Registered Nurse PAT
Townsen Memorial Health System
Houston, Texas
Health system employer
- Eligibility
- RNCardiacEducation/Staff DevelopmentEmergency/TraumaMedical/Surgical
- Unit
- PAT
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What the listing says
Role
- Term
- Permanent
- Setting
- Ambulatory Surgery
- Accepts
- RN
- Experience
- 3+ years
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Pay
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About this role
Townsen Memorial Surgery Center - River Oaks is looking for a Registered Nurse, PAT to join our team! The Registered Nurse, PAT is responsible for coordinating the pre-admission testing (PAT) and interview/assessment process for patients scheduled to undergo an invasive or surgical procedure. Communicates with providers and/or their respective office staff as indicated regarding patient testing results to optimize the patient’s condition prior to surgery.
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Essential functions
- Ensures supplies and equipment needed are available and in good working order
- Explains nursing procedures and actions taken to help reduce anxiety
- Assesses patient’s physical and mental status
- Documents patient care delivered, accurately in the medical record
- Implements doctor’s orders in a timely and accurate manner
- Coordinates patient care; provides explanations and teaching to patient/family
- Plans for routine events and anticipates/prevents and manages/evaluates emergent situations
- Adapts to unexpected changes
- Performs all aspects of patient care in an environment that optimizes patient safety and reduces the likelihood of
medical/health care errors.
- Participates in performance improvement activities
- Complete and assess EKGs
- Draw patient labs as ordered by physician
Knowledge, skills, and abilities
- Must be able to work independently, demonstrating sound judgment and reliability.
- Initiative and ability to troubleshoot and resolve conflict.
- Able to thrive and succeed in a team environment.
- Exceptional organization skills, ability to multitask and prioritize work activity based on need, attention to detail, initiative, and follow-through skills.
- Advanced level written and verbal communication skills, strong decision-making ability and attention to detail yielding effective conveyance of information.
Education and
Experience
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
- Current and unencumbered RN license in the State of Texas.
- Three (3) years of perioperative nursing experience.
- Basic Life Science (BLS) certified.
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certified.
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certified or must be obtained within thirty (90) days of hire.
Benefits
- 3 Medical Plans
- 2 Dental Plans
- 1 Vision Plan
- Employee Assistance Programs
- Short and Long Term Disability Plans
- Basic Life and Voluntary Insurance Plans with AD&D
- 401(k) with a 2-year vesting
- PTO + Holidays
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.
Please visit our website for more information
Compensation to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data. Employment for this position is contingent upon the successful completion of a background check and drug screening.
Sourced from Townsen Memorial Health System’s careers page.
Requirements
- Current and unencumbered RN license in the State of Texas
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
- Current and unencumbered RN license in the State of Texas.
- Three (3) years of perioperative nursing experience.
- Basic Life Science (BLS) certified.
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certified.
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- Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certified or must be obtained within thirty (90) days of hire.
Place
- City
- Houston, Texas
- Median rent
- $1,361/mo
- Local household income
- $64,813/yr
- Metro price level
- 1% below the national average
rent and tenant-paid utilities · Census ACS 2024
all local households, not nurse pay · Census ACS 2024
Houston area index 98.6, where 100 is the national average.
Houston is a sprawling, diverse metro where world-class medical centers anchor a booming healthcare economy. The nation's fourth-largest city offers no state income tax, year-round warmth, and a food scene as varied as its population. Bayou-side greenways and museum districts balance the urban energy for nurses seeking opportunity in a place that never stops growing.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 metro Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024.
How this role fits you
About the employer
Townsen Memorial Health System is a Houston, TX-based healthcare organization that operates surgical and ambulatory care facilities across multiple locations, including Kingwood and River Oaks. The organization emphasizes a teamwork-based staffing model and cross-training of clinical staff to adapt to…
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