Registered Nurse RN Circulator - Operating Room

HCA Houston Healthcare; Pasadena (TX); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, prescription, dental, vision

401(k) Plan with match

Tuition assistance and education

Life and disability insurance

Job summary

HCA Houston Healthcare Southeast in Pasadena, Texas is seeking an Operating Room Registered Nurse (RN) to deliver high-quality perioperative care across a wide range of specialties. The role emphasizes intraoperative patient care in a multi-suite, high-volume environment with opportunities in open-heart, cardiovascular, thoracic, neurosurgical, orthopedic, robotic, bariatric, and complex procedures.

The ideal candidate will have an accredited nursing degree, Texas RN licensure (or compact) with

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited nursing program (diploma/associate/bachelor’s).
• Texas RN license or Multi-State Compact with Texas license required within 90 days of hire.
• Current BLS and ACLS issued by the American Heart Association.
• Minimum of 1 year operating room experience as a licensed RN in a hospital.

Responsibilities

• Perform circulating and scrub nurse duties and ensure rooms are prepped, timed, and cleaned.
• Verify pre-op checklists and manage case readiness 15 minutes before scheduled times; provide intraoperative handoff reports to PACU.
• Relay lab or imaging results to the surgeon and coordinate documentation of sponges, needles, and instruments.
• Administer medications and provide patient/family education across lifespan; respond to emergencies as needed.
• Collaborate with physicians and care team to ensure high-quality, patient-centered perioperative care.

Education

Diploma/Associates/Bachelor's in Nursing

Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing preferred

Job description

Work schedule: 8 or 12 hour shifts (3-11, 11-11/Rotating Weekends) or Friday-Sunday 12-hours; 30-minute commutable address to facility for On-Call.

Advance your perioperative nursing career at HCA Houston Healthcare Southeast and deliver exceptional surgical outcomes as an Operating Room Registered Nurse (RN). This dynamic role is tailored to attract top-tier OR, CVOR, Circulator, Circulating, and Scrub RNs who excel in multi-suite, high-volume surgical environments. Operating within our advanced surgical suites, you will provide intraoperative care across a vast spectrum of advanced, minimally invasive, and high-acuity specialties—including open-heart cardiovascular, thoracic, neurological, orthopedic, robotic, bariatric, and complex general surgeries. As a full-service acute care hospital, our surgical excellence is demonstrated through elite national distinctions, including the Healthgrades Surgical Care Excellence Award (placing us in the top 10% nationwide), the Healthgrades Prostate Surgery Excellence Award (ranking in the top 5% nationwide), and multiple five-star ratings for Hip Fracture Treatment, Cranial Neurosurgery, Colorectal Surgery, and Gallbladder Removal Surgery. Furthermore, our surgical team collaborates with board-certified surgeons in an elite environment proudly recognized as an HCA Healthcare Unit of Distinction recipient for outstanding clinical nursing performance.

Job Summary And Qualifications

As a Registered Nurse, you will be responsible for delivering high-quality, patient-centered care in line with the requirements of the department and the standards of practice for the relevant state and specialty. Collaborating with medical providers and the care team, you will provide personalized, comprehensive, and compassionate care, following established nursing models such as "Assess, Perform, Teach, and Manage." You will also act as an advocate for patients, families, and caregivers, embodying the organization's vision, mission, and values to ensure an outstanding patient experience and positive clinical outcomes.

What you will do in this role:

• Performs all circulating and scrub nurse duties while executing physician preference cards and ensuring rooms are prepped, timed, and terminally cleaned.
• Verifies complete pre-op checklists, manages case readiness 15 minutes before scheduled times, and delivers detailed intraoperative handoff reports to PACU nurses.
• Relays laboratory or imaging results to the surgeon and collaborates directly with physicians to accurately track and document all sponges, needles, and instruments.
• Executes and interprets waived (point-of-care) clinical laboratory tests according to standard hospital protocols, initiating appropriate action based on the results.
• Tailors nursing techniques across all lifespans—from neonates to geriatrics—safely administering medications, providing family education, and managing emergency or distressed situations.

What qualifications you will need:

• Graduate of an accredited diploma, associates, or baccalaureate degree registered nursing program.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing preferred.
• Current Registered Nurse License in the State of Texas or Multi-State Compact License (Employees with RN Compact License are required to obtain Texas RN License within 90 days of hire date)
• Current BLS and ACLS issued from American Heart Association required
• 1 year of clinical Operating Room experience as a licensed RN in a hospital required

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

Learn More About Employee Benefits

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location

HCA Houston Healthcare Southeast is a full-service 340+ bed acute care hospital in Pasadena, Texas. We have been a leader of medical care in Pasadena for more than 50 years. With board-certified physicians, registered nurses and expert technicians, the community has come to rely on us for top-quality, comprehensive and compassionate healthcare. HCA Houston Southeast is the only hospital in Pasadena with both Chest Pain Center Accreditation with Primary PCI and Resuscitation by the American College of Cardiology and full accreditation by The Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations. We are members of HCA Houston Healthcare, the most comprehensive family of hospitals in the region and part of the leading provider of healthcare in the country, HCA Healthcare. Together we are stronger, smarter and more accessible in providing the patient-centered care you need close to home.

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.

"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