PreOp Postop Hlding , Registered Nurse

PRE/POST RN 

About the Job

As part of the multidisciplinary team, this position is responsible for the preoperative and postoperative care of surgical patients. A successful team member in this position is a team player, flexible with assignments and scheduling, and is able to multitask in a fast-paced environment. 

 Highlighted Responsibilities

· Management of patients from newborn to 18 years old preoperatively and phase II level of postoperative care

· Multidisciplinary communication to ensure safe, developmentally appropriate care

· Provide communication and education to families to ensure involvement and understanding in their child’s care

· Assess and prepare patient for surgical procedure including PIV placement, lab collection and medication administration

· Documentation in EPIC EMR system

· Assess and monitor patient postoperatively in preparation for discharge

· Average day utilizes 1:4 patient ratios and caring for 30-40 patients

· Services include ENT, Ophthalmology, Orthopedics, Plastics, General Surgery, Urology, GI, Dental, Spine, Interventional Radiology, MRI Radiology

Qualifications

Experience: 2 years’ pre/post-op RN experience

Education: BSN

License: TX RN License

Certification: BLS

About Us

We are expanding care for kids in North Texas! Come and join all that the Children’s Health System of Texas offers and make our next success story your own.

We have new career opportunities in our Northern market as exciting as our hospital expansion.

Located just 36 minutes north of Dallas, TX, Children’s Medical Center Plano is a world-class pediatric hospital.

To ensure we continue offering the same outstanding, convenient care, we are increasing from a Level IV to Level III trauma designation and adding a new eight-story tower home to 212 patient beds.

At Children’s Health, we value the role each team member plays in helping us deliver on our mission of making life better for children.

Since 2009, we have held the ANCC Magnet^® designation for nursing excellence.

We are nationally ranked in all 10 pediatric specialties by U.S.

News & World Report, serve as the primary pediatric teaching facility for University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and are recognized for quality care in every specialty. 

For nine consecutive years, Children’s Health has been recognized as one of the 150 top places to work in health care by Becker’s Hospital Review.

This esteemed list features healthcare systems which offer professional development, growth, excellent benefits and promotion of diversity above and beyond other organizations.

 

Benefits

Children’s Health offers opportunities for learning and career development; competitive pay; and a comprehensive benefits program. We promote a diverse and inclusive workplace. 

 

We invite you to learn more about Children’s Health.