Thank you for your interest in joining our team! Please review the job information below.
GENERAL PURPOSE OF JOB:
The Pre-Operative Staff Registered Nurse is a professional caregiver who assumes responsibility and accountability to meet with or call patients scheduled for surgery to gather data, provide pre-operative preparation instructions, provide procedure-specific education, and screen for disease/conditions or behaviors/activities that could pose a risk for the procedure or anesthesia treatment.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND BEHAVIORAL EXPECTATIONS:
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. This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive; employees will perform other reasonably related business duties as assigned by the immediate supervisor and/or hospital administration as required.
LICENSE, EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE:
- Graduate from an accredited school of nursing. BSN preferred.
- Current RN license in the State of Texas
- Bilingual (Spanish) preferred
- Perioperative experience preferred (at least one year)
CERTIFICATES, REGISTRATIONS.
- • BLS pre-hire
- • Must register to test for unit specific certification (Certified Ambulatory Perianesthesia Nurse- CAPA) by 24 months post-orientation completion date. Must have unit specific certification exam results by 3 years post-orientation completion date
What We Do
We provide the absolute best pediatric care in South Texas, where care and community come together. Together, we heal
