Registered Nurse; RN - OR - Operating Room

Staff - Registered Nurse (RN) - OR - Operating Room at Baylor Scott & White Health summary:
The Registered Nurse (RN) in the Operating Room at Baylor Scott & White Health coordinates and provides specialized perioperative patient care in a surgical environment. They assess, plan, implement, and evaluate individualized nursing care plans while ensuring patient safety and adherence to legal, ethical, and clinical standards. The role requires collaboration with healthcare teams, patient advocacy, and participation in quality improvement initiatives within a large, integrated healthcare system.
Baylor Scott & White Health is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) OR - Operating Room for a nursing job in Dallas, Texas.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: OR - Operating Room

• Discipline: RN

• Duration:
Ongoing

• 40 hours per week

• Shift: 8 hours, days

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Employment Type:

Staff
Department: OR Specialty Service Line
-includes Plastics, Oral-Maxillofacial, Eyes and NICU cases

Shift: Monday - Friday 6:30am
-3:00pm with weekday call(details explained in a formal interview)
About Us
Here at Baylor Scott & White Health we promote the well-being of all individuals, families, and communities. Baylor Scott and White is the largest not-for-profit healthcare system in Texas that empowers you to live well.
Our Core Values are:
We serve faithfully by doing what's right with a joyful heart.
We never settle by constantly striving for better.
We are in it together by supporting one another and those we serve.
We make an impact by taking initiative and delivering exceptional experience.
Benefits
Our competitive benefits package empowers you to live well and provides:
Eligibility on day 1 for all benefits
Dollar-for-dollar 401(k) match, up to 5%
Debt-free tuition assistance, offering access to many no-cost and low-cost degrees, certificates and more
Immediate access to time off benefits
At Baylor Scott & White Health, your well-being is our top priority.

Note:

Benefits may vary based on position type and/or level

Job Summary
The Operating Room (OR) Registered Nurse (RN) is a licensed professional. The RN uses the BSWH nursing model to coordinate patient care. Using the nursing process, the RN assesses the patient and identifies nursing diagnoses. The RN develops and implements an individualized care plan and evaluates the patient's response. The RN promotes safe passage for patients by using knowledge of patient needs.

The RN helps patients transition through healthcare without preventable complications or delays. The RN delegates interventions based on the Texas Nursing Practice Act, patient condition, and employee competencies.
Essential Functions of the Role
Clinical Judgment:
Using clinical reasoning, conducts accurate assessments according to standards. Identifies and prioritizes patient and family needs. Develops, implements, and evaluates the nursing care plan. Modifies plan to meet outcomes.
Clinical Inquiry:
Evaluates the quality and effectiveness of nursing practice, including nursing indicators. Supports evidence-based practice changes through research and learning. Participates in quality improvement initiatives.
Caring Practices:
Creates an attentive, helpful, safe, and therapeutic environment for patients, families, and staff. Develops therapeutic relationships with patients and families and maintains appropriate boundaries. Manages emotional and physical pain to promote relief and healing and prevent unnecessary suffering.
Response to Diversity:
Recognizes and appreciates a patient's and family's unique differences. Incorporates culture, beliefs, gender, race, ethnicity, lifestyle, status, age, and values into a care plan.
Advocacy and Moral Agency:
Preserves and protects the confidentiality, autonomy, dignity, and rights of patients and families. Represents their concerns. Creates an individualized plan that reflects patient and family values and goals. Identifies and helps resolve ethical and clinical concerns.
Facilitation of Learning:
Facilitates learning for patients, families, nursing staff, health care team, and community. Integrates education throughout care to help them make informed health care recommendations. Includes…