Coordinate patient admissions, transfers, and discharges.
Provide detailed handovers to the next shift.
Educate Patients and Families
- Provide pre- and post-operative care instructions to patients
and their families.
- Answer questions and address concerns regarding surgery and
recovery.
- Offer emotional support and reassurance.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor's degree in Nursing
- Active Texas RN license
- 2+ years pre- or post-op experience in pre-operative or
post-anesthesia care.
- Flexibility in days and hours available to work
Relevant education and experience may be substituted as
appropriate.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Master's degree in Nursing
- 3+ years pre- or post-op experience in pre-operative or
post-anesthesia care.
- Certification in Post-Anesthesia Nursing (CPAN) and Basic Life
Support (BLS).
- Bilingual in English and Spanish
- Experience in an ambulatory surgery center.
SALARY RANGE
$47.30/hr + depending on qualifications
Working Conditions
- Work hours are variable based on patient care needs but are
generally Monday-Friday
- Ability to sit and stand for prolong periods of time, ability
to walk, some bending, stooping and stretching
- Ability to perform overhead and low reaching activities
- Requires hand-eye coordination and manual dexterity sufficient
to provide patient are and operate a keyboard, photocopier,
telephone, and occasional use of other office equipment;
- Requires normal range of hearing/eyesight/voice projection to
record, prepare, and communicate appropriately;
- Physical strength for equipment needs and patient care
activities; may require frequent lifting/moving up to 50 pounds and
occasional lifting/moving in excess of 50 pounds;
- Ability to move quickly in response to patient needs
- Exposure to noisy equipment
- Subject to varying and unpredictable situations, high
stress/pressure, handles emergency or crisis situations, regular
interaction with emotional patients and/or family members
- Work is performed in a patient care setting and may involve
exposure to infections, communicable diseases and hazardous
materials, radiation/laser, waste gases and blood and body fluids.
Frequent exposure to water and chemicals used in
disinfection/sterilization process
Required Materials
- Resume/CV
- 3 work references with their contact information; at least one
reference should be from a supervisor
- Letter of interest
Important for applicants who are NOT current university
employees or contingent workers: You will be prompted to submit
your resume the first time you apply, then you will be provided an
option to upload a new Resume for subsequent applications. Any
additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references,
etc.) will be uploaded in the Application Questions section; you
will be able to multi-select additional files. Before submitting
your online job application, ensure that ALL Required Materials
have been uploaded. Once your job application has been submitted,
you cannot make changes.
Important for Current university employees and contingent
workers: As a current university employee or contingent worker,
you MUST apply within Workday by searching for Find UT Jobs. If you
are a current University employee, log-in to Workday, navigate to
your Worker Profile, click the Career link in the left hand
navigation menu and then update the sections in your Professional
Profile before you apply. This information will be pulled in to
your application. The application is one page and you will be
prompted to upload your resume. In addition, you must respond to
the application questions presented to upload any additional
Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) that were
noted above.
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Employment Eligibility:
Regular staff who have been employed in their current position for
the last six continuous months are eligible for openings being
recruited for through University-Wide or Open Recruiting, to
include both promotional opportunities and lateral transfers. Staff
who are promotion/transfer eligible may apply for positions without
supervisor approval.
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Retirement Plan Eligibility:
The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System
of Texas (TRS), subject to the position being at least 20 hours per
week and at least 135 days in length.
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Background Checks:
A criminal history background check will be required for
finalist(s) under consideration for this position.
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Equal Opportunity Employer:
The University of Texas at Austin, as an
equal
opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all
applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and
affirmative action. The University is committed to a policy of
equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the
basis of race, color, national origin, age, marital status, sex,
sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability,
religion, or veteran status in employment, educational programs and
activities, and admissions.
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Pay Transparency:
The University of Texas at Austin will not discharge or in any
other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because
they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or
the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who
have access to the compensation information of other employees or
applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot
disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals
who do not otherwise have access to compensation information,
unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or
charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding,
hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the
employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to
furnish information.
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Employment Eligibility Verification:
If hired, you will be required to complete the federal Employment
Eligibility Verification I-9 form. You will be required to present
acceptable and original
documents to prove your identity and
authorization to work in the United States. Documents need to be
presented no later than the third day of employment. Failure to do
so will result in loss of employment at the university.
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E-Verify:
The University of Texas at Austin use E-Verify to check the work
authorization of all new hires effective May 2015. The university's
company ID number for purposes of E-Verify is 854197. For more
information about E-Verify, please see the following:
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Compliance:
Employees may be required to report violations of law under Title
IX and the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and
Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act). If this position is identified a
Campus Security Authority (Clery Act), you will be notified and
provided resources for reporting. Responsible employees under Title
IX are defined and outlined in
HOP-3031.
The Clery Act requires all prospective employees be notified of the
availability of the Annual Security and Fire Safety report. You may
access the most recent report here or
obtain a copy at University Compliance Services, 1616 Guadalupe
Street, UTA 2.206, Austin, Texas 78701.
To apply, visit https://utaustin.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/UTstaff/job/AUSTIN-TX/PRN-Pre-Post-Registered-Nurse--RN---Ambulatory-Surgery-Center_R_00048629?CF_LRV_CSU_Name_for_Job_Posting_Extended=a625047661120170d0a535d08f0abb5c.
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