Registered Nurse (RN) - Operating Room

Shriners Children's; Galveston (TX); On-site; USD 75,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Shriners Children’s in Texas is seeking an Operating Room Registered Nurse (OR RN) to provide perioperative care for pediatric patients from infancy to young adulthood. You will advocate for patients and families across preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative phases in a family-centered, evidence-based environment.

Requirements include a BSN degree (or progress), Texas RN license, and at least 2 years OR experience.

Qualifications

• BSN degree required or in progress.
• Texas RN license.
• 2+ years OR experience.

Responsibilities

• Provides perioperative nursing care to pediatric patients during preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative phases.
• Assists surgeons and ensures continuity of care between the operating room and patient care units.

Skills

OR nursing

Education

BSN degree in progress

Texas RN license

Job description

Company Overview

Shriners Children’s is an organization that respects, supports, and values each other. Named as the 2025 best mid-sized employer by Forbes, we are engaged in providing excellence in patient care, embracing multi-disciplinary education, and research with global impact. We foster a learning environment that values evidenced based practice, experience, innovation, and critical thinking. Our compassion, integrity, accountability, and resilience define us as leaders in pediatric specialty care for our children and their families.

With 20+ hospitals, outpatient clinics, ambulatory care centers and outreach locations across the globe, we provide excellent care to children up to age 18 regardless of their family’s ability to pay or insurance status. Please click here to learn more about our locations.

Job Description

The Operating Room Registered Nurse (OR RN) provides comprehensive perioperative nursing care to infants, children, adolescents, and young adults undergoing surgical and procedural interventions. The nurse serves as a patient advocate throughout the preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative phases of care while supporting safe, family-centered, evidence-based surgical practice.

Key Responsibilities

• The OR Registered Nurse provides nursing care to our pediatric patients within the operating room, performs assessments and interventions designed to keep the patients safe during surgery.
• Assists the physician in accomplishing the plan of care for the patient and to provide continuity between the patient care unit and the Operating Room.

Required Qualifications

• BSN degree required or in progress
• Texas RN license
• 2+ years OR experience

Preferred Qualifications

• CNOR highly preferred
• Scrub experience
• Prior pediatric acute care, plastic reconstructive surgery, orthopedic and spine experience a plus
  Compensation is determined based on years of relevant experience and departmental equity.