OR RN Pediatrics Children's

Baylor Scott & White Health•Temple, TX

6d•Onsite

About The Position

McLane Children’s is seeking a passionate and motivated Pediatric OR RN to join our high‑performing surgical services team. This role offers the opportunity to develop a rare and highly specialized skill set within a 5‑room pediatric operating suite—serving infants, children, and adolescents across a wide range of surgical specialties. As our volumes grow and new service lines expand, this position is ideal for an RN who is eager to learn, grow, and contribute to the advancement of our pediatric surgical program.

Requirements

Grad of an Accredited Program or 2 years of work experience above the minimum qualification
2 Years of Experience
Registered Nurse (RN)
Basic Life Support (BLS): BLS or BLS within 30 days of hire or transfer

Nice To Haves

Operating Room experience
Procedural area experience (OR, GI, Cath Lab, etc.)

Responsibilities

Using clinical reasoning, conducts accurate clinical assessments according to practice standards.
Identifies and prioritizes patient and family needs.
Develops, implements and evaluates the nursing plan of care.
Modifies plan to meet clinical outcomes.
Systematically evaluates the quality and effectiveness of nursing practice, including, but not limited to, nursing sensitive indicators.
Supports evidence-based practice changes through research utilization and experiential learning.
Participates in quality/performance improvement initiatives.
Creates a compassionate, supportive, safe and therapeutic environment for patients, families and staff.
Develops therapeutic relationships with patient and family and maintains appropriate boundaries.
Manages both emotional and physical pain with the aim of promoting comfort and healing and preventing unnecessary suffering.
Recognizes, appreciates and incorporates a patient's and family's unique differences, such as culture, spiritual beliefs, gender, race, ethnicity, lifestyle, socioeconomic status, age, and values, into an individualized plan of care.
Preserves and protects the confidentiality, autonomy, dignity and rights of patient and family and represents their concerns.
Creates an individualized plan that accurately reflects patient and family values and goals.
Identifies and helps resolve ethical and clinical concerns.
Facilitates learning for patients and families, nursing staff, other members of the health care team and community; integrating appropriate education throughout the continuum of care to help them participate and/or make informed decisions about their health care and treatments, including health promotion and disease prevention.
Assesses and documents learning needs and outcomes.
Works collaboratively and interdependently with colleagues and community to develop and implement an integrated plan of care.
Open and sensitive to all team members unique contributions.
Delegates tasks and care to appropriate staff and ensures timely follow-up.
Uses strategies and available resources for problem-solving for patients, family and staff.
Recognizes that resources are limited and considers factors related to safety, effectiveness and efficiency in planning and delivering patient care.
Improves nursing practice and the work environment through participating in shared governance and decision-making processes and meaningfully recognizing the contributions of others.
Participates in the staffing process from education and planning to evaluation.
Identifies personal goals and commits to ongoing professional growth through continuing education, networking with professional colleagues, membership and involvement in professional nursing organizations, self-study, professional reading, certification and seeking advanced degrees.
Contributes to the professional development of peers, colleagues and others.
Demonstrates commitment to community service.