Operating Room Charge Nurse

Baylor Scott & White Surgical Hospital Fort Worth is hiring a Registered Nurse Charge for our Operating Room Circulator!

 

Welcome to Baylor Scott & White Surgical Hospital Fort Worth, TX, a pinnacle of excellence and innovation where your skills can truly shine!
Why Choose Baylor Scott & White Surgical Hospital Fort Worth?

·       Leading Collaboration: Our hospital stands as a remarkable joint venture between Tenet Healthcare, USPI, and the esteemed Baylor Scott & White network. This partnership sets the stage for unparalleled collaboration, ensuring a diverse and enriching work environment.

·       Serving Our Community: Nestled at 1800 Park Place Avenue in Fort Worth, Texas, we've been dedicatedly serving Fort Worth residents and neighboring communities since 2014. Our commitment to our community's health and well-being is unwavering.

·       Comprehensive Care: Offering a wide spectrum of medical services, our 30-bed acute care surgical hospital includes an Emergency Department, a 30-bed inpatient unit, a 4-bed intensive care unit, and cutting-edge diagnostic imaging facilities.

·       Innovative Technology: Step into a facility equipped with the latest medical advancements. With 14 state-of-the-art operating rooms, including da Vinci, ExcelsiusGPS, and Mako Surgical Systems, you'll be at the forefront of surgical innovation.

·       Diverse Specializations: Join a team that spans across specialties such as ENT, Bariatric, Pulmonary, Gynecology, Orthopedics, and much more. Your expertise will have a profound impact on patients' lives across a wide range of surgical services. We also do Spine and Craniotomy.  That shows we a higher intensity than your regular ortho surgery hospital.

·       Quality-Centric Approach: Our unwavering focus on quality and service ensures that every surgical procedure is conducted in a meticulous and patient-oriented environment.

Join us at Baylor Scott & White Surgical Hospital Fort Worth to embark on an incredible career. Apply today to be a part of our dynamic team and contribute to a legacy of excellence. Your journey to a fulfilling career starts here!

 

Registered Nurse Operating Room Charge at Baylor Scott & White Surgical Hospital Fort Worth:

·       Under the supervision of the OR Manager and/or Director of Perioperative Services, the Charge Nurse is to ensure that patient-flow through the Operating Room phase is accomplished in an organized and efficient manner with emphasis on providing high quality patient care. This position is responsible for coordinating daily, weekly, and monthly staffing plans consistent with ensuring effective and reliable operations within the surgical setting.

 

Qualifications

 Education:

·       Graduate of an approved school of nursing, BSN preferred.

Licensure/Certification:      

·       Currently licensed in the state of TX, RN.

·       BLS required                                               

Required Experience:

·       Minimum two (2) years’ experience in the operating room setting

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

·  Dissemination of information from leadership to the OR staff and from the OR staff to department management. 

·  Responsible for delegation and oversight of operational activities, including daily staffing assignments and training of staff to the care of the patient the operating room setting.

·  Acts as a primary resource and provides guidance to licensed and non-licensed personnel. 

·  Ensure that physician preference cards are appropriately maintained and accurate.

·  Collaborates with Material Management, Radiology, and Sterile Process departments to ensure adequate resources are available and allocated to meet demand of the surgical schedule.

·  Collaborates with the Quality department and infection control RN to ensure the department is adhering to regulatory mandates and evidence-base practice standards.

·  Acts as a patient advocate in meeting his/her physical and psychological needs.

·  Performs patient assessment and reassessment immediately upon admission and on a regular basis in accordance with standards of care with documentation of these assessments as a basis for planning each patient’s care.

·  Ensures that all nursing interventions and patients’ responses are communicated to responsible practitioners as indicated.

·  Takes emergency call and/or after hours call as assigned.

·  Understand best practices and have the ability to apply them to improve patient outcomes.

·  Integrates and coordinates care across settings and among disciplines.

·  Implements physician’s orders effectively and safely in accordance with standards of practice.

·  Utilizes special precautions in the direct care and in the supervision of care provided to sedated patients.

·  Documents all records according to established policies and procedures.

·  Assists with reviewing and updating policies and procedure.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

·  Effective communication skills.

·  Good organization habits.

·  Ability to adapt to change quickly in a fast pace and dynamic environment with strong knowledge base relative to surgical procedures and management of the surgical patient.

·  Understands principles of aseptic technique and their implementation.

·  Ability to provide direct patient care.

·  Excellent teaching skills.

·  Uses appropriate nursing judgment in decision-making and delegation of assignments.

·  Basic knowledge of continuous quality improvement ideology.

·  Ability to utilize Electronic Heath Care Record for patient documentation.

 

What We Offer:
As an organization, one way we care for our communities and each other is by providing a comprehensive benefits package that includes:

·       Medical, dental, vision, and prescription coverage

·       Life and AD&D coverage

·       Availability of short- and long-term disability

·       Flexible financial benefits including FSAs and HSAs

·       401(k) and access to retirement planning

·       Paid holidays and vacation

Who We Are:
At USPI, we create relationships that create better care. We partner with physicians and healthcare systems to provide first-class ambulatory solutions throughout the United States. We are committed to providing surgical services in the most efficient and clinically excellent manner.

USPI is committed to, and proud of our inclusive culture. An inclusive culture, in our view, is respectful of differences and nurtures and supports the contributions of each individual, while also embracing and leveraging diversity. A diverse workforce, combined with an inclusive culture, makes USPI stronger and better able to meet the needs of our diverse patient and physician population.

 

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