OR RN PRN Children's

Baylor Scott & White Health; Temple (TX); On-site; USD 41,328 - 61,992; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Immediate eligibility for health and welfare benefits

401(k) savings plan with dollar-for-dollar match up to 5%

Tuition reimbursement

PTO accrual beginning Day 1

Job summary

BSWH McLane Children’s Medical Center is looking for an experienced OR Registered Nurse (RN) - PRN to join their Pediatric Operating Room team. This position will involve providing high-quality perioperative care in a collaborative environment.

The ideal candidate will have a current RN license and prior operating room experience, along with strong communication skills. The role offers flexible PRN scheduling, health benefits, and potential for a full-time transition.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited nursing program.
• Current Registered Nurse (RN) license.
• Previous Operating Room experience required.
• Reliable availability to meet PRN scheduling needs.

Responsibilities

• Utilize clinical judgment for assessments and care.
• Create therapeutic relationships with patients and families.
• Develop and implement individualized care plans.
• Facilitate learning for patients and nursing staff.

Skills

Strong communication and interpersonal skills

Ability to work effectively in a team-oriented environment

Critical thinking and problem-solving skills

Education

Graduate of an accredited nursing program

Current Registered Nurse (RN) license

2 years of experience

Tools

Microsoft Office

Electronic medical documentation

Job description

RN OR PRN - Pediatric Operating Room

BSWH McLane Children’s Medical Center | Temple, TX

Join an exceptional team at BSWH McLane Children’s Medical Center and make a difference in the lives of pediatric patients. We are seeking an experienced OR Registered Nurse (RN) - PRN to support our Pediatric Operating Room, providing high‑quality perioperative care in a collaborative, family‑centered environment.

Why Join Our Team?

Work exclusively with pediatric patients in a specialized children’s hospital setting. Collaborate with a supportive, highly skilled surgical team. Gain experience across a variety of pediatric surgical service lines. Opportunities to develop and expand your OR nursing skills. Potential opportunity to transition into a full‑time role as positions become available.

Position Details

• Status: PRN
• Schedule: Monday‑Friday coverage as needed
• Call Requirement: None
• Holidays: None required

Department Overview

The Pediatric Operating Room consists of five operating rooms and supports a broad range of surgical specialties. The team provides care for multiple service lines, excluding cardiac, vascular, and transplant procedures. Nurses play a vital role in ensuring safe, efficient, and compassionate care throughout the surgical experience.

Required Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited nursing program.
• Current Registered Nurse (RN) license.
• Previous Operating Room experience required.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a team‑oriented environment.
• Reliable availability to meet PRN scheduling needs.

Preferred Qualifications

• Pediatric Operating Room experience.
• Ability to scrub surgical cases.
• Interest in future full‑time opportunities.
• Experience working in a fast‑paced surgical environment.

Job Summary

The Operating Room (OR) Registered Nurse (RN) is a licensed professional. The RN uses the BSWH nursing model to coordinate patient care. Using the nursing process, the RN assesses the patient and identifies nursing diagnoses. The RN develops and implements an individualized care plan and evaluates the patient's response. The RN promotes safe passage for patients by using knowledge of patient needs. The RN helps patients transition through healthcare without preventable complications or delays. The RN delegates interventions based on the Texas Nursing Practice Act, patient condition, and employee competencies.

Essential Functions of the Role

• Clinical Judgment: Using clinical reasoning, conducts accurate assessments according to standards; identifies and prioritizes patient and family needs; develops, implements, and evaluates the nursing care plan; modifies plan to meet outcomes.
• Clinical Inquiry: Evaluates the quality and effectiveness of nursing practice, including nursing indicators; helps evidence‑based practice changes through research and learning; participates in quality improvement initiatives.
• Caring Practices: Creates an attentive, helpful, safe, and therapeutic environment for patients, families, and staff; develops therapeutic relationships with patients and families and maintains appropriate boundaries; manages pain to promote relief and healing and prevent unnecessary suffering.
• Response to Diversity: Recognizes and appreciates a patient’s and family’s unique differences; incorporates culture, beliefs, gender, race, ethnicity, lifestyle, status, age, and values into a care plan.
• Advocacy and Moral Agency: Preserves and protects patient and family confidentiality, autonomy, dignity, and rights; represents their concerns; creates an individualized plan that reflects patient and family values and goals; identifies and helps resolve ethical and clinical concerns.
• Facilitation of Learning: Facilitates learning for patients, families, nursing staff, health care team, and community; integrates education throughout care to help them make informed health care recommendations; includes health promotion and disease prevention; assesses and documents learning needs and outcomes.
• Partnership: Works with colleagues and community to create and implement a care plan; is open and attentive to all team members’ unique contributions; delegates tasks to appropriate staff and ensures timely follow‑up.
• Systems Thinking: Uses strategies and resources for problem‑solving for patients, family, and staff; recognizes limited resources and considers safety, effectiveness, and efficiency in planning and delivering patient care.

Key Success Factors

• Knowledge and expertise of nursing and patient care standards and procedures.
• Knowledge of laws, rules, and regulations; comprehends standards and guidelines of certifying and accrediting bodies; follows hospital and department/unit standards, protocols, policies, and procedures for nursing care in the assigned area.
• Knowledge of medical terminology, health promotion, risk reduction, and disease prevention and management; knows medications, common dosages, effects, and possible adverse reactions.
• Knowledge of medical and professional nursing ethics and patient privacy rights.
• Must be able to communicate thoughts clearly, both verbally and in writing.
• Social skills to interact with a wide range of constituencies.
• Must have critical thinking and problem‑solving skills.
• Observes changes in patients' medical conditions and communicates them to nursing staff and physicians/providers.
• Provides age‑specific, quality, patient‑centered care through the nursing process and standards; respects the diversity of human experience.
• General computer skills include Microsoft Office, information security, scheduling and payroll systems, electronic medical documentation, and email.

Benefits

• Immediate eligibility for health and welfare benefits.
• 401(k) savings plan with dollar‑for‑dollar match up to 5%.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• PTO accrual beginning Day 1.

Certifications / License / Registration

• Registered Nurse (RN)
• Basic Life Support (BLS): BLS or BLS within 30 days of hire or transfer.

Qualifications

• Education: Graduate of an accredited program or 2 years of work experience above the minimum qualification.
• Major: Nursing.
• Experience: 2 years of experience.