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Driscoll Children's Hospital

RN Surgical Services - DCH RGV

Driscoll Children's Hospital, Edinburg, Texas, us, 78540


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Thank you for your interest in joining our team! Please review the job information below.

Driscoll Children's Hospital Rio Grande Valley (DCH RGV) has an exciting employment opportunity for Pediatric RNs in Surgical Services. The facility is expected to open early Fall 2023.

RN - Surgical Services

GENERAL PURPOSE OF J0B:

Administers care to patients during sedated and/or anesthetic procedures. Registered nurse is accountable to Anesthesiologists, Day Surgery Manager and Director of Surgical Services. The patient care requirements include those of infant, child, and adolescent patients when these patient populations are served as well as the adult.

LICENSE, EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE :Graduate from an accredited school of nursing. BSN preferred.Current RN license in the State of Texas

CERTIFICATES, REGISTRATIONS:BLS required before hire and continuously maintained ongoing.PALS and ACLS upon hire preferred, within one year if not current.National Certification in specialty must be attempted upon qualification to sit for exam (Certified Perioperative Nurse CNOR).

Essential Duties and Responsibilities :

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.Maintains utmost level of confidentiality at all times.Adheres to hospital policies and procedures.Demonstrates business practices and personal actions that are ethical and adhere to corporate compliance and integrity guidelines.Utilizes standard precautions in care of patients.Determines appropriate plan of care for individual patients.Assures the plan of care is carried out on all assigned patients undergoing sedation and/or Anesthesia procedures.Performs patient assessments in accordance with procedure(s) being performed.Monitors patients throughout sedation and/or anesthetic procedures as per DCH sedation guidelines.Reacts to changing conditions of patient in an efficient and timely manner.Administers and documents medication under the direct order of a physician.Gives report to post-operative unit including all pertinent patient information.Participates in process improvement activities.Attends mandatory in-services as well as unit staff meetings.Maintains a sense of professionalism/self-validation.Participates in teaching others/self-development.Participates in unit/personal goal attainments.Participates and fulfills her/his role in quality improvement/standards/problem solving/decision making.Communicates effectivelyEstablishes working relationshipsDemonstrates responsibility and awareness of staffing scheduling flexibility