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Registered Nurse Operating Room

Ascension·Austin, Texas

Full Time·On Site·2-5 yrs·Posted 19 days ago
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About the role

Perform scrub and circulating duties to support surgeons during invasive procedures while maintaining sterile fields. Coordinate with interdisciplinary teams to ensure patient safety and accurate clinical documentation in EHR systems.

Your future role at a glance Location

  • Austin,
  • TX
  • Facility:
  • Northwest
  • Hills
  • Surgical
  • Hospital
  • Department/Specialty:
  • Operating
  • Room
  • Schedule: Days | Full Time Monday - Friday variable times How you'll make an impact in this role
  • Perform scrub and circulating responsibilities as an Operating Room Registered Nurse, selecting instruments, maintaining sterile fields, and supporting surgeons during invasive procedures.
  • Coordinate care with the interdisciplinary team to optimize patient safety, positioning, and before, during, and after surgery while ensuring clinical documentation in EHR systems.
  • Assist surgeons with hemostasis, suturing, and wound exposure, delivering precise intraoperative support that improves outcomes and reduces complications across surgical procedures.
  • Prepare operating rooms, instruments, and equipment, implementing infection control and quality improvement standards to ensure readiness, efficiency, and compliance with perioperative safety protocols. What minimum qualifications you'll need
  • Licensure /
  • Certification /
  • Registration: Registered Nurse credentialed from the Texas Board of Nursing obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date required.
  • One or more of the following required: Advanced Life Support obtained within 6 Months (180 days) of hire date or job transfer date. American Heart Association or American Red Cross accepted. BLS Provider obtained within 1 Month (30 days) of hire date or job transfer date. American Heart Association or American Red Cross accepted.

Education

  • Diploma from an accredited school/college of nursing OR Required professional licensure at time of hire. What additional requirements you'll need 3+ years
  • OR
  • RN experience in
  • Ortho and
  • Spine cases
  • Life at
  • Ascension: Where purpose meets opportunity Ascension is a leading nonprofit Catholic health system with a culture and associate experience grounded in service, growth, care and connection. We empower our 97,000+ associates to bring their skills and expertise every day to reimagining healthcare, together. Recognized as one of the Best 150+ Places to Work in Healthcare and a Military-Friendly Gold Employer, you’ll find an inclusive and supportive environment where your contributions truly matter. Equal employment opportunity employer Equal employment opportunity employer Ascension provides Equal Employment Opportunities (EEO) to all associates and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex/gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions, lactation, breastfeeding, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, all as defined by applicable law, and any other legally protected status or characteristic in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. For further information, view the EEO Know Your Rights (English) poster or EEO Know Your Rights (Spanish) poster. Fraud prevention notice Prospective applicants should be vigilant against fraudulent job offers and interview requests. Scammers may use sophisticated tactics to impersonate Ascension employees.
  • To ensure your safety, please remember: Ascension will never ask for payment or to provide banking or financial information as part of the job application or hiring process. Our legitimate email communications will always come from an @ascension.org email address; do not trust other domains, and an official offer will only be extended to candidates who have completed a job application through our authorized applicant tracking system. E-Verify statement Employer does not participate in E-Verify and therefore cannot employ STEM OPT candidates.

Benefits

Paid time off (PTO)Various health insurance options & wellness plansRetirement benefits including employer match plansLong-term & short-term disabilityEmployee assistance programs (EAP)Parental leave & adoption assistanceTuition reimbursementWays to give back to your community Benefit options and eligibility vary by position. Compensation varies based on factors including, but not limited to, experience, skills, education, performance, location and salary range at the time of the offer.

Requirements

Requires a Texas Board of Nursing RN license and BLS/ALS certifications. Candidates must have a nursing diploma and at least 3 years of RN experience in Ortho and Spine cases.

  • professional certificate
  • Sterile Field Maintenance
  • Infection Control
  • Clinical Documentation
  • Patient Positioning
  • Scrubbing
  • EHR Systems
  • Suturing
  • Circulating
  • Hemostasis
  • Wound Exposure
  • Perioperative Safety
  • Intraoperative Support

Posting details

Employment type
Full Time
Work arrangement
On Site
Experience
2-5 yrs
Location
Austin, Texas
Posted
Jul 8, 2026
Closes
Jul 10, 2027
Application
Employer website
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Hiring organization

Ascension

Answering God's call to bring health, healing and hope to all. Ascension is one of the nation’s leading non-profit and Catholic health systems, with a Mission of delivering compassionate, personalized care to all, with special attention to those most vulnerable. In FY2025,...

Salary listed on 271 jobs
IndustryHospitals and Health Care
TypeNonprofit
Size10,001+ employees
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Market context

Texas OR RN roles favor specialized experience

Texas hospitals and surgical centers commonly seek Registered Nurses for operating rooms, especially candidates with current RN licensure and OR experience in trauma, robotics, neuro, or orthopedics. These roles are competitive because employers often prefer nurses who can adapt quickly to fast-paced surgical teams and meet certification requirements such as BLS and ALS. Review the AI-summarized requirements and benefits here to save time, and confirm your Texas Board of Nursing license, certifications, and recent OR experience before applying.

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