Operating Room Registered Nurse

Medical City Healthcare; North Richland Hills (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive health benefits

401(k) with company match

Education support

Paid time off

On-call compensation

Job summary

Medical City North Hills Hospital in Texas is seeking a qualified Operating Room Registered Nurse for a full-time, dayshift role. The RN will influence patient care through collaboration with managers and hospital initiatives, participating in councils and nursing programs.

You will evaluate patients pre- and post-operatively, educate families, prepare patients (IV therapy, meds, site verification), and participate in universal protocols. On-call is required during select non-business hours.

Qualifications

• RN license to be obtained within 30 days of employment start date.
• Associate Degree in Nursing required.
• OR experience required.
• BLS (Basic Life Support) must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate patients prior to surgery.
• Provide patient and family education surrounding the procedure and peri-operative process.
• Prepare patients for surgery including IV therapy, preoperative medications, and surgical site verification.
• Participate in surgical site verification (briefing, time out, debriefing, universal protocols).
• Recognize and respond to patient emergencies.
• Deliver high-quality, patient-centered care while applying evidence-based practices.
• Collaborate with a dynamic interdisciplinary team including providers, surgeons, and surgical technologists.
• Apply the nursing process with critical thinking and leadership to deliver safe care.
• Monitor patient condition and document changes thoroughly.
• Educate patients and families about medical condition, treatment and follow-up.

Skills

RN license

OR experience

BLS

Patient education

Education

Associate Degree in Nursing

Job description

Shift: Full time - Days

Location: Medical City North Hills Hospital

As a Operating Room Registered Nurse, your voice to influence patient care is valued and empowered at every turn -whether through open, collaborative relationships with your direct manager or more formal opportunities through hospital councils and national nursing initiatives. You'll help shape decisions that elevate both patient outcomes and the future of nursing.

Job Summary And Qualifications

Position Details

• Self/preferential scheduling posted four weeks in advance for you to have predictability in your schedule
• Culture of mutual respect and collaboration among all surgical staff
• Continuous investment in equipment including surgical instruments, devices and patient positioning for you to do your best work with patient safety and workflow efficiency in the Operating Room
• Rounding with unit leaders, including charge nurses, to ensure your voice is heard on suggestions for patient care and surgical workflow improvement
• On-call is required during select non-business hours

What you will do in this role

• Evaluate patients prior to surgery
• Provide patient and family education surrounding the procedure and peri-operative process
• Assume responsibility for patient preparation, including intravenous therapy, preoperative medications, and surgical site verification
• Participate in surgical site verification, including briefing, time out, debriefing, and universal protocols, according to hospital policy
• Recognize and respond to patient emergencies
• Deliver high-quality, patient-centered care while managing evidence-based practices and continuous improvement initiatives
• Be an integral member of a dynamic interdisciplinary team - consisting of the provider(s), surgeons, surgical technologists and more
• Consistently apply the nursing process, critical thinking skills, scientific judgment, technical skills and leadership to independently deliver safe nursing care to patients
• Assess patient condition, monitor throughout your shift, and document changes in patient condition along with the care provided thoroughly
• Educate patients and families/caregivers about the patient’s medical condition, treatment and follow-up measures

What qualifications you will need

• (RN) Registered Nurse must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date
• Associate Degree
• OR experience required
• Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

Medical City North Hills, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

Nurses are essential to the delivery of healthcare and serve as its foundation. At HCA Healthcare, we are committed to equipping nurses with the tools and resources they need to deliver exceptional patient care, championing the profession, and supporting the advancement of nursing’s future.

Erica Rossitto, MBA/HCM, BSN, RN, NEA-BC

Senior Vice President and Chief Nurse Executive

HCA Healthcare

Medical City North Hills is a 165+ bed hospital located in the heart of northeast Tarrant County. Our mission is above all else, to serve, to care for, and to assist in the healing of our patients and their families. We are proud to be pioneers in offering high quality health care in North Richland Hills. We are a Primary Stroke Center, perform spine surgery and joint replacements. We have a comprehensive cardiovascular services department. Our hospital is an accredited Cycle 5 Chest Pain Center with a cardiac rehabilitation program. Other services include minimally invasive robotic surgery and hyperbaric oxygen therapy. We have sports medicine, senior health, wound care and outpatient rehabilitation. Our campus has a women's imaging center and geriatric behavioral unit. As a part of the Medical City network of hospitals and specialists, patients are ensured access to leading medical experts and advanced healthcare innovations across the network.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.