Work Schedule: Monday through Friday, 8 hours shifts/Wkdays Only
As a Day Surgery Registered Nurse (RN) at Corpus Christi Medical Center - Bay Area, you will deliver exceptional clinical care and drive the operational flow of our high-volume outpatient surgical service lines. Practicing within a premier 152-bed full-service acute care facility recognized as an elite medical pillar for the Texas Coastal Bend community, your specialized ambulatory expertise will span vital clinical roles across all phases of care—including Pre-Op, Post-Op, Phase II Recovery, Admission & Discharge, Short Stay, or Outpatient Procedures. In this dynamic role, you will champion clinical excellence and ensure seamless continuity of care within an advanced environment accredited as a Center of Excellence in Robotic Surgery by the Surgical Review Corporation (SRC).
Operating within this fast-paced department, you will utilize state-of-the-art multi-parameter pre-operative bays and highly specialized phase II recovery lounges, while leveraging the Meditech electronic health record system to optimize precise patient intake and rapid discharge workflows. Our Day Surgery department is deeply integrated with a state-designated Level IV Maternal Care Center, a Level III NICU, and an expanded Level II Trauma Center, providing robust, multi-specialty subspecialty backup. You will manage a diverse case mix of elective same-day procedures across bariatrics, orthopedics, gynecology, general surgery, and specialized urologic lines.
As a Day Surgery RN, you will practice within HCA Healthcare’s progressive Professional Practice Model, utilizing a robust shared governance framework that empowers frontline nursing staff, increases structural accountability, and advances professional development. You will work as an integral member of an elite interdisciplinary team—collaborating directly with Clinical Nurse Coordinators, board-certified surgeons, anesthesiologists, operating room circulating teams, and certified surgical technologists to maintain superior patient safety. Backed by an on-site clinical simulation training center to continuously hone emergency readiness and critical thinking skills, you will be fully supported with the comprehensive resources needed to maintain the highest standards of pre-operative clinical clearance, post-anesthesia recovery protocols, thorough family discharge education, and proactive patient advocacy in strict accordance with ASPAN, AORN, and joint commission regulatory standards.
Job Summary and Qualifications
What you will do in this role:
- Collaborates closely with a diverse multidisciplinary team to customize and deliver high-quality, patient-centered care while optimizing admission and discharge processes for efficient patient throughput.
- Serves as a vital clinical resource for the unit, providing ongoing professional coaching, constructive feedback, and targeted training to enhance staff performance and increase engagement.
- Drives organizational excellence by participating in the interview and selection process, delivering performance evaluations, resolving employee grievances, and implementing personnel policy compliance or disciplinary actions.
- Participates in ongoing clinical assessments to evaluate the quality of patient care services provided in the unit, partnering with the management team to spearhead continuous improvement initiatives.
- Oversees day-to-day staff scheduling and manages all practical aspects of labor allocation in strict accordance with real-time patient care needs and established productivity guidelines.
- Enforces area safety and regulatory compliance by ensuring all specialized ambulatory surgery equipment maintenance is performed regularly and according to strict accreditation standards.
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 issued from American Heart Association required
- 1 year of clinical Day Surgery experience as a licensed RN in a hospital required.
Benefits
Corpus Christi Medical Center Bay Area, 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
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Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.
"Nurses are essential to the delivery of healthcare and serve as its foundation. At HCA Healthcare, we are committed to equipping nurses with the tools and resources they need to deliver exceptional patient care, championing the profession, and supporting the advancement of nursing’s future."
Erica Rossitto, MBA/HCM, BSN, RN, NEA-BC
Senior Vice President and Chief Nurse 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 Registered Nurse OR 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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