Registered Nurse - Cardiovascular Operating Room

Medical City Arlington is seeking a Registered Nurse for the Cardiovascular Operating Room to join our healthcare family. This full-time, day-shift position includes rotating weekends.

About the Role

Our nurses play a vital part in delivering high-quality, patient-centered care in a collaborative and respectful surgical environment. This role offers self/preferential scheduling posted four weeks in advance for predictability, a culture of mutual respect among surgical staff, and continuous investment in equipment and workflow efficiency. On-call is required during select non-business hours.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate patients prior to surgery and provide patient and family education surrounding the procedure and peri-operative process.
• Assume responsibility for patient preparation, including intravenous therapy, preoperative medications, and surgical site verification.
• Participate in surgical site verification, including briefing, time out, debriefing, and universal protocols, according to hospital policy.
• Recognize and respond to patient emergencies.
• Deliver high-quality, patient-centered care while managing evidence-based practices and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Be an integral member of a dynamic interdisciplinary team consisting of providers, surgeons, surgical technologists, and more.
• Consistently apply the nursing process, critical thinking skills, scientific judgment, technical skills, and leadership to independently deliver safe nursing care to patients.
• Assess patient condition, monitor throughout your shift, and document changes in patient condition along with the care provided thoroughly.
• Educate patients and families/caregivers about the patient’s medical condition, treatment, and follow-up measures.

Requirements

• Basic Cardiac Life Support (must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date).
• Active Registered Nurse (RN) license.
• Associate Degree in Nursing.

Benefits

Medical City Arlington offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career, and retirement of our colleagues. Benefits include:

• Comprehensive medical coverage with low copay or no-cost services, including prescription drug and behavioral health coverage, free telemedicine services, and free AirMed medical transportation.
• Dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, and supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity).
• Auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, and long-term care coverage.
• Moving assistance and pet insurance.
• Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical, and financial wellbeing.
• 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service).
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock.
• Family support through fertility and family-building benefits (Progyny) and adoption assistance.
• Referral services for child, elder, and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning, and more.
• Consumer discounts through Abenity and other programs.
• Retirement readiness, rollover assistance services, and preferred banking partnerships.
• Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships).
• Colleague recognition program.
• Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage, and leaves of absence).
• Employee Health Assistance Fund offering free employee-only coverage to full-time and part-time colleagues based on income.

About Medical City Arlington

Medical City Arlington is a 435+ bed full-service hospital located in south Arlington, offering heart & vascular, brain & spine, emergency and trauma care, cancer care, orthopedics, surgical, and women's services. Our women’s complex features luxury maternity suites and personalized delivery methods. The hospital employs over 1,400 full-time and part-time nurses, therapists, technicians, and other healthcare colleagues, supported by nearly 700 skilled physicians across a wide variety of medical specialties. As the official hospital of the Texas Rangers, we focus on high-quality care in a compassionate and service-driven environment. Medical City Arlington is part of the HCA Healthcare network, ensuring access to leading medical experts and advanced healthcare innovations.