RN Ortho Trauma PCU

Job Overview

Baylor Scott & White Health Medical Center is seeking a Full Time Registered Nurse to join our Ortho Trauma Progressive Care Unit (5 South). Baylor Scott & White Memorial Hospital is a 636‑bed specialty care teaching hospital and the only Level 1 Trauma Center between Dallas and Austin.

Full Time - 36 hours per week

This is a 35‑bed monitored nursing unit that provides the opportunity to work with a wide variety of patients ranging from adults to geriatrics. The conditions within the unit’s scope of service include:

• Post ICU trauma patients (serious traumatic injury to 2 or more body systems)
• Complex plastic reconstructive surgeries (including reconstructive flaps and graft sites, post‑cancer reconstruction, and trauma‑related reconstruction)
• Complex ENT patients including free muscle flaps and neck dissections
• Complex ENT reconstructive tracheostomies and laryngectomies
• Traumatic complex fractures and musculoskeletal wounds
• Elective joint replacements – Rapid Recovery Program
• Sports injuries
• Spinal deformities
• Complicated pelvic, hip, and compression fractures
• Skeletal malformations and abnormalities
• Amputations and prosthesis
• Neurosurgery, vascular surgery, general surgery
• Medical/surgical patients including those requiring telemetry

• Immediate eligibility for health and welfare benefits
• 401(k) savings plan with dollar‑for‑dollar match up to 5%
• Tuition reimbursement
• PTO accrual beginning Day 1

At Baylor Scott & White Health, we empower each other to create healthier communities and deliver safe, high‑quality care across the state of Texas. With more than 52 hospitals, 800 access points, and a quality‑health plan and award‑winning research institute, you’ll enjoy endless opportunities to shape the future of healthcare. As the largest not‑for‑profit healthcare system in Texas, we invite you to join a team that’s committed to constantly raising the bar and never settling.

• Graduate of RN School of Nursing (ADN required)
• Active RN license
• Basic Life Support (BLS) required or BLS within 30 days of hire or transfer
• Minimum 2 years of experience in a similar setting

• Education – Graduate of an accredited nursing program
• Major – Nursing
• Experience – 2 years of experience in trauma or orthopedic nursing
• Certification – Registered Nurse (RN); BLS (within 30 days of hire)