Work Schedule: Monday through Friday, 8-hour shifts/Weekdays Only
Corpus Christi Medical Center - Bay Area is seeking highly skilled Registered Nurses with backgrounds in Perioperative, Surgical, Critical Care, ICU, Stepdown, Telemetry, or Cardiology to join the Pre-Admission Testing (PAT) team. In this critical role, you will serve as the clinical gateway for patients preparing for elective, complex, and emergency procedures at our 152-bed full-service acute care facility. Leveraged by your specialized nursing background, you will conduct comprehensive clinical assessments, interpret diagnostic diagnostics, and coordinate care across our premier service lines. Your clinical expertise directly supports our Level II Trauma Center and advanced Surgical Care Services, which feature robot-assisted, general, orthopedic, and oncological surgeries. Furthermore, given your foundational knowledge in cardiology or critical care, you will play an invaluable role in optimizing patients navigating our nationally recognized Cardiovascular Service Line—an elite program accredited as a Chest Pain Center by the American College of Cardiology and recognized with the Platinum Performance Achievement Award for top-tier heart attack care. Operating at the intersection of pre-surgical optimization and multidisciplinary collaboration, you will ensure clinical readiness, mitigate perioperative risks, and deliver exceptional patient education to guarantee safe, high-quality outcomes throughout the Corpus Christi Medical Center - Bay Area healthcare system.
Job Summary and Qualifications
The Registered Nurse is responsible for coordinating the nursing care of assigned patients in the Unit in order to provide quality patient care to patients in applicable age specific populations (see addendum). The RN applies knowledge of the principles of growth and development. Employee is responsible for knowledge and skill necessary to provide care based on physical, psychological, educational, safety and related criteria for the appropriate age populations. According to established facility policies and procedures, the registered nurse provides and supplies professional nursing care exercising independent judgment in utilizing the nursing process to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate. The RN provides leadership by working cooperatively with ancillary nursing and other patient care team personnel in maintaining standards for professional nursing practice in the clinical setting. Actual duties and responsibilities may vary depending on assigned area.
What you will do in this role:
- Evaluates the patient’s physiological condition, cognitive functioning, mental status, and symptom-driven behavioral changes to identify underlying functional problems and clinical needs.
- Assesses patient and family perceptions of psychological problems, addresses their expectations of care, and provides tailored, coordinated education while validating their understanding.
- Directs the assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of care utilizing a multidisciplinary approach, ensuring precise coordination from pre-admission through discharge planning.
- Administers medications safely and accurately in strict compliance with controlled substance laws and hospital policy, while executing physician orders, examinations, and diagnostic procedures.
- Observes patient conditions continuously, documents detailed descriptions of nursing care provided, and utilizes the established chain of command to notify appropriate individuals of acute changes.
- Demonstrates ongoing proficiency with unit-based clinical skills and age-appropriate competencies tailored to the diverse surgical and cardiovascular patient population.
What qualifications you will need:
- Graduate of an accredited diploma, associates, or baccalaureate degree registered nursing program.
- Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing preferred.
- Current Registered Nurse License in the State of Texas or Multi-State Compact License (Employees with RN Compact License are required to obtain Texas RN License within 90 days of hire date)
- Current BLS and ACLS issued from American Heart Association required
- 1 year of clinical Pre-Op, PAT experience as a licensed RN in a acute care setting required.
Benefits
Corpus Christi 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
Corpus Christi Medical Center is a 630+ bed healthcare system of hospitals in Corpus Christi and the surrounding Coastal Bend community. Bay Area is our full-service acute care hospital and offers state-of-the-art cardiovascular services, bariatric, GYN and robotic surgery. The Women’s Center at Bay Area, with its NICU Unit, is also the home of our graduate medical education program. Doctors Regional is our acute care hospital, with a 24-hour emergency department, cardiac catheterization labs, orthopedic and surgical services, and inpatient rehabilitation. The Heart Hospital offers complete diagnostics, treatment, surgery and rehabilitation for cardiac patients. Northwest Regional/Northwest Behavior Health Center provides emergency medical services, laboratory, imaging services and outpatient behavioral health services. Bayview Behavioral Hospital provides inpatient and outpatient short-term treatment for psychiatric patients ages 12 years and older, as well as substance abuse treatment. Northshore Emergency Center is a full-service 24-7 emergency department in Portland that offers outpatient laboratory, imaging and occupational services. Radiation Oncology offers advanced technology for treating cancer with the latest and most specific radiation therapies available. Our programs focus on the needs of individual patients, while employing the latest techniques and research of 21st-century medicine.
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 cost 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 OR opening. We review all applications. Qualified candidates will be contacted by a member of our team. We are interviewing, apply today!
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