Registered Nurse- Women's Services Operating Room

About Texas Children's Hospital

Summary:

We are searching for a full-time, Inpatient Registered Nurse for the Women's Services Operating Room in Austin!  We are looking for someone who works well in a fast-paced hospital setting. In this position you’ll provide quality 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. We need someone who can collect and analyze data from the medical record in order to coordinate patient care.

Qualifications:

Being fully vaccinated against COVID-19, including any booster dose(s) of the COVID-19 vaccine recommended by the Centers for Disease Control when eligible, is required for all employees at Texas Children’s, unless approved for a medical or religious exemption.

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Associate Degree in Nursing or Diploma in Nursing with acceptance or current enrollment in a BSN program and signed agreement
• Current licensure with the Board of Nursing for the State of Texas Knowledge of the principals of biological, physical, and social science
• BLS - Cert-Basic Life Support (American Heart Association)
• 1 year of professional nursing experience required

• 1 year of Operating Room experience preferred

Responsibilities:

• Performs and documents assessment of the patient/family including bio-physical, psychosocial, developmental (age-appropriate), cultural, spiritual, and environmental needs in an organized and systematic manner
• Analyzes situations, anticipates potential problem, and detects changes in patient status
• Involves patient/family in the patient’s plan of care
• Implements high quality, cost effective patient care in conjunction with the patient/family
• Evaluates and documents patient’s response to the care provided and recognizes the patient’s progress toward meeting the desired outcomes and discusses with the patient/family
• Educates patient and family Assesses patient/family learning needs, capabilities, preferences, and readiness to learn prior to teaching
• Demonstrates commitment to team, flexibility, professional interpersonal, communication, critical thinking, and customer service skills
• Accountable for managing time and resources in a cost-effective manner
• Accountable for maintaining professional development of self and participates in development of others
• Participates in achieving hospital/ unit goals

Full time day and night shift available.  On call and shift differential apply.