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Perioperative Registered Nurse

Advance your perioperative nursing career by joining the award-winning surgical team at HCA Houston Healthcare Southeast, a facility recognized with the Health grades Surgical Care Excellence Award™. Whether you practice as a general Operating Room (OR) RN, a highly specialized Cardiovascular (CVOR) RN, a Circulator, or a Scrub RN, you will be an integral part of a high-volume, dynamic interdisciplinary team delivering exceptional surgical outcomes.

Our state-of-the-art surgical department supports a vast spectrum of advanced, minimally invasive, and complex procedures, including cardiovascular, thoracic, orthopedic, neurosurgery, robotic, gynecological, urological, colorectal, and general surgeries. Working here means utilizing the highest standard of evidence-based nursing processes, universal protocols, and innovative surgical technology within a 345-bed acute care hospital. You will collaborate directly with board-certified surgeons and surgical technologists within an elite unit honored as an HCA Healthcare Unit of Distinction recipient for outstanding nursing excellence.

As a Registered Nurse, you will be responsible for delivering high-quality, patient-centered care in line with the requirements of the department and the standards of practice for the relevant state and specialty. Collaborating with medical providers and the care team, you will provide personalized, comprehensive, and compassionate care, following established nursing models such as "Assess, Perform, Teach, and Manage." You will also act as an advocate for patients, families, and caregivers, embodying the organization's vision, mission, and values to ensure an outstanding patient experience and positive clinical outcomes.

What you will do in this role:

• 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

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 issued from American Heart Association required
• Neonate Resuscitate Program (NRP)
• 1 year of clinical OR experience as a licensed RN in an acute hospital required.

HCA Houston Healthcare Southeast, 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,…