Staff Nurse - Inpatient

About the role

The Inpatient OR Staff Nurse will provide nursing care to patients in the Pavilion for Women Operating Room. Responsibilities include assessing, planning, educating, implementing, and evaluating age‑appropriate, family‑centered, and cost‑effective care for adolescents and adult women in a fast‑paced surgical environment.

Unit overview

The Pavilion for Women Operating Room includes a surgical suite and procedure space supporting obstetrics, gynecology, fetal surgery, general surgery, urgent interventional radiology, and other specialized services for pregnant patients and women. Perioperative Services also supports operating rooms in Labor and Delivery, as well as pre‑operative, procedure, and recovery areas in the Reproductive Endocrinology Clinic.

Responsibilities

• Assist in collecting patient/family data (biophysical, psychosocial, developmental, cultural, environmental) per site protocol.
• Collect and document vital signs, height/weight, and reason for visit.
• Prepare patients for examination according to site protocol.
• Assist the provider during treatments, examinations, and testing within scope of practice.
• Administer medication and immunizations as directed by the physician and document them in the medical record.
• Provide patient/family education as instructed and document the education.
• Coordinate referrals.
• Triages presenting patient complaints per site protocol.
• Verify provider orders and patient identity per site protocol.
• Collect and process specimens according to manufacturer’s instructions and proper technique.
• Demonstrate service philosophies to patients and families.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in nursing, or an Associate degree in nursing/related field accepted by the Texas Board of Nursing with acceptance or current enrollment in a BSN program and a signed agreement.
• Technical Diploma in Nursing with acceptance or current enrollment in a BSN program and a signed agreement.
• Current enrollment in a Nursing Bridge Program working toward an MSN; verified BSN equivalency or signed agreement required.
• Active RN license – Texas Board of Nursing or Nurse Licensure Compact.
• Basic Life Support certification from the American Heart Association.
• Minimum 9 months of professional RN experience.
• Three years of Operating Room experience preferred.
• OBGYN/Robotics/da Vinci Operating Room experience preferred.
• Successful candidates must undergo respiratory fit testing in compliance with occupational health and safety standards.

About Texas Children’s Pavilion for Women

Texas Children’s Pavilion for Women is a comprehensive obstetrics/gynecology facility offering a full continuum of high‑quality, expert health care for women, mothers, and babies. The center provides maternal and fetal medicine services, including advanced fetal diagnostic procedures and specialized fetal surgeries. Connected to Texas Children’s Hospital via a two‑story sky bridge, the Pavilion enables rapid access to pediatric subspecialists. It also houses three private OB/GYN practices, The Family Fertility Center, The Menopause Center, and The Women’s Place – Center for Reproductive Psychiatry, and recently opened a community‑based OB/GYN practice in Pearland.