OR RN PRN-On call

Baylor Scott & White Health; Buda (TX); On-site; USD 55,104 - 75,768; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) matching

Tuition reimbursement

PTO from Day 1

Job summary

Baylor Scott & White Health is seeking a PRN On-Call Operating Room Registered Nurse to provide specialized perioperative care at the Buda facility. The role includes on-call shifts, variable scheduling, and coordination with the OR team for a range of procedures.

The ideal candidate will possess a Texas RN license, BLS certification, and prior operating room experience. This hospital emphasizes teamwork, patient-centered care, and adherence to nursing standards.

Qualifications

• RN must be licensed to practice in Texas.
• BLS certification required (or within 30 days of hire).
• Minimum 2 years of nursing experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Perform nursing assessments and develop individualized care plans.
• Coordinate patient care across OR team and departments.
• Ensure safe and efficient patient flow before, during, and after procedures.
• Document care and communicate findings to physicians and team members.

Skills

Nursing care

Clinical assessment

Patient advocacy

Education

Nursing degree or equivalent experience

Job description

Facility: Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Buda

Shift/Status: PRN- On Call

Schedule: Variable- will take call 4 days a month (to include a weekend)

Operating Room Department

Procedures: Ortho, sports medicine, general surgery, podiatry, endoscopies, urology.

# of Suites: 2 OR Suites and 1 Endoscopy Suite

About The Facility

Baylor Scott & White - Buda is a full-service hospital, providing a wide network of medical expertise and resources. This facility has received recognition for its nursing professionalism, teamwork, and superiority in patient care.

Baylor Scott & White - Buda features a 15-bed Main Nursing Unit which is a blended unit with three levels of acuity and operates from a multidisciplinary approach in providing the highest standards of nursing care to patients and families. The facility also offers 24/7 emergency services (an 8-bed Emergency Department) and surgical services (offering adult and pediatric surgeries).

‘Because we are a smaller facility, it is essential that all staff work together to provide care to our patients. We are truly all in it together when providing care and have worked together to overcome challenges since we first opened our doors. Our culture is one of working together as a team and practicing transparency between all staff member to ensure there are no barriers to providing the best care possible to our patients and families.’ –Director of Nursing

About Us

Here at Baylor Scott & White Health we promote the well-being of all individuals, families, and communities. Baylor Scott and White is the largest not-for-profit healthcare system in Texas that empowers you to live well.

Our Core Values Are

• We serve faithfully by doing what's right with a joyful heart.
• We never settle by constantly striving for better.
• We are in it together by supporting one another and those we serve.
• We make an impact by taking initiative and delivering exceptional experience.

Benefits

Our benefits are designed to help you live well no matter where you are on your journey. For full details on coverage and eligibility, visit the Baylor Scott & White Benefits Hub to explore our offerings, which may include:

• 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

Note: Benefits may vary based upon position type and/or level.

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 fiery and physical 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 the confidentiality, autonomy, dignity, and rights of patients and families. 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. Assess and documents learning needs and outcomes.
• Partnership: Works with colleagues and community to create and implement a care plan. 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.
• Know laws, rules, and regulations. Comprehend standards and guidelines of certifying and accrediting bodies. Follow 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. Know About 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.
• Observe changes in patients' medical conditions and communicate them to nursing staff and physicians/providers.
• Provide age-specific, quality, patient-centered care through the nursing process and standards. Respect the diversity of human experience. Develop, evaluate, implement, and modify patient care plans as needed.
• General computer skills include Microsoft Office, information security, scheduling and payroll systems, electronic medical documentation, and email.

Belonging Statement

We believe that all people should feel welcomed, valued and supported.

Qualifications

• EDUCATION: Grad of an Accredited Program or 2 years of work experience above the minimum qualification
• MAJOR: Nursing
• EXPERIENCE: 2 Years of Experience

CERTIFICATION/LICENSE/REGISTRATION

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