OR RN PRN Days

LOCATION Baylor Scott & White Medical Center, Marble Falls TX DEPARTMENT Operating Room SCHEDULE PRN Days JOB SUMMARY The Operating Room (OR) Registered Nurse (RN) is a licensed professional who uses the BSWH nursing professional practice model to coordinate patient care delivery by the health care team. Using the nursing process, the RN assesses the patient, identifies nursing diagnoses based on responses to health problems, develops and implements an individualized plan of care, and evaluates the patient’s response. The RN promotes safe passage for their patients by using knowledge of patient needs and the healthcare environment to assist patients to transition through the healthcare encounter without any preventable complications or delays. The RN delegates interventions to health care personnel based on the Texas Nursing Practice Act, each patient’s condition and the competencies of the employee. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS OF THE ROLE Clinical Judgment: Using clinical reasoning, conducts accurate clinical assessments according to practice standards; identifies and prioritizes patient and family needs; develops, implements and evaluates the nursing plan of care; modifies plan to meet clinical outcomes. Clinical Inquiry: Systematically evaluates the quality and effectiveness of nursing practice, including nursing sensitive indicators; supports evidence‑based practice changes through research utilization and experiential learning; participates in quality/performance improvement initiatives. Caring Practices: Creates a compassionate, supportive, safe and therapeutic environment for patients, families and staff; develops therapeutic relationships with patient and family and maintains appropriate boundaries; manages both emotional and physical pain to promote comfort and healing and prevent unnecessary suffering. Response to Diversity: Recognizes, appreciates and incorporates a patient’s and family’s unique differences—culture, spiritual beliefs, gender, race, ethnicity, lifestyle, socioeconomic status, age and values—into an individualized plan of care. Advocacy and Moral Agency: Preserves and protects confidentiality, autonomy, dignity and rights of patient and family and represents their concerns; creates an individualized plan that accurately reflects patient and family values and goals; identifies and helps resolve ethical and clinical concerns. Facilitation of Learning: Facilitates learning for patients and families, nursing staff, other members of the health care team and community; integrates appropriate education throughout the continuum of care to help them participate and/or make informed decisions about their health care and treatments; assesses and documents learning needs and outcomes. Collaboration: Works collaboratively and interdependently with colleagues and community to develop and implement an integrated plan of care; open and sensitive to all team members’ unique contributions; delegates tasks and care to appropriate staff and ensures timely follow‑up. Systems Thinking: Uses strategies and available resources for problem‑solving for patients, family and staff; recognizes that resources are limited and considers factors related to safety, effectiveness and efficiency in planning and delivering patient care. Professionalism: Improves nursing practice and work environment through participation in shared governance and decision‑making processes and meaningful recognition of contributions of others; participates in staffing process from education and planning to evaluation; identifies personal goals and commits to ongoing professional growth; contributes to professional development of peers, colleagues and others; demonstrates commitment to community service. KEY SUCCESS FACTORS Knowledge and understanding of nursing and patient care standards and procedures. Knowledge of laws, rules and regulations; standards and guidelines of certifying and accrediting bodies; hospital and department/unit standards, protocols, policies and procedures governing nursing care applicable to the area of assignment. Knowledge of medical terminology; principles and practices of health promotion, risk reduction, illness and disease prevention and management; medications and drugs, common dosages, their physical and physiological 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. Interpersonal skills to interact with a wide‑range of constituencies. Must have critical thinking and problem‑solving skills. Ability to observe changes in the medical condition of patients and effectively communicate these changes to other nursing staff members and physicians/providers. Ability to provide age‑specific, quality, patient‑centered care to all patients through the nursing process and standards of nursing practice with sensitivity and respect for diversity of human experience and to develop, evaluate, implement and modify a patient care plan to meet the needs of individual patients. General computer skills: Microsoft Office, information security, scheduling and payroll systems, electronic medical documentation, and email. BENEFITS Our competitive benefits package includes the following: Immediate eligibility for health and welfare benefits; 401(k) savings plan with dollar‑for‑dollar match up to 5%; Tuition Reimbursement; PTO accrual beginning Day1. Note: Benefits may vary based upon position type and/or level. QUALIFICATIONS Education: Graduate 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. #J-18808-Ljbffr Baylor Scott & White Health