RN PACU

CommonSpirit Health; The Woodlands (TX); On-site; USD 48,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

CommonSpirit Health and St. Luke's Health–Lakeside Hospital in The Woodlands, TX, are seeking an experienced Registered Nurse (RN) to deliver compassionate, high-quality patient care.

The RN will perform comprehensive assessments, develop and implement individualized care plans, coordinate with an interdisciplinary team, and communicate clearly with patients and families to support recovery and safety.

Qualifications

• Associates Degree in Nursing required.
• Active TX RN license.
• BLS CPR certification within 14 days of start; ACLS within 6 months.
• Minimum 1 year of RN experience.
• Strong assessment and critical thinking skills.

Responsibilities

• Assess patient condition upon admission and regularly thereafter.
• Plan and document individualized care and discharge readiness.
• Prepare patients for procedures and coordinate with physicians.
• Reassess after interventions and adjust care plans.
• Provide clear bedside reports to oncoming staff and involve family.

Skills

Nursing assessment

Critical thinking

Care planning

Team collaboration

Communication with families

Education

Associate Degree in Nursing

TX RN license

Tools

CPR Certification

ACLS Certification

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.

• 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.
• Job Requirements*Required
• Associates Degree Nursing
• One (1) year of RN experience, upon hire 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

Where You\'ll Work

St. Luke's Health–Lakeside Hospital in The Woodlands is a 30 bed facility dedicated to enhancing your health and well-being. Our facility is a collaboration between St. Luke’s Health and a team of specialized physicians—focused on general and interventional cardiology, sports medicine, and orthopedics, including total joint replacement and spine care—in the North Houston community. As the only hospital in Montgomery County to offer sports medicine as a major service line, Lakeside Hospital provides inpatient and outpatient care as well as diagnostic imaging, including MRI, CT, and nuclear medicine. St. Luke’s Health is a member of CommonSpirit.

Pay Range

$35.45 - $55.36 /hour