"Registered Nurse (RN) - Staff"

Extended Job Title

Registered Nurse (RN) - Staff

Position Description

Employees in this classification are responsible for providing professional nursing care in an assigned specialty or sub-specialty clinic. They perform a variety of general and specialized nursing duties as part of a total health care team to provide the patient with complete evaluations. Employees in this position generally assist the head nurse in the supervision of other clinic personnel and may substitute for this person in the event of his/her absence. May supervise and instruct subordinate nursing personnel. Receives supervision from head nurse or physician, functions independently within guidelines. May supervise ancillary nursing personnel in the performance of certain tasks, and assists in training personnel. Work is performed under usual clinic conditions and requires a high degree of contact with patients, families, and other clinic personnel and outside professionals.

Major/Essential Functions

• Triages Pediatric Neurosurgery patients
• Care Coordination
• Submits prior authorizations and monitoring for approval
• Schedules hospital based medical procedures/cases, for patients with appropriate provider and time/location slot, utilizing appropriate hospital policy
• Maintains thorough understanding and status of all upcoming surgeries
• Familiarity with surgical procedures
• Familiarity with neurosurgical critical patients

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience caring for PICU and or Neurosurgery pre/post op patients
• Familiarity with EPIC or similar EMR systems.
• Experience in pediatrics neurosurgery

Required Qualifications

Completion of a Board of Nursing accredited program of professional nursing or scheduled to complete a program of professional nursing within 120 days of applying for a position; current Registered Nursing license in the state of Texas or the attainment of a temporary permit from the Board of Nursing to practice professional nursing pending full licensure in the state of Texas. New graduates must pass the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX- RN) on the first attempt. No experience required.

Requisition ID: 43320BR

Department: Pedi Administration Lbk Genl

Job Type: Part Time

Shift: Day

Schedule Details: M-F 8AM-5PM

Work Location: Lubbock

Pay Basis: Hourly

Pay Grade Minimum: 18.24

Pay Grade Maximum: 45.6

Required Attachments: Resume / CV

Compensation is commensurate upon the qualifications of the individual selected and budgetary guidelines of the hiring department, as well as the institutional pay plan. For additional information, please reference the institutional pay plan website at https://app4.ttuhsc.edu/payplan.