St. Joseph College Station Hospital·College Station, Texas
As a Registered Nurse in the Operating Room, the role involves delivering compassionate, high-quality care by performing critical assessments, skilled procedures, and meticulously implementing individualized patient care plans. Responsibilities include ongoing patient assessment, formulating and evaluating care plans, preparing patients for treatments, and ensuring patient safety protocols are followed.
Where You’ll Work St.
Joseph Health – Bryan/College Station, Navasota, Caldwell, Madisonville, TX.
Since 1936, St.
Joseph Health has been caring for the communities in and surrounding the Brazos Valley.
We have a Level III Trauma Center, the first Joint Commission certified Primary Stroke Center, and the first accredited Chest Pain Center in the Brazos Valley.
St.
Joseph Health is a leader in critical care and the largest provider of cardiovascular care in the region.
As an integrated healthcare system St.
Joseph Health includes a comprehensive network of over 100 employed providers including primary care physicians specialists and advanced practice clinicians.
The network includes more than 30 ambulatory clinics featuring primary care, Express Clinics, and imaging and diagnostic services.
Job Summary and Responsibilities As a Registered Nurse in the Operating Room (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.
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.
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.
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.
Candidates must possess an Associate's in Nursing or Diploma, along with a minimum of one year of Registered Nurse experience upon hire. Required credentials include a Texas Registered Nurse license and current Basic Life Support - CPR certification within 14 days.
Market context
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