HCSS Operating Room Registered Nurse

Required Education/Experience:

• RN with current license or valid permit to practice professional nursing in Texas.
• Two (2) years of inpatient hospital experience as an RN with at least two (2) years in specialty area assigned (ICU, Cath Lab, and other procedural areas) within the last 2 years.
• Must have current BLS certification obtained through American Heart Association (AHA)

Equipment:

Standard operating room patient care equipment, supplies, and mechanical devices for a selected patient population. Highly advanced OR equipment such as the DaVinci Robot, navigation systems, different radiologic imaging modalities and specialize OR tables used in Bariatric, Orthopedic, Vascular and Neuro surgical services. Standard hospital- related office equipment. Show competency in point of care testing (POCT) and quality requirements for that testing.

Work Environments:

• General OR and/or specialty call requires staff to work unpredictable hours
• Exposure to radiation during certain surgical procedures is necessary
• Work in a fast-paced, high stress and multidisciplinary environment
• Maneuver large and delicate equipment such as specialty OR tables, microscopes, navigation systems and DaVinci.
• Highly transparent environment in relation to reporting of patient events and efficiency metrics.
• Work in a high stress environment
• Work environment is in a comfortable indoor area.
• Conditions such as noise, odors, cramped workspace and/or fumes could sometimes cause discomfort.
• Moderate to extreme physical effort may be required, such as walking, standing, performing CPR, and lifting materials, equipment, objects, and/or patients.
• Occasional lifting may be very heavy and awkward, over 50 lbs.
• Vision, hearing, talking, and sense of touch abilities must be adequate to enable one to perform tasks quickly and accurately such as reading small print, reading from monitoring equipment, defining details, sending, and receiving clear and accurate oral communication.
• Frequent periods of concentrated or focused attention will be needed to interpret visual, auditory, and sensory inputs.
• Minimum to work and stay active is 2 weekend shifts per month.
• Alertness and careful attention to detail will be required to avoid injury.
• May be exposed to such occupational hazards as communicable diseases, bloodborne pathogens, ionizing & non-ionizing radiation, hazardous medications and disoriented or combative patients or others.

   OTHER:

Specific job requirements or physical location of some positions allocated to this

classification, may render this position security sensitive, and thereby subject to

the provisions of Section 51.215, Texas Education Code