Pre Operative RN

CommonSpirit Health; College Park (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

St. Luke’s Health - The Woodlands Hospital in Texas is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) to deliver compassionate, high-quality care, perform critical assessments, and execute skilled procedures within an interdisciplinary team.

Requirements include an Associate Degree in Nursing, TX RN license, and CPR; a BSN is preferred. The hospital prides itself on patient safety and excellence in care, supporting professional growth in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Assessment of patient condition; plans of care and discharge; communication with care team.
• Planning and documentation of care plans, teaching, and transition needs.
• Implementation of treatments and safety practices, reporting changes to physicians.
• Ongoing evaluation and reassessment of patient needs and responses.
• Proficient bedside shift reporting and handoffs to ensure continuity of care.
• Maintains safe patient environment and reports hazards.

Responsibilities

• Assess patients on admission and ongoing, providing comprehensive nursing care.
• Design, direct, evaluate, and document care plans and patient/family teaching.
• Prepare patients for treatments and report significant changes to team/physician.
• Reassess patients after interventions and adjust care as needed.
• Provide accurate shift reports to ensure continuity of care.
• Maintain safe and clean environment and adhere to safety protocols.

Skills

Assessment skills

Planning and documentation

Implementation of care

Evaluation and reassessment

Bedside report communication

Patient safety practices

Education

Associate of Nursing

Bachelor of Nursing

Job description

Job Summary and Responsibilities

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.

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.

• 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 off-going shift and delegates tasks as needed to provide continuity of care according to coworker's experience, abilities and the patient's acuity.
• Environment & Patient Safety: Maintains patient and work environment to maximize safe working space. Promptly removes all used and soiled equipment, linen, etc. to appropriate location. Incorporates national and organizational goals to improve quality, patient safety and satisfaction. Reports all patient safety and hazard concerns immediately.

Job Requirements

Required

• Associate Of Nursing, upon hire or
• At least one (1) year of RN experience, upon hire
• Registered Nurse: TX, upon hire and
• Basic Life Support - CPR, within 14 - days

Preferred

• Bachelors Of Nursing

Where You'll Work

St. Luke’s Health - The Woodlands Hospital is a 245 bed facility serving North Harris and Montgomery counties. The hospital has been recognized as a Best Hospital by U.S. News & World Report, and is proud to serve as the clinical home for the Dan L Duncan Cancer Center. The hospital was awarded an “A” hospital safety grade by The Leapfrog Group in both 2023 and 2025. Clinical services provided include cardiovascular services, diagnostic imaging, women’s services (digital mammography and bone density studies), neurosciences, pediatric care (Newborn and Level III nurseries), surgery, pathology and pulmonary services, and sleep disorder services.