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)
Operating Room 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
