Registered Nurse, Post Surgical Unit, Full-Time (Days)

Surgery Partners Brand; Addison (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Surgery Partners Brand in Addison, Texas seeks a Registered Nurse to advocate for patients and coordinate care across the surgical team, supporting the facility’s philosophy and goals.

This role requires Texas RN licensure, BLS, ACLS (or completion within 3 months), and at least two years on a surgical floor with spine and joint experience. You will perform ongoing assessments, plan patient care, respond to emergencies, document actions, and collaborate with the care team.

Qualifications

• Texas RN licensure is required.
• BLS certification required; ACLS certification or completion within 3 months of hire date.
• Minimum of two years’ staff nurse experience on a surgical floor with spine and joint cases.

Responsibilities

• Performs ongoing assessments focusing on physiologic, psychological, and cognitive status.
• Develops goal-directed care plans based on nursing diagnoses and patient outcomes.
• Delivers care using nursing processes to achieve desired patient outcomes.
• Prioritizes patient care based on needs and available resources.
• Responds to emergencies following established protocols and documents events.
• Maintains knowledge of medical/surgical care, pain management, medications, labs, safety, and emergencies.
• Demonstrates problem identification and resolution for sound decision making.
• Documents care on the floor and in patient records timely and concisely.
• Works as part of a team to deliver patient care.
• Maintains BLS and ACLS certifications.
• Attends mandatory in-services and staff meetings.
• Adapts to new ideas and approaches.
• Treats all patients with respect and upholds Patient Rights policy.
• Follows physician orders professionally and is willing to assist with other duties.

Skills

BLS certification

ACLS certification

Surgical floor experience (spines &amp

Education

Licensed RN in Texas

Job description

GENERAL SUMMARY OF DUTIES:

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 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.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Licensure as a registered nurse in Texas.
• BLS certification; ACLS certification or successful completion within 3 months of hire date.
• Minimum of two years’ work experience as a staff nurse with surgical floor experience with spines and joints

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Performs assessment/data collection in an ongoing and systematic manner, focusing on physiologic, psychological, and cognitive status.
• Formulates a goal directed plan of acre, which is prioritized and based on determined nursing diagnosis and patient outcomes.
• Implements care in a knowledgeable, skilled consistent manner in reaching the desired patient outcomes through nursing processes.
• Establish priorities of patient care based on essential patient needs and available center resources of time, personnel, equipment, and supplies.
• Performs efficiently in emergency patient situations following established protocols, remaining calm, informing appropriate persons, and documenting events.
• Demonstrates applied knowledge base in areas of medical/surgical patient care, pain assessment and actions of pharmaceuticals and anesthetic agents, laboratory values, safety and legal issues and all emergency equipment.
• Practices effective problem identification and resolution skills as a method of sound decision making.
• Performs documentation duties on the floor and in the patient record, which is timely, accurate and concise.
• Works as part of a team in delivering patient care.
• Maintains BLS and ACLS certification.
• Attends all mandatory in services and participates in staff meetings.
• Remains flexible, adaptive, and able to accept and implement new ideas and approaches.
• Treats all patients equally adopting the center’s 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 five 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.