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Posted: 02-Jul-26
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Internal Number: 26011323
RN OR PRN - Pediatric Operating Room
BSWH McLane Children's Medical Center | Temple, TX
Join an exceptional team at BSWH McLane Children?s Medical Center and make a difference in the lives of pediatric patients. We are seeking an experienced OR Registered Nurse (RN) - PRN to support our Pediatric Operating Room, providing high-quality perioperative care in a collaborative, family-centered environment.
Why Join Our Team?
Work exclusively with pediatric patients in a specialized children's hospital setting.
Collaborate with a supportive, highly skilled surgical team.
Gain experience across a variety of pediatric surgical service lines.
Opportunities to develop and expand your OR nursing skills.
Potential opportunity to transition into a full-time role as positions become available.
Position Details
Status: PRN
Schedule: Monday-Friday coverage as needed
Call Requirement: None
Holidays: None required
Department Overview
The Pediatric Operating Room consists of five operating rooms and supports a broad range of surgical specialties. The team provides care for multiple service lines, excluding cardiac, vascular, and transplant procedures. Nurses play a vital role in ensuring safe, efficient, and compassionate care throughout the surgical experience.
Required Qualifications
Graduate of an accredited nursing program.
Current Registered Nurse (RN) license.
Previous Operating Room experience required.
Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
Ability to work effectively in a team-oriented environment.
Reliable availability to meet PRN scheduling needs.
Preferred Qualifications
Pediatric Operating Room experience.
Ability to scrub surgical cases.
Interest in future full-time opportunities.
Experience working in a fast-paced surgical environment.
If you are passionate about pediatric care, enjoy working alongside an outstanding surgical team, and are looking for a flexible PRN opportunity, we encourage you to apply today.
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 benefits are designed to help you live well no matter where you are on your journey. For full details on coverage and eligibility, visit the Baylor Scott & White Benefits Hub to explore our offerings, which may include:
- Immediate eligibility for health and welfare benefits
- 401(k) savings plan with dollar-for-dollar match up to 5%
- Tuition Reimbursement
- PTO accrual beginning Day 1
Note: Benefits may vary based upon 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. Helps 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 fiery 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 health promotion and disease prevention. Assesses and documents learning needs and outcomes.
- Partnership: Works with colleagues and community to create and implement a care plan. Open and attentive to all team members' unique contributions. Delegates tasks to appropriate staff and ensures timely follow-up.
- Systems Thinking: Uses strategies and resources for problem-solving for patients, family, and staff. Recognizes limited resources and considers safety, effectiveness, and efficiency in planning and delivering patient care.
Key Success Factors
- Knowledge and expertise of nursing and patient care standards and procedures.
- Know laws, rules, and regulations. Comprehend standards and guidelines of certifying and accrediting bodies. Follow hospital and department/unit standards, protocols, policies, and procedures for nursing care in the assigned area.
- Knowledge of medical terminology, health promotion, risk reduction, and disease prevention and management. Know About medications, common dosages, effects, and possible adverse reactions.
- Knowledge of medical and professional nursing ethics and patient privacy rights.
- Must be able to communicate thoughts clearly, both verbally and in writing.
- Social skills to interact with a wide range of constituencies.
- Must have critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
- Observe changes in patients' medical conditions and communicate them to nursing staff and physicians/providers.
- Provide age-specific, quality, patient-centered care through the nursing process and standards. Respect the diversity of human experience. Develop, evaluate, implement, and modify patient care plans as needed.
- General computer skills include Microsoft Office, information security, scheduling and payroll systems, electronic medical documentation, and email.
Belonging Statement
We believe that all people should feel welcomed, valued and supported.
QUALIFICATIONS
- EDUCATION - Grad of an Accredited Program or 2 years of work experience above the minimum qualification
- MAJOR - Nursing
- EXPERIENCE - 2 Years of Experience
CERTIFICATION/LICENSE/REGISTRATION
- Registered Nurse (RN)
- Basic Life Support (BLS): BLS or BLS within 30 days of hire or transfer.
