Registered nurse - Operating rooms (40 hrs/Wk)
Riverside Healthcare·Kankakee, Illinois
Riverside Healthcare·Kankakee, Illinois
The Registered Nurse provides safe and compassionate care to surgical patients during the preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative phases. This includes coordinating with the surgical team to maintain sterile environments and ensure optimal patient outcomes.
The Registered Nurse (RN) in the Operating Room (OR) at Riverside Healthcare is responsible for delivering safe, efficient, and compassionate care to surgical patients.
This position plays a critical role in the intraoperative phase of care, coordinating with surgeons, anesthesiologists, and surgical technologists to ensure optimal patient outcomes.
The OR RN assesses patients needs, implements nursing interventions, and evaluates patient progress throughout the surgical process, all while maintaining strict adherence to regulatory standards and best practices.
The ideal candidate will have strong clinical and interpersonal skills, the ability to manage multiple tasks efficiently, and a commitment to excellence in delivering high-quality, patient-centered care.
Additionally, this position requires flexibility with assignments within professional scope/duties/licensure.
Essential Duties Preoperative Care: Assess patient health status and readiness for surgery through physical examination and medical history review.
Ensure proper identification of patients and verification of surgical procedures in compliance with safety protocols.
Intraoperative Care: Act as a scrub or circulating nurse during surgeries, ensuring the sterile field is maintained, supplies are managed, and all instruments are accounted for.
Monitor patients vital signs and communicate any concerns to the surgical team promptly.
Collaborate with the surgical team to anticipate the needs of the surgeon and assist in various surgical procedures.
Postoperative Care: Ensure safe transfer of patients from the operating room to the recovery area.
Provide immediate postoperative care and assessment until the patient is stable.
Communicate patient status and postoperative care instructions to the recovery room staff.
Safety and Compliance: Adhere to infection control policies and maintain a sterile environment.
Participate in timeouts and other safety checks as required.
Ensure compliance with all hospital policies, including those related to documentation, patient confidentiality, and safety standards.
Patient Advocacy: Serve as a liaison between the patient, family, and healthcare team, ensuring the patients rights are respected and their needs are met.
Demonstrate flexibility with assignments and respond promptly to call assignments. Understands that role is not limited to what is listed in the job description, and that team work is defined by doing whatever is necessary to promote efficiencies, and provide safe patient care. Non-essential Duties Assist in inventory management and stocking of surgical supplies and equipment. Participate in staff meetings and continuing education programs. Support the OR team in maintaining cleanliness and organization within the operating suite.
.5 to 1.0 FTE Paid Time Off programs Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs Educational Assistance Program
.001 to .49 FTE: Paid Leave Hours accrued as you work Employee Health Requirements Chemicals: Disinfectants, No Tox, Sterilant, glutaraldehyde Video Display Terminals: Average Blood and Body Fluids: Extreme potential for exposure with each surgical procedure. Universal precautions followed on all procedures greatly reducing the risk to the OR personnel. TB or Airborne Pathogens: Extreme potential for exposure with each surgical procedure. Universal precautions followed on all procedures greatly reducing the risk to the OR personnel. Sensory requirements (speech, vision, smell, hearing, touch): Speech: Required to communicate with surgeons, anesthesia personnel, patients and co-workers.
Required to assist surgeons with scrubbing and circulating. Many OR procedures require keen visual observation because of the size of suture material used/instrumentation used. It is necessary to perform patient assessment, medical administrations, observe video monitors, etc.
Helpful to note presence of incontinence, vomitus, blood; electrical/fire safety.
Necessary to hear patient's concerns, to hear surgeons during procedures, to hear intercom for help in a room, hear alarms, and codes.
Usd $37.54 - Usd $50.29 /Hr
Candidates must hold a current RN License from the Illinois State Board of Examiners. A BSN is preferred, and new graduates starting after January 1, 2025, must obtain a BSN within three years.
Market context
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