Operating Room RN – Day Shift, Austin

Ascension; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 85,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

403(b) plan

Paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

Employee assistance program

Parental leave

Transportation savings

Job summary

Ascension's Seton Northwest Hospital in Austin, TX is seeking an experienced perioperative RN to provide expert care in the operating room. The role requires you to fluently move between scrub and circulator responsibilities while maintaining patient safety and surgical precision.

You’ll monitor intraoperative hemodynamics, document critical events, assist surgeons with hemostasis and suturing, and help prepare instrumentation and trauma equipment for rapid response.

Qualifications

• RN licensed in Texas prior to hire date.
• ACLS or BLS within required timeframe after hire.
• Diploma from an accredited nursing program.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert perioperative nursing care for high-acuity patients, transitioning between scrub and circulator roles.
• Coordinate intraoperative management by monitoring hemodynamics and documenting critical interventions.
• Deliver surgical assistance, supporting surgeons with hemostasis, suturing and patient positioning.
• Prepare instrumentation and sterile equipment for rapid-response trauma cases and maintain suite readiness.

Skills

Perioperative nursing

Patient safety

Scrub & circulator

Education

Texas RN license

Nursing Diploma

Job description

Ascension's Seton Northwest Hospital in Austin, TX is seeking an experienced perioperative RN to provide expert care in the operating room. The role requires you to fluently move between scrub and circulator responsibilities while maintaining patient safety and surgical precision.

You’ll monitor intraoperative hemodynamics, document critical events, assist surgeons with hemostasis and suturing, and help prepare instrumentation and trauma equipment for rapid response.