Registered Nurse RN Pre-Admit Testing - Texas Orthopedic Hospital : Job Details

Description

Introduction

Are you looking for a place to deliver excellent care patients deserve? At Texas Orthopedic Hospital we support our colleagues in their positions. Join our Team as a(an) Registered Nurse RN Pre-Admit and access programs to assist with every stage ofyour career.

Benefits

Texas Orthopedic Hospital, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay. Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as free telemedicine services and free AirMed medical transportation.
• Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance and more.
• Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical and financial wellbeing
• 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service)
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock
• Family support through fertility and family building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance.
• Referral services for child, elder and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning and more
• Consumer discounts through Abenity and Consumer Discounts
• Retirement readiness, rollover assistance services and preferred banking partnerships
• Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships)
• Colleague recognition program
• Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence)
• Employee Health Assistance Fund that offers free employee-only coverage to full-time and part-time colleagues based on income.

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Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

Are you a continuous learner? With more than 94,000 nurses throughout HCA Healthcare, we are one of the largest employers of nurses in the United States. Education is key to excellence! As a majority owner of Galen College of Nursing, which joins Research College of Nursing and Mercy School of Nursing as educational facilities within the HCA Healthcare family, we make it easier and more affordable to gain certifications and job skills. Apply today for our Registered Nurse RN Pre-Admit opening and continue to learn!

Job Summary and Qualifications

Under the direct supervision of the Director, the RN is responsible for the provision of safe and effective care of the perioperative patient.

What you will do in this role:

• Assumes responsibility for efficient patient flow throughout the pre-admission process.
• Possesses comprehensive knowledge of clinical components of care required in the Pre-admit area to provide for direct patient care.
• Possesses comprehensive knowledge of medical-legal responsibilities to fulfill position responsibilities.
• Maintains communication with the director or designee and Anesthesia staff to ensure that any problems during pre-registration are promptly communicated.
• Assists the director with overtime coverage of unit as required to meet the needs of the patients and the unit.
• Performs pre-operative assessment of patients in a timely manner
• Implements physician's orders effectively and safely in accordance with standards of practice.
• Identify appropriate resources, troubleshoot issues, and interpret and initiate consult information.
• Maintains patient safety through surveillance of all practices in the Pre-admit area, including response to hospital codes.
• Proficient in the utilization of specialized skills to provide care to patients in the Pre-admit area.
• Reconcile charts and information needed for patient clearance.
• Applies principles of body mechanics in the provision of direct patient care activities and in the supervision of other personnel in the Pre-admit area.
• Utilizes communication skills effectively in working with patients, physicians, and personnel.
• Effectively determine patients needs for further labs/EKG.
• Assist with lab draws and performance of patient EKG's as needed on the unit.
• Plans, coordinates, provides, and supervises nursing care to promote continuity of patient care during the pre-admission assessment period.
• Exercises judgment in the delegation of activities to ensure that patient care is provided by staff with identified competencies in meeting individual patient needs.
• Communicates effectively with the director or designee and other team members to ensure that any problems or opportunities to improve services in the Pre-admit are addressed.
• Communicates effectively with Medical Staff to facilitate coordination of patient care among all disciplines providing patient care services.
• Acts as patient advocate in obtaining care with questioning of orders or other practices as indicated using appropriate channels of communication.
• Maintains current knowledge of developments and trends in the provision of perioperative nursing care through the use of inservices, professional organizations, and other self-directed learning activities.
• Maintains awareness of current Hospital and Departmental operational standards which impact on position responsibilities.

What qualifications you will need:

• Previous clinical nursing experience in PACU environment desired.
• Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date
• Registered Nurse must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date
• Registered Nurse Diploma must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date

Opened in 1995, Texas Orthopedic Hospital was developed to provide high-quality, cost-effective, specialized orthopedic care in a streamlined environment focused on wellness, mobility and quick recovery. As one of the only specialty hospitals in the country focusing solely on orthopedics, Texas Orthopedic Hospital is pleased to offer all services conveniently located within one building. Texas Orthopedic Hospital is partially physician-owned and partners with Fondren Orthopedic Group, L.L.P., the largest and most comprehensive association of private orthopedic surgeons in the Houston area and one of the largest in the nation. Our physicians are internationally renowned and as a result, patients at Texas Orthopedic Hospital receive precise diagnoses and the very latest in treatment options. Texas Orthopedic Hospital is affiliated with HCA Houston Healthcare, the most comprehensive family of hospitals in the region and part of the leading provider of healthcare in the country, HCA Healthcare.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

Good people beget good people. - Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

If growth and continued learning is important to you, we encourage you to apply for our Registered Nurse RN Pre-Admit opening. Our team will promptly review your application. Highly qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews. Unlock the possibilities apply today!

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.