đź“Ť Location: Katy, TX, US
đź’Ľ Type: Fulltime
🏠Work: On-site
đź“ť Description: We are searching for a **Registered Nurse (RN) to work in our PACU** \\- someone who works well in a fast\\-paced hospital setting and provide nursing care to patients by assessing, planning, educating, implementing, and evaluating age\\-appropriate care in a manner that incorporates family\\-centered principles and cost\\-effective care. This applicant will provide post\\-operative care to pediatric patients' by paying close attention to temperature, heart rate, blood oxygen levels, level of consciousness, blood pressure, and pain levels.
***Think you’ve got what it takes \\-***
**Minimum Qualifications**
* Bachelor’s degree in nursing, associate’s degree, or technical diploma in nursing with acceptance or current enrollment in a BSN program and signed agreement or an associate’s degree in a related field accepted by the Texas Board of Nursing for the purposes of obtaining and maintaining an RN license required or must be currently enrolled in a nursing bridge program working toward an MSN with a verified BSN\\-equivalency or a signed agreement.
* 1 year experience in nursing (minimum)
* RN License by Texas Board of Nursing or Nurse License Compact
* CPR – Basic Life Support from the American Heart Association
**Preferred Qualifications**
* Pediatric experience
* Surgery/Post Anesthesia Care experience
**Expectations**
* Knowledgeable of physiologic and social sciences to breastfeeding and lactation
* Ability to organize and time manage job tasks effectively
* Provides lactation instruction and support
**Responsibilities:**
* Performs and documents assessment of the patient/family including biophysical, psychosocial, developmental (age\\-appropriate), culture, spiritual, and environmental needs in an organized and systematic manner
* Analyzes situations, anticipates potential problems, and detects changes in patient status.
* Re\\-prioritizes and updates plan of care based on new information and changes to the patient’s condition; communicates this information to other health care team members and documents in the medical record.
* Participates in interdisciplinary rounds and/or patient care conferences and documents in the medical record.
* Assists patients/family in implementing their role in the plan of care as appropriate.
* Assess patient family learning needs capabilities, preferences, and readiness to learn prior to teaching.
* Demonstrates positive and effective interpersonal skills when dealing with patients/families, visitors, peers, and other health care team members.
* Administers and documents medications and treatments in a timely manner.
* Demonstrates willingness and ability to acquire new knowledge and utilize new skills needed to improve individual, team, and organizational performance.
* Participate in unit performance improvement initiatives
*"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*
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