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Operating Room Nurse

Location:

Baylor Scott & White Memorial Hospital, a 636-bed specialty care teaching hospital and the only Level 1 Trauma Center between Dallas and Austin.

Schedule:

Full-time, Evening position 1 p.m.–9:30 p.m.

We are looking for a full‑time Registered Nurse (RN) to join our Level One OR Department. The team covers vascular and cardiac cases, including endovascular, TAVR, off‑pump CABG, valve replacement, AAA and other procedures. Two hybrid suites provide endovascular care.

The unit is fast‑paced, caring for very critical patients, 33 operating rooms and 2 lithotomy suites. The nurse works closely with anesthesia and surgeons, ensuring safe intraoperative care and supporting a team‑oriented, welcoming, and supportive environment.

The OR Registered Nurse (RN) uses the BSWH nursing professional practice model to coordinate patient care, assess patients, develop and implement individualized plans of care, and evaluate outcomes. The RN promotes safe passage through the intraoperative phase, delegating interventions per the Texas Nursing Practice Act and patient needs.

• Clinical judgment: conduct accurate assessments, identify and prioritize patient/family needs, develop, implement, and evaluate nursing plans.
• Clinical inquiry: evaluate quality of nursing practice, support evidence‑based changes, and participate in quality/performance improvement initiatives.
• Caring practices: create a compassionate, safe, therapeutic environment and maintain therapeutic relationships while managing pain and preventing unnecessary suffering.
• Diversity response: incorporate cultural, spiritual, gender, race/ethnicity, socioeconomic, and age differences into individualized care plans.
• Advocacy & moral agency: protect patient confidentiality, dignity, and rights, represent patient/family concerns, and resolve ethical and clinical issues.
• Facilitation of learning: educate patients, families, staff, and community, assess learning needs and outcomes.
• Collaboration:
  
  collaborate with colleagues and community, delegate tasks, and ensure timely follow‑up.
• Systems thinking: use available resources to solve problems and consider safety, effectiveness, and efficiency in patient care.
• Professionalism: contribute to shared governance, staffing processes, professional growth, community service, and ongoing education.

• Knowledge of nursing and patient care standards, laws, regulations, and hospital protocols.
• Knowledge of medical terminology, meds, dosage, adverse reactions.
• Knowledge of nursing ethics and patient privacy rights.
• Clear communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Interpersonal skills for interacting with a wide range of constituencies.
• Critical thinking and problem‑solving skills.
• Ability to observe changes in medical condition and communicate changes.
• Ability to provide age‑specific, quality, patient‑centered care following the nursing process.
• General computer skills:
  Microsoft Office, scheduling and payroll systems, EMR, email.

• 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.

Benefits may vary based on position type and level.

• Education:
  
  Graduate of an accredited Registered Nurse program.
• Experience:
  
  1 year of CVOR RN experience required.
• Certification/License/Registration:
  Registered Nurse (RN), Basic Life Support (BLS) within 30 days of hire or transfer.