Charge Nurse - Operating Room Full Time DaysWork location: Texas Health Rockwall - 3150 Horizon Rd, Rockwall, TX 75032
Work hours: Full-Time, 40 hours weekly, Day shift, including weekend and on-call requirements
Training: Must be able to attend training at the corporate office in Arlington from 8am-5pm during the first 1-5 days of hire.
Surgery Department Highlights:- State-of-the-art sterilization equipment and technology
- A collaborative environment that values precision and efficiency
Here's What You Need- Nursing Diploma required or
- Associate's degree in Nursing required or
- Bachelor's degree in Nursing preferred
- 1 year experience as registered nurse in an acute care setting required; 2 years preferred
- 2 years of operating room experience strongly preferred; operating room Charge Nurse experience is preferred
- Texas RN - Registered Nurse required upon hire and
- BCLS - Basic Cardiac Life Support prior to providing independent patient care required upon hire and maintained quarterly and
- A high degree of confidentiality, positive interpersonal skills, and ability to function in a fast-paced environment.
What You Will Do- Basic Human Needs - Responds to others' priorities regarding safety, physical, psychological and social needs.
- Mutual Problem Solving - Professional behaviors that help patients and families understand how to confront, learn about, and think about their health and illness; involves a reciprocal, shared approach with resulting decisions acceptable to involved parties.
- Healing Environment - The professional nurse creates settings that provide privacy, safety, confidentiality and tranquility.
- The Charge Nurse role will communicate and collaborate with all members of the health care team.
- The Charge Nurse role will support and actively participate in shared governance/councils which is Texas Health's structure for decision making.
- The Charge Nurse role will be committed to developing their individual knowledge and skills, as well as advancing the profession of nursing and engaging in lifelong learning/development.
- This role directly assists leadership on a particular unit or units and shift, by offering staff guidance and support, maintaining a clean and safe work environment and ensuring unit operational tasks are completed.
Additional perks of being a Texas Health employee:- Benefits include 401k, PTO, medical, dental, Paid Parental Leave, flex spending, tuition reimbursement, student loan repayment program as well as several other benefits.
- Delivery of high quality of patient care through nursing education, nursing research and innovations in nursing practice.
- Strong Unit Based Council (UBC).
- A supportive team environment with outstanding opportunities for growth.
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