Registered Nurse Operating Room - Full Time

Company: Surgery Partners
Location: Saint Joseph
Posted on: May 24, 2023

Job Description:

DescriptionSt. Joseph Center for Outpatient Surgery
Job Title: Registered Nurse Operating Room - Full Time
St Joseph Center for Outpatient Surgery Benefits:

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• Team Oriented Atmosphere
  
• Full Time and Part Time Profit Sharing twice a year
  
• 4 Additional Floating holidays per year
  
• Employer HSA contribution for HDHP
  
• 401K matching after 1 year of service
  
• Full Time/Part Time Medical, Dental, and Vision offered - 1st of the month after 30 days of employment
  
  Job Summary:
  To act as patient advocate, providing continuity of care designed to meet individual patient needs through collaboration with other members of the healthcare team and supporting the philosophy, objectives and goals of the facility. The Circulating Nurse will assess the perioperative needs of individual patients including but not limited to adult, pediatric, neonatal and adolescent patients.
  Qualifications:
  
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  • Degree from accredited nursing program
    
  • BLS/ACLS certification
    
  • License as registered nurse in the state the facility is located
    
  • Minimum of three years work experience as a staff nurse
    
    
    Responsibilities:
    
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    • Performs assessment/data collection in an ongoing and systematic manner, focusing on physiologic, psychological and cognitive status
      
    • Formulates a goal directed plan of care, which is prioritized and based on determined nursing diagnosis and patient outcomes
      
    • Implements care in a knowledgeable, skilled consistent manner in reaching the desired patient outcomes through nursing processes
      
    • Prepares room, equipment and supplies needed for procedure, including anesthesia supplies
      
    • Opens sterile packs and supplies, using Surgeon's preference card for specific requests
      
    • Positions patient for safe functional alignment, exposure of surgical site and to provide physical support
      
    • Assists Anesthesiologist with monitor leads, blood pressure cuff and oximeter placement and remain at patient's side during induction and positioning
      
    • Prepares patient's operative site, again confirming procedure with Surgeon's history and physical
      
    • Establish priorities of patient care based on essential patient needs and available center resources of time, personnel, equipment and supplies
      
    • Performs efficiently in emergency patient situations following established protocols, remaining calm, informing appropriate persons and documenting events
      
    • Practices effective problem identification and resolution skills as a method of sound decision making
      
    • Performs documentation duties in the patient record, which is timely, accurate and concise. In addition: checks chart, confirm consent, history and physical, laboratory results, allergies and confirms operative site.
      
    • Works as part of a team in delivering patient care
      
    • Maintains CPR/ACLS certification
      
    • Attends all mandatory in services and participates in staff meetings
      
    • Remains flexible, adaptive and able to accept and implement new ideas and approaches
      
    • Treats all patients equally adopting the centers Patient Rights policy
      
    • Reviews and carries out physician orders in an appropriate professional manner
      
    • Willingness to assist with other duties when asked
      
      
      Physical Demands:
      The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
      While performing the duties of this job the employee is frequently required to sit, converse, and listen; use hands to touch, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; and to reach with hands and arms. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.
      The employee must be able to lift and/or carry over 20 pounds on a regular basis and be able to push/pull over 25 pounds on a regular basis.
      The employee must be able to stand and/or walk at least 10 hours per day.
      Work Environment:
      The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
      
      

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