Registered Nurse Post-Surgical Unit PRN

Registered Nurse Post Surgical Unit Responsibilities

• Performs direct patient care within scope of RN practice and according to hospital policies and procedures.
• Plans, implements, and evaluates nursing care for patients based on individual, specific patient needs, and according to physician’s orders.
• Responds quickly and appropriately to emergency situations.
• Identifies educational needs, implements and evaluates learning and documents patient / family education.
• Manages acute and chronic pain on all patients but especially post procedure or surgical patients to assist in alleviating suffering and improving healing.
• Delivers medication based upon continual assessment, safety, and evaluation of patient response.
• Responds to patients presenting to hospital with healthcare need and performs MSE follows policies and procedures for follow-up.
• Follows all documentation policies and procedures.

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing, BSN preferred.

• Current Texas RN License.
• Current BLS; must obtain ACLS/PALS within 6 months of hire.

• Two (2) years’ experience as an RN in a hospital telemetry or ICU Unit, preferred.

• Demonstrates knowledge and skill level necessary to assess patient’s psychosocial, educational and physical needs, and the ability to address these needs in an age-appropriate manner in the pediatric, adolescent, adult and/ or geriatric patient population.
• Excellent communication skills, verbal and written.
• Good organization habits.
• Ability to make decisions based on nursing judgment.
• Able to prioritize and organize workload to meet needs of patients and unit.
• Experience with Electronic Healthcare Records.