RN Surgery
About the Role
As a Registered Nurse (RN), you will be a pivotal healthcare professional, delivering compassionate, high-quality care that impacts our patients' well-being and recovery. You will leverage your expertise to provide individualized, comprehensive care, including critical assessments, skilled procedures, and meticulous implementation of patient care plans. Collaborating within an interdisciplinary team, you will contribute to a dynamic environment focused on optimal patient outcomes.
To thrive in this role, you will need keen assessment skills, acute critical thinking, and a patient-first mindset, driven by enthusiasm to help others. Your sense of urgency and dedication to excellence in a fast-paced environment will support patient recovery and fuel your career advancement.
Responsibilities
- Assessment: Conduct admission and ongoing assessment of patient’s condition. Provide nursing care to meet physical, psychological, and spiritual needs. Notify doctor of changes in assessment that require attention.
- Planning: Design, direct, evaluate, and document the plan of care, patient/family teaching, and the transition of care plan, including safe discharge planning. Collaborate with other clinical disciplines to meet specialized patient care and discharge needs. Formulate a plan of care and daily goals tailored to the individualized needs of the patient.
- Implementation: Prepare patients physically, psychologically, and spiritually for treatments, surgeries, and diagnostic studies to reduce anxiety. Monitor and report significant changes in patients' conditions to the Charge Nurse/Team Leader and/or physician. Implement patient safety initiatives and protocols, including medication safety practices, physician orders, and consult notifications.
- Evaluation: Reassess patients at appropriate intervals following interventions. Notify physician as necessary to modify interventions. Adjust nursing care to meet emerging and changing patient needs.
- Report Skills: Give and receive report using Bedside Shift Report, including family participation. Provide an accurate and comprehensive report to the oncoming shift to ensure continuity of care. Receive report from the off-going shift and delegate tasks as needed based on coworker experience, abilities, and patient acuity.
- Environment & Patient Safety: Maintain a safe patient and work environment. Promptly remove used and soiled equipment and linen to appropriate locations. Incorporate national and organizational goals to improve quality, patient safety, and satisfaction. Report all patient safety and hazard concerns immediately.
Requirements
- Associate’s degree in Nursing (required).
- One (1) year of RN experience upon hire, or demonstrated competence in Registered Nurse I performance expectations.
- Registered Nurse license in Texas (required upon hire).
- Basic Life Support (CPR) certification within 14 days of hire.
- Bachelor’s degree in Nursing (preferred).
About the Workplace
St. Luke’s Health - The Woodlands Hospital is a 245-bed facility serving North Harris and Montgomery counties. The hospital has been recognized as a Best Hospital by U.S. News & World Report and serves as the clinical home for the Dan L Duncan Cancer Center. It was awarded an “A” hospital safety grade by The Leapfrog Group in both 2023 and 2025.
Clinical services include cardiovascular services, diagnostic imaging, women’s services (digital mammography and bone density studies), neurosciences, pediatric care (Newborn and Level III nurseries), surgery, pathology, pulmonary services, and sleep disorder services.
Pay
$35.45 - $55.36 per hour.