Operating Room RN Weekend Nights | No Call

Baylor Scott & White Health•Temple, TX

12d•Onsite

About The Position

The Operating Room Registered Nurse (RN) is a licensed professional who uses the BSWH nursing model and nursing process to coordinate patient care. The RN assesses patients, identifies nursing diagnoses, develops and implements individualized care plans, and evaluates patient responses. The role promotes safe passage through healthcare by addressing patient needs and helping prevent complications or delays. The RN delegates interventions in accordance with the Texas Nursing Practice Act, patient condition, and employee competencies. The team trains across 13 specialties, including robotics, orthopedics, spine, neurology, cardiovascular, general and bariatric surgery, gynecology, plastics, surgical oncology, urology, ENT, and transplant, with additional training for neuro and cardiac teams. The department performs open, laparoscopic, and robotic procedures across multiple service lines, as well as laser and microscope procedures. Facilities include 33 operating rooms, three hybrid rooms, four Da Vinci robots, two Mako robots, and one Ion. The role emphasizes teamwork and collaboration among nursing staff, surgeons, residents, and anesthesia.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited RN program.
Major in Nursing.
One year of current operating room experience required.
Registered Nurse (RN) license/registration.
BLS certification, or obtain BLS within 30 days of hire or transfer.
Knowledge of nursing and patient-care standards and procedures, applicable laws and regulations, and certifying and accrediting-body standards.
Knowledge of medical terminology, health promotion, risk reduction, disease prevention and management, and medications, including common dosages, effects, and possible adverse reactions.
Knowledge of medical and professional nursing ethics and patient privacy rights.
Clear verbal and written communication skills.
Social skills to interact with a wide range of constituencies.
Critical-thinking and problem-solving skills.
General computer skills, including Microsoft Office, information security, scheduling and payroll systems, electronic medical documentation, and email.

Responsibilities

Conduct accurate patient assessments and identify and prioritize patient and family needs.
Develop, implement, evaluate, and modify individualized nursing care plans.
Create a safe, attentive, helpful, and therapeutic environment for patients, families, and staff.
Develop therapeutic relationships while maintaining appropriate professional boundaries.
Manage physical pain to promote relief and healing and prevent unnecessary suffering.
Incorporate patients’ and families’ differences, cultures, beliefs, values, and circumstances into care plans.
Protect patient confidentiality, autonomy, dignity, and rights; represent patient and family concerns and help resolve ethical or clinical concerns.
Facilitate learning for patients, families, nursing staff, the healthcare team, and the community; assess and document learning needs and outcomes.
Collaborate with colleagues and the community to implement care plans, delegate tasks appropriately, and ensure timely follow-up.
Use available strategies and resources to solve problems and plan care safely, effectively, and efficiently.
Evaluate the quality and effectiveness of nursing practice and participate in evidence-based practice and quality improvement initiatives.
Observe changes in patients’ medical conditions and communicate them to nursing staff and physicians or providers.
Provide age-specific, quality, patient-centered care using the nursing process and applicable standards.
Follow applicable laws, regulations, hospital and department standards, protocols, policies, and procedures.