Registered Nurse Cath Lab Prep and Recovery PRN

As a Registered Nurse CPRU PRN, your voice to influence patient care is valued and empowered at every turn –whether through open, collaborative relationships with your direct manager or more formal opportunities through hospital councils and national nursing initiatives. You'll help shape decisions that elevate both patient outcomes and the future of nursing.

Job Summary and Qualifications

As a Registered Nurse (RN) in the Cardiac Prep and Recovery Unit (CPRU), you will perform direct patient care, plan, coordinate and implement care of the Cardiac patients. You will work with all team members to ensure safe and accurate delivery of patient care. You will also be responsible for providing pre-procedure care and post-procedure care, to include patient discharge teaching/planning.

• You will coordinate patient preoperative activities including telephone interview to verify procedure scheduled, pre-op diagnostic testing, history & physical documentation, Physician orders, and sedation/anesthesia requirements

• You will assess, plan, and implement age appropriate perioperative patient/family teaching and care needs

• You will initiate care by proper preparation of the patient for procedure including collecting baseline data (EKG, Labs), establishing IV access, and prepping the surgical site

• You will administer medications and monitor and document response

• You will monitor patient’s overall status throughout pre and post-procedure care and immediately communicates patient changes to physician

• You will provide post procedural care by implementing physician orders for diet, medications, bedrest, assessments, documentation, and monitoring/treating complications

Requirements

Experience

• 1 year of experience as a Registered Nurse working in Critical Care and/or Cardiac Cath Lab

• 1 year of experience in of Cath Lab/Recovery experience

Education

• Associate’s degree in Nursing (ADN) from an accredited program

• Bachelors of Science in Nursing (BSN) – preferred

Licenses and Certifications

• Current State of Texas Registered Nurse (RN) license or Compact Registered Nursing License. If Compact License, Texas license must be obtained within 90 days of hire

• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification per St. David’s Healthcare policy

• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification per St. David’s Healthcare policy

Benefits

St. David's Round Rock Medical Center, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

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Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

"Nurses are essential to the delivery of healthcare and serve as its foundation. At HCA Healthcare, we are committed to equipping nurses with the tools and resources they need to deliver exceptional patient care, championing the profession, and supporting the advancement of nursing’s future."

Erica Rossitto, MBA/HCM, BSN, RN, NEA-BC

Senior Vice President and Chief Nurse Executive

HCA Healthcare

St. David’s Round Rock Medical Center is a 200+ bed acute-care facility located north of Austin, Texas. This comprehensive medical center features the only hybrid operating room in the county, a 24-hour emergency department with a Level II trauma center, and leading-edge cardiac care through the Heart Hospital of Austin at St. David’s Round Rock. Patients may also receive care related to rehabilitation services, women’s services, cancer care, neurology, joint replacement and orthotics, and more when visiting this facility.

St. David’s Round Rock Medical Center is part of St. David’s HealthCare, which is one of the largest healthcare systems in Texas and the third-largest employer in the Austin area. St. David’s HealthCare was formed through a unique partnership between HCA Healthcare and two local non-profits — St. David’s Foundation and Georgetown Health Foundation.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in costs for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

If this opportunity is your next step in your career path, we encourage you to apply for our Registered Nurse CPRU PRN opening. We review all applications. Qualified candidates will be contacted by a member of our team. We are interviewing, apply today!

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.