Registered Nurse - Inpatient Operating Room

TCH Medical Center; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

TCH Medical Center in Houston, TX is seeking an Inpatient Registered Nurse for our Operating Room. You will assess, plan, educate, implement and evaluate age-appropriate care in a fast-paced environment, with family-centered principles and cost-efficient practices.

Responsibilities include data collection, vital signs, exam prep, assisting during procedures, medication administration, documentation, patient education, referrals, triage, and safety compliance including respiratory fit testing.

Qualifications

• RN license – Texas Board of Nursing or Nurse Licensure Compact
• Basic Life Support from the American Heart Association required
• 9 months Professional Nursing Experience Required

Responsibilities

• Assist in collecting patient/family data per site protocol
• Collect and document vital signs, height/weight, and reason for visit
• Prepare patient for examination per site protocol
• Assist provider during treatments, examinations and testing as directed
• Administer medications and immunizations per site protocol
• Document medication administration in the medical record
• Provide patient/family education as instructed
• Coordinate referrals and triage presenting patient complaints
• Verify provider orders per site protocol
• Maintain proper specimen collection per manufacturer guidelines
• Demonstrate service philosophies to patients and families
• Undergo respiratory fit testing as required by safety standards

Skills

Patient assessment

Communication

Family education

Education

Bachelor's degree in nursing

Associate degree in nursing

Technical Diploma in Nursing

Nursing Bridge/MSN enrollment

Job description

We are searching for an Inpatient Registered Nurse in our Operating Room -- someone who works well in a fast-paced setting. In this position, you will provide nursing care to patients by assessing, planning, educating, implementing, and evaluating age-appropriate care that incorporates family-centered principles and cost-effective care.

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Job Duties & Responsibilities

• Assists in the collection of patient/family data that may include biophysical, psychosocial, developmental, cultural, and environmental information per site protocol
• Collects and documents vital signs, height/weight and reason for visit
• Prepares patient for examination per site protocol
• Assists provider, as directed, during treatments, examinations and testing as directed by provider and within scope of site
• Administers medication and immunizations as directed by physician per site protocol
• Documents administration of medication and immunizations in the medical record per site protocol
• Provides patient/family education as instructed by the physician or site protocol
• Documents such education in the medical record
• Coordinates referrals
• Triages presenting patient complaint per site protocol
• Verifies provider order and patient per site protocol
• Collects and processes specimen according to manufacturer's instructions and using proper technique
• Demonstrates service philosophies to patients and families
• As part of our commitment to maintaining a safe and healthy workplace, all successful candidates will be required to undergo respiratory fit testing in compliance with occupational health and safety standards.

Skills & Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in nursing or one of the following:
  • Associate degree in nursing/related field accepted by the Texas Board of Nursing for the purposes of obtaining and maintaining an RN license with acceptance or current enrollment in a BSN program and a signed agreement
  • Technical Diploma in Nursing with acceptance or current enrollment in a BSN program and signed agreement
  • Must be currently enrolled in A Nursing Bridge Program working toward an MSN. Verified BSN-equivalency or a signed agreement is required.
• RN License – Texas Board of Nursing or Nurse Licensure Compact
• Basic Life Support from the American Heart Association required
• 9 months Professional Nursing Experience Required