Registered Nurse / RN - Operating Room - Full Time, Days
About The Position
The Registered Nurse – Operating Room provides patient care in the operating room at Texas Health Denton. The position is full-time, working day shifts from 6:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on rotating days, with required call. The nurse responds to patients’ safety, physical, psychological, and social needs; respects each person’s worth and perspective; and involves families and caregivers in care when appropriate. The role includes listening attentively, providing supportive reassurance, helping patients and families understand and address health concerns, and creating a private, safe, confidential, and tranquil healing environment. The nurse works in a team-based environment guided by lean principles, individual performance, and collaboration. Texas Health Denton emphasizes high-quality patient care through nursing education, research, and innovations in nursing practice, with a supportive team environment and opportunities for growth.
Requirements
- Nursing diploma or Associate’s Degree in Nursing required.
- At least 1 year of experience as a Registered Nurse or completion of an RN residency program required.
- Registered Nurse (RN) upon hire required.
- Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) required before providing independent patient care and must be maintained quarterly.
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) required within 90 days.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing preferred.
- At least 1 year of operating room experience highly preferred.
- Previous Neuro/Spine experience highly preferred.
Responsibilities
- Respond to patients’ priorities regarding safety, physical, psychological, and social needs.
- Honor the worth of patients through unconditional acceptance.
- Seek to understand each person’s frame of reference.
- Engage family members and caregivers in healthcare situations.
- Help patients and families understand and address health and illness through shared problem-solving and mutually acceptable decisions.
- Listen attentively and concentrate on others; be reliable, available, and attentive.
- Communicate in a supportive, open, positive, and tolerant manner.
- Create a healing environment that provides privacy, safety, confidentiality, and tranquility.
- Contribute to teamwork and collaborative patient care.
Benefits
- 401(k)
- Paid time off (PTO)
- Medical benefits
- Dental benefits
- Paid parental leave
- Flexible spending account
- Tuition reimbursement
- Student loan repayment programs
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
