Welcome to
Baylor Scott & White Surgical Hospital Fort Worth, TX, a pinnacle of excellence and innovation where your skills can truly shine!
Baylor Scott & White Surgical Hospital Fort Worth is seeking a
Registered Nurse to join our
PACU department!
Registered Nurse PACU at Baylor Scott & White Surgical Hospital Fort Worth:
- Under the direct supervision of the Director of Peri Anesthesia Services, Clinical Nurse Manager and the Team Coordinator / Charge Nurse, the nurse is responsible for implementing the Post Anesthesia Care record, nursing care plan and the assimilation of the patient's hospital record for Baylor Scott &White Surgical Hospital Fort Worth and Baylor Scott &White Surgical Hospital Fort Worth Outpatient Center.
Why Choose Baylor Scott & White Surgical Hospital Fort Worth?
- Leading Collaboration: Our hospital stands as a remarkable joint venture between Tenet Healthcare, USPI, and the esteemed Baylor Scott & White network. This partnership sets the stage for unparalleled collaboration, ensuring a diverse and enriching work environment.
- Serving Our Community: Nestled at 1800 Park Place Avenue in Fort Worth, Texas, we've been dedicatedly serving Fort Worth residents and neighboring communities since 2014. Our commitment to our community's health and well-being is unwavering.
- Comprehensive Care: Offering a wide spectrum of medical services, our 30-bed acute care surgical hospital includes an Emergency Department, a 30-bed inpatient unit, a 4-bed intensive care unit, and cutting-edge diagnostic imaging facilities.
- Innovative Technology: Step into a facility equipped with the latest medical advancements. With 14 state-of-the-art operating rooms, including da Vinci, ExcelsiusGPS, and Mako Surgical Systems, you'll be at the forefront of surgical innovation.
- Diverse Specializations: Join a team that spans across specialties such as ENT, Bariatric, Pulmonary, Gynecology, Orthopedics, and much more. Your expertise will have a profound impact on patients' lives across a wide range of surgical services. We also do Spine and Craniotomy. That shows we a higher intensity than your regular ortho surgery hospital.
- Quality-Centric Approach: Our unwavering focus on quality and service ensures that every surgical procedure is conducted in a meticulous and patient-oriented environment.
Join us at
Baylor Scott & White Surgical Hospital Fort Worth to embark on an incredible career. Apply today to be a part of our dynamic team and contribute to a legacy of excellence. Your journey to a fulfilling career starts here!
Required Skills:
Education/License:
- Graduate of an accredited school of nursing, BS preferred.
- Current Texas RN License
- Current BLS, must obtain ACLS upon hire.
Required Experience:
Required Experience:
- Minimum one (1) year PACU experience in a hospital setting or one (1) year Progressive Care /Critical Care
- Demonstrates knowledge and ability to use the nursing process to assess, plan, implement and evaluate the care of the patient.
- Demonstrates discretionary ability in establishing priority.
- Uses nursing judgment in decision-making.
- Able to recognize and intervene in stressful situations and perform effectively in stressful situations to fulfill position responsibilities.
Principal Duties and Responsibilities:
- Delivers indirect and direct patient care according to established standards, taking into consideration the age and risk factors of the patient.
- Acts as a patient advocate in meeting his/her physical and psychological needs.
- Performs patient assessment and reassessment immediately upon admission and on a regular basis in accordance with standards of care with documentation of these assessments as a basis for planning each patient's care.
- Ensures that all nursing interventions and patients' responses are communicated to responsible practitioners as indicated and that all components of the nursing process are documented in accordance with standards of practice.
- Takes emergency call as assigned.
- Understand practices and ensures sterile technique.
- Integrates and coordinates care across settings and among disciplines.
- Implements physician's orders effectively and safely in accordance with standards of practice.
- Utilizes special precautions in the direct care and in the supervision of care provided to sedated patients.
- Provides appropriate information to nursing personnel regarding the patients' status on transfer.
- Documents all records according to established policies and procedures.
