What are the responsibilities and job description for the Pre Operative Staff RN position at Driscoll Children's Hospital?
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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:
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)
- BLS pre-hire
- Advanced Specialty Courses (ASC) according to Attachment A.
- ASC courses should be taken at the earliest opportunity but must be completed within timeframes specified on Attachment A and continuously maintained ongoing.
- 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.
