RN Charge Nurse Operating Room

Registered Nurse Charge - Operating Room

Baylor Scott & White Surgical Hospital Fort Worth is hiring a Registered Nurse Charge for our Operating Room! Welcome to Baylor Scott & White Surgical Hospital Fort Worth, TX, a pinnacle of excellence and innovation where your skills can truly shine!

Job Description

• 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.
• Coordinate daily, weekly, and monthly staffing plans consistent with ensuring effective and reliable operations within the surgical setting.
• Disseminate information from leadership to the OR staff and from the OR staff to department management.
• Delegate and oversee operational activities, including daily staffing assignments and training of staff in the operating room setting.
• Act as a primary resource and provide guidance to licensed and non-licensed personnel.
• Ensure that physician preference cards are appropriately maintained and accurate.
• Collaborate with Material Management, Radiology, and Sterile Process departments to ensure adequate resources are available and allocated to meet the demand of the surgical schedule.
• Collaborate with the Quality department and infection control RN to ensure adherence to regulatory mandates and evidence-based practice standards.
• Act as a patient advocate in meeting physical and psychological needs.
• Perform patient assessment and reassessment immediately upon admission and on a regular basis in accordance with standards of care, documenting these assessments as a basis for planning each patient's care.
• Communicate all nursing interventions and patients' responses to responsible practitioners as indicated.
• Take emergency call and/or after-hours call as assigned.
• Understand best practices and apply them to improve patient outcomes.
• Integrate and coordinate care across settings and among disciplines.
• Implement physician's orders effectively and safely in accordance with standards of practice.
• Utilize special precautions in the direct care and supervision of care provided to sedated patients.
• Document all records according to established policies and procedures.
• Assist with reviewing and updating policies and procedures.

Requirements

• Graduate of an approved school of nursing, BSN preferred.
• Currently licensed in the state of TX, RN.
• BLS required.
• Minimum two (2) years' experience in the operating room setting.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Effective communication skills.
• Good organizational habits.
• Ability to adapt quickly in a fast-paced and dynamic environment with strong knowledge relative to surgical procedures and management of the surgical patient.
• Understand principles of aseptic technique and their implementation.
• Ability to provide direct patient care.
• Excellent teaching skills.
• Use appropriate nursing judgment in decision-making and delegation of assignments.
• Basic knowledge of continuous quality improvement ideology.
• Ability to utilize Electronic Health Care Record for patient documentation.

Benefits

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

Community Overview

Baylor Scott & White Surgical Hospital Fort Worth has been dedicatedly serving Fort Worth residents and neighboring communities since 2014. Our commitment to our community's health and well-being is unwavering.