Registered Nurse RN-Operating Room-Pediatric Specialty

Company: Ascension
Location: Austin
Posted on: July 19, 2021

Job Description:

We Are Hiring:

RN Registered Nurse Operating Room-Dell Children's Medical Center

FT Days, 40 hours per week.

At least 1 year of Operating Room Experience strongly preferred.

Now Offering Sign-On Bonuses of up to $30K and Relocation Assistance! *Payout based on years of experience

Dell Children's Medical Center of Central Texas, the only dedicated freestanding pediatric facility in the region. Serving a 46-county area and beyond, Dell Children’s is the premier healthcare provider for children and adolescents.

13 OR suites, 2 procedure rooms and 2 sedation rooms.

Highlights of our State of the Art facility:
?Level I Trauma Center
?Magnet Designation
?The only Level IV NICU care center in Central Texas
?The only Level IV Epilepsy Center in Central Texas
?Quality Respiratory Care Recognition Award Recipients
?Nationally Recognized Food Allergy Center of Excellence

Will you serve with us at Dell Children’s Medical Center of Central Texas?

Responsibilities:

• Perform scrub functions including the selection and handling of instruments and supplies used during procedure.
• Perform circulating functions including monitoring, recording and communicating patient condition and managing overall nursing care of patient before, during and after procedure.
• Directly assist operating physician with surgical tasks including hemostasis, suturing and wound exposure as well as patient positioning.
• Prepare operating rooms and surgical instruments and equipment for use.
• Participate in pre-operative assessment of the patient.
• Provide closure of the subcutaneous and skin without the surgeon’s assistance as requested. Placs and suture drains as directed. Document experience needed to maintain competency.
• Identify patient/family learning needs and implement appropriate measures when assisting responsibilities permit. Promote patients/staff relationships and affect conflict resolution. Participate in development of scheduling system to assure absence of conflict. Assist with staff
  education activities.
• Participate in product evaluation, cost containment and ordering of supplies, organization and proper processing of supplies, instruments and equipment. Contribute to and participate in quality improvement and other appropriate committee activities.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• May be required to be "on-call."

Licensure / Certification / Registration:

• Registered Nurse credentialed from the Texas Board of Nursing obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date required.

• One or more of the following:
  
  • Advanced Life Support obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date required.
  • BLS Provider obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date required.

Education:

• Diploma from an accredited school/college of nursing required.

Ascension Seton, based in Austin, Texas, has provided thousands of associates and caregivers a rewarding career in healthcare since 1902. We strive to expand access to high-quality, low-cost, person-centered care and services for all. We operate more than 100 clinical locations in central Texas, including two teaching hospitals, Dell Medical School at The University of Texas and Dell Children's Medical Center, where candidates can find both career and clinical education opportunities. If you are looking for a rewarding career in healthcare, explore a career with us today.

When you join Ascension, you join a team of over 160,000 individuals across the country committed to a Mission of serving others and providing compassionate, personalized care to all. Our inclusive culture, continuing education programs, career coaches and benefit offerings are just a few of the resources and tools that team members can use to create a rewarding career path. In fact, Ascension spent nearly $46 million in tuition assistance alone to support associate growth and development. If you are looking for a career where you can grow and make a difference in your community, we invite you to join our team today.

Ascension Seton is an equal opportunity employer (EEO) and affords equal opportunity to all associates and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, genetic data, or other legally protected status.

For further information regarding your EEO rights, click on the following link to the “EEO is the Law” poster:

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Please note that Ascension will make an offer of employment only to individuals who have applied for a position using our official application. Be on alert for possible fraudulent offers of employment. Ascension will not solicit money or banking information from applicants.

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