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Pre Operative Staff RN

DRISCOLL HEALTH PLAN

#Registered Nurse #Patient Advocacy #Healthcare #Pediatrics #Pre-operative #Tertiary Care #Surgical Specialties #Driscoll Children's Hospital

Full Time

Quick overview

Provide compassionate pre-operative nursing care to pediatric patients within a tertiary care center. Support surgical specialties through the application of advanced medical treatments and technologies.

Requirements summary

The candidate must be a Registered Nurse capable of working in a fast-paced pediatric surgical environment. Adherence to core values of compassion, advocacy, respect, excellence, and stewardship is required.

professional certificatePatient CarePre-operative CareNursingClinical Innovation

Job description

Where compassion meets innovation and technology and our employees are family. Thank you for your interest in joining our team! Please review the job information below. GENERAL PURPOSE OF JOB: The Pre-Operative Staff Registered Nurse is a professional caregiver who assumes responsibility and accountability to meet with or call patients scheduled for surgery to gather data, provide pre-operative preparation instructions, provide procedure-specific education, and screen for disease/conditions or behaviors/activities that could pose a risk for the procedure or anesthesia treatment. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND BEHAVIORAL EXPECTATIONS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive; employees will perform other reasonably related business duties as assigned by the immediate supervisor and/or hospital administration as required. LICENSE, EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE: Graduate from an accredited school of nursing. BSN preferred. Current RN license in the State of Texas Bilingual (Spanish) preferred Perioperative experience preferred (at least one year) Operating Room Experience preferred (at least one year) CERTIFICATES, REGISTRATIONS.
BLS pre-hire
Must register to test for unit specific certification (Certified Ambulatory Perianesthesia Nurse- CAPA) by 24 months post-orientation completion date. Must have unit specific certification exam results by 3 years post-orientation completion date. Until all children are well. Driscoll Children’s Hospital and its specialty centers, urgent care centers, and after-hours facility serve a vast area covering 31 South Texas counties. The hospital is a 191-bed tertiary care center offering 32 medical and 13 surgical specialties. Combined with our non-profit, community-based Health Plan, Driscoll Health System is an exceptional workplace for anyone with a big heart and a drive for success. Smiles, hugs and a soothing touch are as much a part of Driscoll’s approach to treating children as is its advanced medical treatments and technologies. The core values at Driscoll Heath System are: Compassion, Advocacy, Respect, Excellence, and Stewardship. These values are exemplified through every position - from treating the most critical patients hands-on, to maintaining a clean environment, to keeping the organization running from behind the scenes. We invite you to learn about Driscoll’s rich history and explore the laidback lifestyle South Texas has to offer.

Pre Operative Staff RN

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