Outpatient OR PreOp RN

CommonSpirit Health; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 48,216 - 75,768; Full time

Job summary

Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center in Houston, TX is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) to deliver compassionate, high-quality care across a multidisciplinary team. The role involves patient assessments, planning, and evidence-based care implementation to support recovery and outcomes.

You will collaborate with physicians and therapists, manage safety protocols, and contribute to a patient-centered environment at a leading teaching hospital with a national cancer center.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) required.
• At least 1 year of RN experience.
• Licensure as RN in Texas; CPR certification.

Responsibilities

• Assess patient condition on admission and during stay; notify changes to the physician.
• Design, direct, evaluate and document the plan of care and discharge planning with patient/family education.
• Prepare patients for procedures; ensure safety and report changes to Charge Nurse/Team Leader.
• Reassess patients and modify care as needed; communicate with physicians.
• Provide bedside shift reports with family participation to ensure continuity of care.

Skills

Critical thinking

Team collaboration

Patient communication

Education

BSN

Job description

Job Summary

As a Registered Nurse (RN), you will be a pivotal healthcare professional, delivering compassionate, high‑quality care that truly impacts our patients’ well‑being and recovery. 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.

Essential Key Job Responsibilities

• Assessment: Does admission and ongoing assessment of patient’s condition. Provides nursing care to meet the patient’s physical, psychological and spiritual needs. Notifies doctor of changes in assessment that require attention.
• Planning: Designs, directs, evaluates, and documents the plan of care, patient/family teaching and the transition of care plan to include a safe appropriate level of care discharge. Works with other clinical disciplines to meet specialized patient care and discharge needs. Formulates a plan of care and daily goals that takes into consideration the individualized needs of the patient.
• Implementation: Prepares patients physically, psychologically, and spiritually for treatments, surgeries and diagnostic studies to help reduce patient anxiety. Knows patients’ conditions and reports significant changes to Charge Nurse/Team Leader, and/or physician. Implements patient safety initiative and protocols including medication safety practices, physician orders, consult notifications.
• Evaluation: Reassesses patients at appropriate intervals following interventions. Notifies physician as necessary to modify interventions. Adjusts nursing care to meet patient’s emerging and changing needs.
• Report Skills: Gives and receives report using Bedside Shift Report including family participation. Provides an accurate and comprehensive report to the oncoming shift to help establish continuity of patient care. Receives report from

Job Requirements

• 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 and
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support, within 6 months and
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support, within 6 months

Where You’ll Work

Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center is a 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.

Pay Range

$35.45 - $55.36 /hour