Registered Nurse (RN) - CVOR
Corpus Christi Medical Center - Bay Area
Corpus Christi, TX

Registered Nurse RN - Operating Room Team Lead

Work Schedule: 8 hours shifts; Days/Rotating Weekends

As an RN Operating Room Team Lead at Corpus Christi Medical Center - Bay Area—whether your leadership expertise aligns as an OR Charge RN, Perioperative Clinical Lead, Lead Perioperative RN, Surgical Team Leader, Surgery Team Lead, OR Service Line Leader, or Surgical Service Line Lead RN—you will practice within a premier 152-bed full-service acute care hospital recognized as an elite medical pillar for the Texas Coastal Bend community [Corpus Christi Medical Center - Bay Area]. Your leadership directly drives the operational flow and clinical excellence of our high-volume surgical department, which is proudly accredited as a Center of Excellence in Robotic Surgery by the Surgical Review Corporation (SRC). This advanced surgical theater features cutting-edge technology, including da Vinci robotic platforms [Corpus Christi Medical Center - Bay Area], designed for highly precise, minimally invasive procedures. Closely integrated with our newly expanded emergency and trauma networks, as well as the designated Women’s Center—featuring a state-designated Level IV Maternal Care Center and a Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) [Corpus Christi Medical Center - Bay Area]—our surgical department provides a highly sophisticated environment with the robust multi-specialty backup required to safely manage complex adult, bariatric, gynecological, cardiovascular, and high-acuity pediatric or maternal cases.

Operating Room Team Leads at the Bay Area campus operate within HCA Healthcare’s progressive Professional Practice Model [Corpus Christi Medical Center - Bay Area], which utilizes a robust shared governance framework designed to empower frontline nursing staff, increase structural accountability, and advance professional leadership [Corpus Christi Medical Center - Bay Area]. In this critical leadership role, you will serve as a vital clinical resource, overseeing daily suite readiness, coordinating staff assignments, and ensuring a safe, sterile environment. You will collaborate directly with an elite interdisciplinary network of board-certified surgeons, anesthesiologists, certified surgical technologists, and dedicated post-anesthesia care (PACU) teams [Corpus Christi Medical Center - Bay Area]. Backed by extensive continuous clinical education resources, an on-site clinical simulation training center, and dedicated service line support [Corpus Christi Medical Center - Bay Area], our OR Team Leads are fully empowered to maintain optimal room turnover, manage physician preference cards, and champion the highest standards of safety and proactive patient advocacy in accordance with AORN, Joint Commission, and other regulatory bodies.

Provides direct patient care to infant through geriatric patient. Addresses the physical and general aspects of care related to the surgical environment. Communicates with surgeon continuously as needed about the patient’s condition. RN Cardiovascular Coordinator is independently accountable for the effective management, coordination of care, and development of education for specific patient populations being evaluated for advanced cardiovascular disease, procedures and treatments. The Coordinator partners with the interventional cardiologists, heart failure team, cardiothoracic surgical team, electrophysiologists, advanced practice practitioners, and other clinical staff throughout HCA Houston Healthcare Southeast to coordinate patient care.

What you will do in this role:

• Partners directly with interventional cardiologists, cardiothoracic surgeons, heart failure teams, electrophysiologists, and advanced practice practitioners across the hospital system to seamlessly manage and coordinate advanced cardiovascular care lines.
• Consults extensively with a diverse multidisciplinary network and maintains continuous communication with surgeons and clinical staff to communicate changes in patient condition and ensure absolute continuity of care.
• Assumes independent accountability for the effective clinical management, navigation, and comprehensive coordination of specific care populations being evaluated for advanced cardiovascular diseases, procedures, and treatments.
• Provides direct, high-quality perioperative patient care across the full lifespan—from infant to geriatric populations—expertly addressing the specialized physical, safety, and operational aspects unique to the surgical environment.
• Leverages a strong clinical knowledge base and advanced nursing expertise in cardiovascular disease treatment modalities to develop, implement, and direct targeted education for patient populations and clinical staff.

What qualifications you will need:

• Graduate of an accredited diploma, associates, or baccalaureate degree registered nursing program.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing preferred.
• Current Registered Nurse License in the State of Texas or Multi-State Compact License (Employees with RN Compact License are required to obtain Texas RN License within 90 days of hire date)
• Current BLS and ACLS issued from American Heart Association required
• CVRN or other cardiovascular certification preferred.
• 5 years of cardiovascular knowledge.
• 1 year of clinical CVOR experience as a licensed RN in a hospital required.

Corpus Christi Medical Center, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

Learn more about Employee Benefits

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

"Nurses play a pivotal role and are the backbone of healthcare delivery. At HCA Healthcare, we are dedicated to ensuring nurses have necessary tools and resources to provide world-class patient care, advocating for the profession and helping to shape the future of nursing."

Sammie Mosier, DHA, MA, BSN, NE-BC

Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Executive, HCA Healthcare

Corpus Christi Medical Center is a 630+ bed healthcare system of hospitals in Corpus Christi and the surrounding Coastal Bend community. Bay Area is our full-service acute care hospital and offers state-of-the-art cardiovascular services, bariatric, GYN and robotic surgery. The Women’s Center at Bay Area, with its NICU Unit, is also the home of our graduate medical education program. Doctors Regional is our acute care hospital, with a 24-hour emergency department, cardiac catheterization labs, orthopedic and surgical services, and inpatient rehabilitation. The Heart Hospital offers complete diagnostics, treatment, surgery and rehabilitation for cardiac patients. Northwest Regional/Northwest Behavior Health Center provides emergency medical services, laboratory, imaging services and outpatient behavioral health services. Bayview Behavioral Hospital provides inpatient and outpatient short-term treatment for psychiatric patients ages 12 years and older, as well as substance abuse treatment. Northshore Emergency Center is a full-service 24-7 emergency department in Portland that offers outpatient laboratory, imaging and occupational services. Radiation Oncology offers advanced technology for treating cancer with the latest and most specific radiation therapies available. Our programs focus on the needs of individual patients, while employing the latest techniques and research of 21st-century medicine.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

If this opportunity is your next step in your career path, we encourage you to apply for our Coord Service Line opening. We review all applications. Qualified candidates will be contacted by a member of our team. We are interviewing, apply today!

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