(PRN) Registered Nurse OR Circulator - Townsen Memorial Hospital
Katy, TX
About the Job
Townsen Memorial Hospital is an accredited network of facilities with an emphasis on emergency care, outpatient surgery, and diagnostics and imaging. Our core mission is to provide compassionate, evidence-based patient care to those we serve. At Townsen Memorial we encompass diversity, dignity, and inclusiveness as a reflection of our core values. Townsen Memorial is committed to driving cutting edge healthcare to our patients, our communities and each other.
Townsen Memorial is seeking a PRN Registered Nurse OR Circulator for our surgery center in Katy, TX! The ideal candidate must have effective listening and critical thinking skills, decisive judgment, and a strong understanding of the intra-operative nursing setting.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Develops and updates plan of care in partnership with patient and family using the nursing process, incorporating the patient priorities and abilities
- Follows the nursing processes, modifies care based on continuous evaluation of the patient's condition
- Plans for routine events and anticipates/prevents and manages/elevates emergent situations
- Reports near misses as errors promptly and consistently to improve systems and processes to identify trends
- Manages usual patient assignments and other area demands
- Addresses patient needs during admission to the operating room
- Prepares operating room according to requirements of patient/procedure being done
- Supervises and direct patent care in a single operating room
- Assists with identification and confirmation of operative sight
- Completes patient care responsibilities in a timely manner with accurate documentation
REQUIREMENTS:
- Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing
- Minimum of 1 year experience in Intra-Operative Care
- Registered Nurse in the State of Texas; License must remain active and unencumbered while employed
- Current BLS, ACLS and PALS
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Compensation to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data.