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The Registered Nurse in the Operating Room is responsible for delivering patient care across the preoperative, interoperative, and postoperative phases of surgery using the nursing process framework. This includes comprehensive patient assessment, establishing mutually acceptable goals, formulating and implementing tailored plans of care, and responding to emergencies.
Requirements summary
Candidates must be graduates of an accredited school of nursing holding a current Registered Nurse License and current American Heart Association BLS certification. Essential abilities include demonstrating comprehensive professional knowledge, assessing physiological and psychosocial status, maintaining proper aseptic technique, and adhering to all legal and ethical guidelines.
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Job description
Job title: Registered Nurse- OR
Essential functions
The delivery of patient care through the framework of the nursing process (assessment, diagnosis and patient outcome) in the preoperative, interoperative and postoperative phase of the surgical patient.
Supervision received: Supervisor of Clinical Services
Education/ Experience
Graduate of an accredited school of nursing
Current Registered Nurse License
Current American Heart Assn. BLS
Knowledge, skills, and abilities
Demonstrates current, comprehensive professional knowledge and skills in conformance with recognized nursing standards and department policies including the Patient Bill of Rights and JCAHO regulations, Standards for Nursing Care and the Nurse Practice Act.
Assesses physiological and psychosocial health status of patient.
Assesses pain per policy.
Completes patient history.
Verbally reports pertinent information to appropriate staff to provide continuity of care.
Legibly documents information in patient record and signs record using appropriate professional title.
Assesses level of understanding and expectations of care.
Identifies desired patient outcomes.
Establishes nursing diagnosis.
Establishes patient/family goals that are mutually acceptable.
Formulates Plan of Care for the patient.
Implements nursing care plans tailored to patient/family needs.
Demonstrates ability to assess and problem solve.
Responds to emergencies.
Practices within legal and ethical guidelines (Nurse Practice Act, legal statutes, ANA code for Nurses, PRMC Policy and Procedures.
Hazards: Occasional contact with communicable disease, electrical equipment, etc.
Personal
Protective
Equipment: Provided (gowns, gloves, masks, head cover).
This description is intended to provide only basic guidelines for meeting job requirements. Responsibilities, knowledge, skills, abilities and working conditions may change as needs evolve.
Benefits
401(k) retirement plan with a company match
And more!
Equal Employment Opportunity & Work Force Diversity
Our organization is an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment based on race, color, creed, sex, religion, marital status, age, national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, parental status, sexual orientation, veteran status, genetic testing results or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state or local laws. This practice relates to all personnel matters such as compensation, benefits, training, promotions, transfers, layoffs, etc. Furthermore, our organization is committed to going beyond the legal requirements of equal employment opportunity to take positive actions which ensure diversity in the workplace and result in a multi-cultural organization.
