Registered Nurse (RN) - WC PACU

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.\n\nThink you've got what it takes -\n\nMinimum Qualifications\n

• 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.\n
• 1 year experience in nursing (minimum)\n
• RN License by Texas Board of Nursing or Nurse License Compact\n
• CPR – Basic Life Support from the American Heart Association\n\nPreferred Qualifications\n
• Pediatric experience\n
• Surgery / Post Anesthesia Care experience\n\nExpectations\n
• Knowledgeable of physiologic and social sciences to breastfeeding and lactation\n
• Ability to organize and time manage job tasks effectively\n
• Provides lactation instruction and support\n\nResponsibilities : \n
• 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\n
• Analyzes situations, anticipates potential problems, and detects changes in patient status.\n
• 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.\n
• Participates in interdisciplinary rounds and / or patient care conferences and documents in the medical record.\n
• Assists patients / family in implementing their role in the plan of care as appropriate.\n
• Assess patient family learning needs capabilities, preferences, and readiness to learn prior to teaching.\n
• Demonstrates positive and effective interpersonal skills when dealing with patients / families, visitors, peers, and other health care team members.\n
• Administers and documents medications and treatments in a timely manner.\n
• Demonstrates willingness and ability to acquire new knowledge and utilize new skills needed to improve individual, team, and organizational performance.\n
• Participate in unit performance improvement initiatives\n\n"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