Registered Nurse - Operating Room

Full Time
Houston, TX 77064
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Job description
Clinical Nurse - Operating Room - Northwest Houston

The ideal candidate will have graduated from an accredited school of professional nursing, TX RN license, BLS and/or CPR certification. One year of recent OR nursing experience and experience scrubbing and circulating.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS
  • Accountable for the management and provision of patient care in assigned area.
  • Assesses patient's needs for nursing care and multidisciplinary team.
  • Collaborates with physicians, other services, patient and patient's family to plan care and evaluate outcomes.
  • Improves practice by integrating results and theories of research studies.
  • Participates in data collection for current studies.
  • Demonstrates clinical competency and compassion in providing care, using technology, administering medications, performing procedures and managing emergencies.
  • Documents care according to established standards.
  • Accesses, inputs and retrieves information from computer systems.
  • Assures continuity of care through appropriate discharge planning, patient education and coordination of services.
  • Acts as a patient and family advocate in order to uphold patient rights.
  • Trains, coaches and assists team members to ensure optimum patient care and efficient use of resources.



EDUCATION

Required: Graduation from an accredited school of professional nursing.

Preferred: Bachelor's of Science in Nursing.

EXPERIENCE

Required: No Experience

Preferred: 12 months recent RN experience in the Operating Room

LICENSURE/CERTIFICATION

Required: Current State of Texas Professional Nursing license (RN). Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification and Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification if working in the following department: Nrsg Post Anesthesia Care Unit (600160).

Preferred: Certification in oncology or specialty practice area. Basic Life Support (BLS) or Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certification.

All clinical nurses with less than one year registered nurse (RN) work experience will be required to participate in the Clinical Nurse Residency Program.

WORK CONDITIONS
Patient care environment.

It is the policy of The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center to provide equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by institutional policy or by federal, state or local laws unless such distinction is required by law. http://www.mdanderson.org/about-us/legal-and-policy/legal-statements/eeo-affirmative-action.html

Additional Information
  • Requisition ID: 158010
  • Employment Status: Full-Time
  • Employee Status: Regular
  • Work Week: Day/Evening
  • Minimum Salary: US Dollar (USD) 66,000
  • Midpoint Salary: US Dollar (USD) 97,000
  • Maximum Salary : US Dollar (USD) 128,000
  • FLSA: exempt and eligible for overtime, paid at a time and a half rate
  • Fund Type: Hard
  • Work Location: Onsite
  • Pivotal Position: Yes
  • Referral Bonus Available?: Yes
  • Relocation Assistance Available?: Yes
  • Science Jobs: No

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