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Posted: 09-Sep-23
Location: Killeen, Texas
Salary: Open
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Internal Number: 23017162rxv_31_1
Operating Room Nurse
CVOR Specialty **$15k sign-on bonus offered to qualified candidates with 2 years of CVOR Experience
Schedule: Full Time position. This team takes their own call, 5-6 days a month.
Memorial Hospital in Temple, TX, part of Baylor Scott & White Health is seeking a full time Registered Nurse to join our amazing Level One Operating Room Department. The #1 city in the nation for Nursing opportunities and advancement! Baylor Scott & White Memorial Hospital is a 636-bed specialty care teaching hospital and the only Level 1 Trauma Center between Dallas and Austin.
The cardiac team recently celebrated their 100th heart transplant!
Ten heart replacements were performed in 2021, including three heart transplants and seven left ventricular assist devices. In 2022, 49 replacements were performed, including 22 heart transplants and 27 left ventricular assist devices. From March 31 to April 2, the team set a record by transplanting three hearts in a single weekend.
This team covers vascular and cardiac cases including endovascular, TAVR, off-pump CABG, valve replacement, AAA and other procedures. We have a hybrid suite for endovascular care and are building a second suite to be open this spring.
Unit Summary
We are a fast-paced unit caring for very critical patients. Every day is a different day. The operating room nurse works closely with anesthesia and surgeons in a team environment to ensure safe passage through the intraoperative phase of care.
33 operating rooms and 2 lithotomy suites
We provide surgical care for multiple service lines including cardiac, vascular, neuro, gynecology, urology, ENT, orthopedics, general surgery, trauma surgery, robotics, and oral surgery.
We are a team oriented, welcoming, and supportive unit. We enjoy teaching new team members and want to grow new staff to meet their goals. We encourage staff to pursue further education, learn to scrub, and participate in unit projects and committees
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 Day 1
Note: Benefits may vary based upon position type and/or level
Baylor Scott & White Health Registered Nurses Enjoy
- Competitive pay including an RN Bonus Program rewarding nurses for providing exceptional care and improving patient outcomes.
- Attractive relocation assistance for full-time candidates.
- A strong shared governance model featuring unit-based councils that empower nurses and improve patient outcomes.
- Access to more than 4,000 hours of online continuing education for professional development.
- A strong system Nurse Practice Council that uses autonomy, authority, and accountability in collaboration with transformational nursing leadership to drive nursing practice throughout Baylor Scott & White Health.
- A spirit of inquiry and innovation that promotes Evidence-based practice, research, and innovations in nursing practice.
- A healthy work environment and culture of safety using inter-professional collaboration and professional competencies to meet the needs of patients to provide safe passage and quality outcomes at every encounter.
Why Baylor Scott & White Health
At Baylor Scott & White Health, we empower each other to create healthier communities and deliver safe and high-quality care across the state of Texas. With more than 52 hospitals, 800 access points, a quality health plan and an award-winning research institute, you'll enjoy endless opportunities to make your mark on the future of healthcare. At Baylor Scott and White Health, you'll be joining a team that's committed to better. Because better never settles. And neither should you.
As the largest not-for-profit healthcare system in Texas and one of the largest in the United States, Baylor Scott & White Health has the resources to offer a variety of career opportunities to meet your personal and professional goals.
The Baylor Scott & White Health nursing team challenges each other to innovate, to constantly raise the bar and to never settle. Every day, our diverse group of team members bring unique talents, a passion for innovation and a deep Commitment to those we serve.
Baylor Scott & White Health is the most awarded system in Texas, and a Certified Great Place to Work! Consider a career move to Memorial Hospital and join our exceptional nursing team committed to something better.
QUALIFICATIONS
- EDUCATION - Grad of Accred Prog or Equiv.
- MAJOR - Nursing
- EXPERIENCE - 2 Years current RN Experience in Cardiovascular OR required
- CERTIFICATION/LICENSE/REGISTRATION -
Registered Nurse (RN)
Basic Life Support (BLS): BLS or BLS within 30 days of hire or transfer.
