Main PACU RN

CommonSpirit Health; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 78,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

CommonSpirit Health in Houston, TX is seeking a Registered Nurse to join the Float/Flex Team at Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center. You will deliver compassionate, high-quality nursing care, perform assessments, and implement patient care plans as part of an interdisciplinary team.

The role requires a BSN, at least one year of RN experience, and CPR certification. You will collaborate to optimize patient outcomes, document care according to hospital standards, and support patient education and

Qualifications

• BSN required.
• 1+ year RN experience.
• TX RN license upon hire.
• CPR/BLS certification within 14 days of hire.

Responsibilities

• Uses nursing process to provide cost-effective, patient-focused care.
• Performs ongoing assessments, develops goals, plans interventions, and evaluates outcomes.
• Documents in patient and unit records per standards of care to meet legal requirements.
• Provides teaching to patients and families on pain management, nutrition, skin integrity, fall prevention, diabetes, and discharge instructions.
• Demonstrates commitment to patient-centered care with confidentiality and ethical decision-making.

Skills

Patient assessment

Critical thinking

Team collaboration

Reliability

Education

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Job description

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As a Registered Nurse (RN) on our Float/Flex Team, you will be a pivotal healthcare professional, delivering compassionate, high-quality care that truly impacts our patients' well-being and recovery while presenting a positive attitude and being reliable,

Every day, you will leverage your expertise to provide individualized, comprehensive care, making critical assessments, performing skilled procedures, and meticulously implementing patient care plans. You'll collaborate seamlessly within an interdisciplinary team, contributing to a dynamic environment focused on optimal patient outcomes.

To thrive in this vital role, you will possess keen assessment skills, acute critical thinking, and a patient-first mindset, driven by a profound enthusiasm to help others. Your sense of urgency and dedication to excellence in a fast-paced environment will not only support patient recovery but also fuel your own career advancement.

• Utilizes the nursing process to ensure appropriate patient care is provided in a cost effective, quality driven, and patient focused manner. Collects pertinent social, psychological, developmental and spiritual data from the patient, significant others and other health care team members.
• Performs as ongoing assessment, formulates nursing diagnosis and goals, plans appropriate interventions, and evaluates the outcome of the interventions.
• Consistently documents in the patient and unit records according to written health system standards of care in order to meet legal and quality patient care requirements.
• Provides appropriate teaching and information to patients and families including information on Pain Management, Nutrition, Skin Integrity, Fall prevention, Diabetes, Disease Process, Smoking Cessation, and Discharge instructions
• Demonstrates commitment to the goals and values of the patient, Hospital, community and nursing profession through cost containment measures, maintaining confidentiality, appropriate ethical decision –making, and ensuring patient safety.
• Uses interventions substantiated by research as appropriate in the patient population, Participates in research activities, identifies opportunities for research, and collaborates with the Outcomes managers and department.

Job Requirements

Required

• Bachelors Of Science Nursing and At least one (1) year of RN experience, 24 - months and
• Demonstrated competence in Registered Nurse I performance expectations or meets experience requirements upon hire
• Registered Nurse: TX, upon hire and
• Basic Life Support - CPR, within 14 - days

Where You'll Work

Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center is an 1,045 bed facility located in the Texas medical center. A joint venture with Baylor College of Medicine, Baylor St. Luke’s is an internationally recognized leader in research and clinical excellence that has given rise to breakthroughs in cardiovascular care, neuroscience, oncology, transplantation, and more. The hospital is home to the Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center, a nationally-accredited and NCI-designated comprehensive cancer center. Our new McNair Campus is designed around the human experience—modeled on evidence-based practices for the safety of patients, visitors, staff, and physicians. The 27.5-acre campus represents the future of healthcare through a transformative alliance focused on leading-edge patient care, research, and education.