
Registered Nurse Operating Room
Austin, TXFull-time$43.14–60.9/hrSeen 1w agoSeen in employer's feed 3 days ago
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Job overview
The Registered Nurse Operating Room provides perioperative nursing care for high-acuity patients, moving between scrub and circulator roles. The nurse coordinates intraoperative clinical management, supports surgeons during complex procedures, and prepares specialized instruments and equipment for trauma cases. The role is based at Ascension Seton Southwest in Austin and is scheduled for full-time day shifts.
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Full job description
Your future role at a glance
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Location: Austin, TX
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Facility: Ascension Seton Southwest
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Specialty: Operating Room
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Schedule: Day | Full Time
How you’ll make an impact in this role
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Provide expert perioperative nursing care for high-acuity patients, seamlessly transitioning between scrub and circulator roles to ensure surgical precision and patient safety.
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Coordinate intraoperative clinical management by monitoring hemodynamics, documenting critical interventions, and facilitating clear communication within the surgical team.
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Deliver advanced surgical assistance, actively supporting surgeons with hemostasis, suturing, wound exposure, and specialized patient positioning during complex procedures.
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Optimize suite readiness and sterile integrity through the meticulous preparation of specialized instrumentation and life-saving equipment for rapid-response trauma cases.
What minimum requirements you’ll need
Licensure / Certification / Registration
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Required Credential(s):
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Registered Nurse credentialed from the Texas Board of Nursing obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date.
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One or more of the following:
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Advanced Life Support obtained within 6 Months (180 days) of hire date or job transfer date. American Heart Association or American Red Cross accepted.
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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 required. OR Required professional licensure at time of hire.
Additional Preferences:
- 1 plus years of OR RN experience.
Benefits that help you thrive
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Comprehensive health coverage: medical, dental, vision, prescription coverage and HSA/FSA options
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Financial security & retirement: employer-matched 403(b), planning and hardship resources, disability and life insurance
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Time to recharge: pro-rated paid time off (PTO) and holidays
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Career growth: Ascension-paid tuition (Vocare), reimbursement, ongoing professional development and online learning
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Emotional well-being: Employee Assistance Program, counseling and peer support, spiritual care and stress management resources
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Family support: parental leave, adoption assistance and family benefits
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Other benefits: optional legal and pet insurance, transportation savings and more
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 99,000+ 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
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) (https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088\_EEOC\_KnowYourRights6.12.pdf) poster or EEO Know Your Rights (Spanish) (https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088\_EEOC\_KnowYourRightsSp6.12.pdf) 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.
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Min Salary: 43.14
Max Salary 60.90
How this job compares
Set against the 1,723 open Operating Room Nurse jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$43.14–60.9/hr
- Texas median$41–55/hr42 hourly ranges
- US median$39–58/hr721 hourly ranges
This range's midpoint, $52.02/hr, is 8% above the Texas median midpoint ($48/hr) — in the middle half of Operating Room Nurse hourly ranges in Texas.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 170 open Operating Room Nurse jobs in Texas and 1,723 across the US. None of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Texas
- HCA Healthcare48 open
- Baylor Scott & White Health34 open
- Houston Methodist13 open
- Experience
- Operating Room Nurse postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 2 years (896 postings).
- Education
- 156 of the 1,723 open Operating Room Nurse jobs (9%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 27, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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