The Operating Room Registered Nurse is responsible for the nursing activities related to the patient's care experiencing an operative or other invasive procedure. The Registered Nurse is a resource person and guides non-licensed personnel. The staff member can expect to care for adult patients, including the older adult through geriatric and pediatric patients from 1 month through adolescence. The attached criteria-based performance evaluation provides a specific set of standards related to age-specific competency. Responsibilities: • Meets all required deadlines. Demonstrates discretionary ability in establishing priority. • Delivers indirect and direct patient care according to established standards, taking into consideration the age and risk factors of the patient. • Possesses the knowledge and ability to use the nursing process to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate the patient's care. • Uses nursing judgment in decision-making. • Acts as patient advocate in meeting his / her physical and psychological needs. • Provides care to each patient undergoing surgical interventions in a manner that preserves and protects the patient’s autonomy, dignity, and human rights. • Identifies the patient and confirms informed consent. Ensures that all required contents of the medical record are present pre-operatively. • Takes emergency calls as required. • Understands and practices and ensures sterile technique. Correctly operates sterilizers. • Integrates and coordinates care across settings and among disciplines. • Provides guidance and supervision for personnel assigned in the operating room. • Ability to recognize and intervene in stressful situations. • Maintains or acquires skills in equipment and machinery necessary to complete required responsibilities. • Performs duties of the circulating nurse during surgical procedures. Performs scrub duties if circumstances require. • Follow policies and procedures for counts. • Follows policies and procedures for specimens. • Properly prepares rooms, instruments, and equipment for procedures and assists in cleaning the room after completion of procedures. • Document all records according to established policies and procedures. Required Skills: • Graduate of an accredited school of professional nursing. • Current Texas License as a Registered Nurse required • BLS required • Possess the ability to work independently and prioritize responsibilities • Ability to deal tactfully with patients, families, physicians, and employees. • Knowledgeable of hospital policies and procedures specific to operating room nurses. • Clinically proficient in operating room nursing skills, demonstrating knowledge of the developmental needs of pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients.