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Pre-Op/PACU Nurse

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Location : 
Houston, TX (map it!Map it!)
Employee Type : 
Full-Time
Industry : 
Healthcare - Health Services
Manages Others : 
Not Specified
Job Type : 
Nurse
Health Care
Education : 
2 Year Degree
Experience : 
At least 1 year(s)
Travel : 
None
Relocation Covered : 
No
Post Date : 
5/18/2013
Contact Information
Ref ID :
5801
 Description

Date Posted:  11 / 02 / 2012

Facility:  Memorial Hermann Surgery Center, Northwest

Job Category:  Clinical



United Surgical Partners International is a company that specializes in the development and operation of Ambulatory Surgical Facilities in the U.S. and the UK. We provide first-class surgical services for local communities and recognize our employees as our number one assets. As a Pre-Op/PACU nurse at our facility, you have the opportunity to enjoy no calls, no weekends and no holidays. Under the direct supervision of the Pre-Op/PACU manager, the pre-op nurse is responsible for implementing the Pre-Operative record, nursing care plan and the assimilation of the patient’s hospital record. The pre-operative nurse is also responsible for implementing all physician orders, obtaining signatures on consents, and providing for continuity and quality of nursing care for patients. The PACU nurse is also responsible for implementing all physician orders, providing for the continuity and quality of nursing care for all patients, with continual evaluation of the patients’ condition, providing patient safety, comfort, and privacy at all time. At times, assist the physicians in the procedure rooms with various tasks, conscious sedation and utilizing sterile technique as deemed appropriate.




 Requirements

Minimum Experience:  1

Preferred Experience:  2

* Graduate of an accredited school of nursing * Minimum 1 year experience in a hospital setting * Current Texas Nursing License * Current CPR, ACLS, and PALS * Excellent communication skills * Good Organization habits * Ability to adapt to change quickly, strong knowledge base relative to surgery procedures and management of the surgical patient * Understands principles of aseptic technique and their implementation * Ability to care for patients from infancy to geriatrics * Excellent teaching skills * Basic knowledge of Performance Improvement ideology
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