RN PreOp/PACU FT

United Surgical Partners International, Inc

📍Sugar Land, TX
Posted May 19, 2026

Job Overview

Position

RN PreOp/PACU FT

Company

United Surgical Partners International, Inc

Location

Sugar Land, TX

Work Type

On-site

Job ID

li-4415717811

Job Description

Job ID
89277-147
Date posted
05/18/2026

USPI Memorial Hermann Surgery Center Sugar Land,
is seeking a motivated
PreOp/PACU RN
to join our team.
*Memorial Hermann Surgery Center Sugar Land*
is a fast-paced ASC environment committed to producing the highest quality work and experience for patients and their families.

Position requires weekdays only -- no holidays, weekends, or call.
Some later evenings required.

Job Summary:
The RN PreOp provides quality patient care using the nursing process, the medical plan of care, and organizational policies. The RN provides safe, effective, and quality patient-family centered care in the perioperative services for all patient populations. The RN supports the mission, vision, and values of the organization. The RN reports to the Manager of Peri-operative Services.

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Required Skills:

  • Must be a Registered Nurse with an unrestricted license in the state

  • Must be a graduate of an accredited school of nursing

  • Prefer at least 1-3 years' previous experience in PreOp.

  • Previous experience in an ambulatory surgical center strongly preferred

  • Must have current BLS, ALS and PALS

  • Must possess a strong knowledge of surgical procedures and management of the surgical patient

  • Understanding of aseptic techniques and their implementation

  • Ability to quickly adapt to changing condition of the patient when needed

  • Must be an excellent team player and have the ability to communicate with staff, patients and physicians.

USPI complies with federal, state, and/or local laws regarding mandatory vaccination of its workforce. If you are offered this position and must be vaccinated under any applicable law, you will be required to show proof of full vaccination or obtain an approval of a religious or medical exemption prior to your start date. If you receive an exemption from the vaccination requirement, you will be required to submit to regular testing in accordance with the law.

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Practice Questions

💡Technical Questions (3)
  • 1.How do you apply aseptic technique and infection control protocols specifically in a PreOp and PACU setting?
  • 2.Walk me through your process for receiving a patient from the OR and performing your initial PACU assessment.
  • 3.What are the most critical signs of deterioration you monitor for in a PACU patient, and how do you respond?
🎯Behavioral Questions (3)
  • 1.Tell me about a time you had to quickly adapt to a sudden change in a patient's condition in the perioperative setting.
  • 2.Describe a situation where you had to communicate a difficult message or advocate for a patient with a physician or surgeon.
  • 3.Give an example of how you collaborated with a team in a fast-paced ASC environment to ensure a smooth patient flow.
🧩Situational Questions (2)
  • 1.You are managing a patient in PACU who is complaining of severe pain, but the surgeon is delayed in responding to your calls for additional pain medication orders. The patient's family is becoming increasingly anxious and upset. What do you do?
  • 2.It is the end of your shift and you have a late evening case arriving to PACU, but the oncoming nurse is running 30 minutes late. The patient is emerging from anesthesia and requires close monitoring. How do you handle this?

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