• Maintains BLS, ACLS and PALS certifications
• Attends all mandatory in services and participates in staff meetings
• Demonstrate flexibility in performance of patient care tasks to achieve timely response
• Demonstrate high quality customer service to our patients, their families, physicians, and each other. Treats all patients equally adopting the centers Patient Rights policy
• Reviews and carries out physician orders in an appropriate professional manner
• Willingness to assist with other duties when asked

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job the employee is frequently required to sit, converse, and listen; use hands to touch, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; and to reach with hands and arms. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.

The employee must be able to lift and/or carry over 20 pounds on a regular basis and be able to push/pull over 25 pounds on a regular basis. The employee must be able to stand and/or walk at least 8 hours per day.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.