Registered Nurse - WOO Operating Room

Texas Children's Hospital; The Woodlands (TX); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Texas Children's Hospital in The Woodlands is searching for a Registered Nurse (RN) to join our Operating Room (OR) team. The RN will provide specialized care to surgical patients, emphasizing family-centered principles and high-quality nursing care.

Qualified candidates must have a nursing degree, at least 9 months of experience, and a Texas RN License. The position emphasizes assessment, planning, and education in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or technical diploma in nursing required.
• Minimum of 9 months experience in nursing.
• Current RN License in Texas or Nurse License Compact.

Responsibilities

• Perform assessments of patients and families.
• Analyze situations to anticipate potential problems.
• Update plan of care based on patient’s condition.
• Assist patients and families in their care roles.
• Document medications and treatments timely.

Skills

Nursing care

Assessment and planning

Patient education

Interdisciplinary teamwork

Education

Bachelor’s degree in nursing or current enrollment in BSN program

RN License by Texas Board of Nursing

Tools

Basic Life Support certification

Job description

Registered Nurse (RN) – Operating Room (OR)

We are searching for a Registered Nurse (RN) to work in our Operating Room (OR) in the Woodlands. The role requires working well in a fast‑paced hospital setting and providing nursing care to patients by assessing, planning, educating, implementing, and evaluating age‑appropriate care in a manner that incorporates family‑centered principles and cost‑effective care. This applicant will provide specialized care to patients undergoing surgery in an operating room setting.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in nursing, associate’s degree, or technical diploma in nursing with acceptance or current enrollment in a BSN program and signed agreement or an associate’s degree in a related field accepted by the Texas Board of Nursing for the purposes of obtaining and maintaining an RN license required or must be currently enrolled in a nursing bridge program working toward an MSN with a verified BSN‑equivalency or a signed agreement.
• 9 months experience in nursing (minimum)
• RN License by Texas Board of Nursing or Nurse License Compact
• CPR – Basic Life Support from the American Heart Association

All successful candidates will be required to undergo respiratory fit testing in compliance with occupational health and safety standards.

Responsibilities

• Performs and documents assessment of the patient/family including biophysical, psychosocial, developmental (age‑appropriate), culture, spiritual, and environmental needs in an organized and systematic manner.
• Analyzes situations, anticipates potential problems, and detects changes in patient status.
• Re‑prioritizes and updates plan of care based on new information and changes to the patient’s condition; communicates this information to other health care team members and documents in the medical record.
• Participates in interdisciplinary rounds and/or patient care conferences and documents in the medical record.
• Assists patients/family in implementing their role in the plan of care as appropriate.
• Assesses patient family learning needs capabilities, preferences, and readiness to learn prior to teaching.
• Demonstrates positive and effective interpersonal skills when dealing with patients/families, visitors, peers, and other health care team members.
• Administers and documents medications and treatments in a timely manner.
• Demonstrates willingness and ability to acquire new knowledge and utilize new skills needed to improve individual, team, and organizational performance.
• Participates in unit performance improvement initiatives.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Texas Children’s is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All applicants and employees are considered and evaluated for positions at Texas Children’s without regard to mental or physical disability, race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, genetic information, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status or any other protected Federal, State/Province or Local status unrelated to the performance of the work involved.