HCA St. David's Healthcare is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) OR - Operating Room Lead for a nursing job in Round Rock, Texas.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: OR - Operating Room
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: ASAP
• Duration: Ongoing
• Shift: days
• Employment Type: Staff

Shift: Days (Rotating Weekends)

Description

Introduction

Do you have the career opportunities as a Registered Nurse Robotic Surgery Team Lead you want in your current role? We invest in what matters most to nurses like you – at home, at work, and at every stage in your career. We have an exciting opportunity for you to join St. David's Round Rock Medical Center which is a part of the nation’s leading provider of healthcare services, HCA Healthcare.

Do you want to work where you have a voice? Nurses are at the forefront of our commitment to the care and improvement of human life. At HCA Healthcare, there are many ways for nurses to have a voice through professional practice councils, advisory councils, vital voices surveys, and units of distinction. We learn from our multi-generational nursing family. We partner with our Nurses at St. David's Round Rock Medical Center!

Job Summary and Qualifications

Under the indirect supervision of the Supervisor(s) of the unit and the direction of the Nurse Manager. He/she accepts overall responsibility for a designated surgical area of specialty. The Lead Surgical Nurse is responsible for assuring that all equipment and instruments are operational. Ensures adequacy of equipment and instruments which are out for repair or need replacement. The Lead Surgical Nurse trains and precepts staff and acts as a resource to all staff for their specialty(s). They provide leadership by demonstration positive guest relations, effective communication skills, excellent work ethics, and superior leadership skills. They can perform all duties of a surgical staff RN.

What you will do:

Plans age specific nursing intervention for assigned patients.

· Completes age appropriate assessment of patient prior to admission to surgical suite.

· Initiates plan of care by proper preparation of patient for surgery

· Provides patient teaching and emotional support for assigned patient.

2. Provides and evaluates age appropriate direct patient care.

· Assists with the care of the patient during anesthesia induction and/or prepares patient for local anesthesia.

· Demonstrates the ability to prevent patient injury.

· Performs correct surgical preps.

· Demonstrates mastery of representative cases and equipment used for all specialty area and has competent experience and knowledge base for all procedures.

· Accurately documents nursing care rendered.

· Assists in preparation for next day’s surgical event.

· Assures adequate and appropriate supplies, equipment and instrumentation are available for specialty services per shift according to established departmental standards and par levels.

· Responsible for restocking unused sterile supplies and equipment recognizing appropriate integrity of sterile supplies and equipment.

· Assists and cooperates with other team members in completing their assignments in a timely manner, includes but not limited to turnover of OR suites.

3. Assist with supervision in designated surgical specialty(s.)

· Assists and oversee specialty tasks performed by Staff RN and Surgical Techs to assure the unit is provided with supplies, instruments and necessary equipment for specialty cases, within budget.

· Oversee the functions of the service specific equipment, including trouble shooting and training staff on proper usage of equipment.

· Responsible for updating staff on newly implemented ideas in the department and advising of process via email or posted notices

· Obtain preferences for service specific physicians regarding procedures and update preference cards

· Assist in any specialty areas to ensure all work is completed on time

· Responsible for staff training related to service specific procedures.

· Responsible for advance preparation of future procedure. Assures supplies and equipment have been ordered and communicate to nurse supervisor.

· Sets PAR levels of supplies and checks with levels on a weekly basis and notifies Material Coordinator of ordering needs.

4. Participates in unit activities.

· Participates in budget and inventory control; only opens essential supplies.

· Demonstrates competency for all surgical specialties and equipment.

· Takes appropriate action to prevent/manage accident in the area.

· Complies with Universal Protocol and National Patient Safety Goal.

· Maintains current professional growth through independent study and continuing education programs.

· Participates in performance/progress improvement activities.

· Completes annual competency checklists.

· Attends 80% of staff meetings.

· Performs other duties as delegated by management.

What qualifications you will need:

• Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date
• (RN) Registered Nurse
• Minimum of two years of experience in the areas of specialization.
• Associate Degree
• Preferred: BSN. Previous charge experience.

Benefits

St. David's Round Rock Medical Center, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

Learn more about Employee Benefits

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

"Nurses play a pivotal role and are the backbone of healthcare delivery. At HCA Healthcare, we are dedicated to ensuring nurses have necessary tools and resources to provide world-class patient care, advocating for the profession and helping to shape the future of nursing."

Sammie Mosier, DHA, MA, BSN, NE-BC

Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Executive, HCA Healthcare

St. David’s Round Rock Medical Center is a 200+ bed acute-care facility located north of Austin, Texas. This comprehensive medical center features the only hybrid operating room in the county, a 24-hour emergency department with a Level II trauma center, and leading-edge cardiac care through the Heart Hospital of Austin at St. David’s Round Rock. Patients may also receive care related to rehabilitation services, women’s services, cancer care, neurology, joint replacement and orthotics, and more when visiting this facility.

St. David’s Round Rock Medical Center is part of St. David’s HealthCare, which is one of the largest healthcare systems in Texas and the third-largest employer in the Austin area. St. David’s HealthCare was formed through a unique partnership between HCA Healthcare and two local non-profits — St. David’s Foundation and Georgetown Health Foundation.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in costs for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

If this opportunity is your next step in your career path, we encourage you to apply for our Registered Nurse Robotic Surgery Team Lead opening. We review all applications. Qualified candidates will be contacted by a member of our team. We are interviewing apply today!

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

St. David's Healthcare Job ID #1​-​I​N​F​O​R​-​4​0​7​0​2​6​7. Posted job title: Registered Nurse Robotic Surgery Team Lead