How are molecular orbitals obtained in quantum chemistry?
I think you are close to the right idea, but let me try to clarify some points.
The full Schrodinger equation for a molecule should depend on the $3N$ nuclear coordinates, as well as the $3n$ electronic coordinates, where $N$ and $n$ are the number of nuclei and electrons respectively. This is challenging both due to the number of coordinates and, in particular, due to the coupling between electronic and nuclear coordinates. However, with the Born-Oppenheimer approximation, we assume they are decoupled and solve for the electronic part of the wavefunction at a fixed nuclear geometry.
The issue here is that we still can't solve the Schrodinger equation for an $n$ electron system with $n&gt;1$. To simplify further, we can make the Hartree-Fock approximation, which (in one way of phrasing it) assumes that the $n$ electron wavefunction can be formed from the antisymmetrized product of $n$ one electron wavefunctions/orbitals. These orbitals can be determined by solving a nonlinear system of equations and then stitched together in the form of a Slater Determinant to make an approximate $n$ electron wavefunction.
While chemists like to frame discussions in terms of orbitals, strictly speaking orbitals are always an approximation (except for hydrogen) and the electronic structure of a molecule is determined by a $n$ electron wavefunction. Even though orbitals aren't quite real, they still can give a pretty good qualitative description of a molecule's behavior.
For a bit more about the meaning of orbitals, you might want to check out this previous question: Is it correct to talk about an empty orbital?