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Registered Nurse
Staff Nurse Fellowship- MW or Main OR
Houston, TX, US
We are searching for Registered Nurses to join our Operating Room Fellowship Program. This fellowship is designed for nurses without prior Operating Room experience who are interested in transitioning into the specialty of perioperative nursing. Through a structured training program, fellows will receive extensive education, clinical support, and hands-on experience to build the skills needed to become a successful Operating Room Nurse.
The program includes completion of Association of periOperative Registered Nurses Periop 101: A Core Curriculum™ OR, along with precepted clinical training, mentorship, and competency-based development in the surgical environment.
This is an excellent opportunity for nurses looking to grow into a highly specialized and rewarding role within pediatric surgical services.
Think you’ve got what it takes?
In this role you will:
- Participate in a structured Operating Room Fellowship Program
- Complete Association of periOperative Registered Nurses Periop 101: A Core Curriculum™ OR
- Receive hands-on clinical training and mentorship in the OR setting
- Learn perioperative nursing workflows, patient safety practices, and surgical procedures
- Provide nursing care to pediatric patients undergoing surgery with support from experienced team members
- Assist with patient preparation, positioning, intraoperative safety, documentation, and care coordination
- Collaborate with surgeons, anesthesia providers, surgical technologists, and perioperative team members
- Support safe, efficient, and high-quality care in the operating room environment
This is a great opportunity:
- Structured transition into Operating Room nursing
- Extensive education and hands-on specialty training
- Dedicated preceptor and mentorship support
- Opportunity to build a long-term career in pediatric perioperative services
- Meaningful work in a nationally recognized pediatric healthcare environment
Skills & Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in nursing or one of the following:
- Associate degree in nursing/related field accepted by the Texas Board of Nursing for the purposes of obtaining and maintaining an RN license with acceptance or current enrollment in a BSN program and a signed agreement
- Technical Diploma in Nursing with acceptance or current enrollment in a BSN program and signed agreement
- Must be currently enrolled in A Nursing Bridge Program working toward an MSN. Verified BSN-equivalency or a signed agreement is required.
- RN License – Texas Board of Nursing or Nurse Licensure Compact
- Basic Life Support from the American Heart Association required
- 9 months Professional Nursing Experience Required
- 1 year Acute care Nursing experience preferred
- Fellowship program will be 7:15am-3:45pm for 10-12 months. Then a determination will be made on which team the fellow candidate will join - inpatient or outpatient.
About Texas Children’s
Since 1954, Texas Children’s has been leading the charge in patient care, education and research to accelerate health care for children and women around the world. When you love what you do, it truly shows in the smiles of our patient families, employees and our numerous accolades such as being consistently ranked as the best children’s hospital in Texas, and among the top in the nation by U.S. News & World Report as well as recognition from Houston Business Journal as one of this city’s Best Places to Work for ten consecutive years.
Texas Children’s comprehensive health care network includes our primary hospital in the Texas Medical Center with expertise in over 40 pediatric subspecialties; the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute (NRI); the Feigin Tower for pediatric research; Texas Children’s Pavilion for Women, a comprehensive obstetrics/gynecology facility focusing on high-risk births; Texas Children’s Hospital West Campus, a community hospital in suburban West Houston; Texas Children’s Hospital The Woodlands, the first hospital devoted to children’s care for communities north of Houston; and Texas Children’s Hospital North Austin, the new state-of-the-art facility providing world-class pediatric and maternal care to Austin and Central Texas families. We have also created Texas Children’s Health Plan, the nation’s first HMO focused on children; Texas Children’s Pediatrics, the largest pediatric primary care network in the country; Texas Children’s Urgent Care clinics that specialize in after-hours care tailored specifically for children; and a global health program that is channeling care to children and women all over the world. Texas Children’s Hospital is affiliated with Baylor College of Medicine, one of the largest, most diverse and successful pediatric programs in the nation.
To join our community of 15,000+ dedicated team members, visit texaschildrenspeople.org for career opportunities.
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.
