Registered Nurse (RN) - Operating Room - Weekend Nights

UMC Health System

7d•Onsite

About The Position

The Operating Room at University Medical Center has 21 operating rooms, including a hybrid suite specializing in endovascular surgery and equipped with robots for various surgical procedures. The department performs approximately 16,000 cases annually and is one of the largest departments at UMC with over 250 employees. Nursing orientation for the OR is an extensive 6-month program designed to produce highly skilled OR nurses trained in all aspects of the perioperative phase. OR nurses work collaboratively with surgeons, anesthesiologists, surgical technologists, and ancillary staff. The role involves providing and directing patient care, assessing, implementing, planning, and evaluating total nursing care in accordance with established philosophy. This includes effective communication with other shifts and departments for optimal continuity of care, providing professional nursing care, and offering supervision and guidance to nursing staff. The position requires a working knowledge of organizational and nursing policies, clinical and nursing standards, and practices. Nurses must demonstrate current knowledge and clinical competence in special skills required for quality patient care, including age-specific knowledge when necessary.

Requirements

Graduation from an accredited School of Nursing
Valid Texas RN License/Eligible Compact License
Must maintain a current BLS & ACLS certification from American Heart Association
BSN required or must earn within 3 years.
Minimum of 1 year OR experience as a RN required

Nice To Haves

CNOR Certification preferred

Responsibilities

Assesses, implements or delegates, plans, and evaluates total nursing care.
Functions in accordance with established philosophy.
Provides and directs patient care for a group of patients.
Relates effectively with other shifts/departments for optimal continuity of care.
Gives professional nursing care to patients and provides supervision and guidance to the members of the nursing staff at least 50% of the time.
Shows current knowledge and clinical competence of the special skills required to give quality care to patients on their unit.
Utilizes age specific knowledge when needed for appropriate patients’ care.