Registered Nurse Trauma Operating Room

Description As aRegistered Nurse Trauma Operating Room, your

voice to influence patient care is valued and empowered at every turn –whether through open, collaborative relationships with your direct manager or more formal opportunities through hospital councils and national nursing initiatives.

You‘llhelp shape decisions that elevate both patient outcomes and the future of nursing.

Do you want to work where you have a voice? Nurses are at the forefront of our commitment to the care and improvement of human life. At HCA Healthcare, there are many ways for nurses to have a voice through professional practice councils, advisory councils, vital voices surveys, and units of distinction. We learn from our multi-generational nursing family. We partner with our Nurses ‘s South Austin Medical Center!

Job Summary and Qualifications Position Details:

Self/preferential scheduling posted four weeks in advance for you to have predictability in your schedule

Culture of mutual respect and collaboration among all surgical staff

Continuous investment in equipment including surgical instruments, devices and patient positioning for you to do your best work with patient safety and workflow efficiency in the Operating Room Rounding with unit leaders, including charge nurses, to ensure your voice is heard on suggestions for patient care and surgical workflow improvement

On-call is required during select non-business hours

Evaluate patients prior to surgery

Provide patient and family education surrounding the procedure and peri-operative process

Assume responsibility for patient preparation, including intravenous therapy, preoperative medications, and surgical site verification

Participate in surgical site verification, including briefing, time out, debriefing, and universal protocols, according to hospital policy

Recognize and respond to patient emergencies

Deliver high-quality, patient-centered care while managing evidence-based practices and continuous improvement initiatives

Be an integral member of a dynamic interdisciplinary team – consisting of the provider(s), surgeons, surgical technologists and more Consistently apply the nursing process, critical thinking skills, scientific judgment, technical skills and leadership to independently deliver safe nursing care to patients

Assess patient condition, monitor throughout your shift, and document changes in patient condition along with the care provided thoroughly

Educate patients and families/caregivers about the patient’s medical condition, treatment and follow-up measures

Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date(RN) Registered Nurse must be obtained within 60 days of employment start date Associate Degree

• St. David‘s South Austin 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.

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