Operating Room Registered Nurse (RN)

About the company

Franciscan Surgery Center — Operating Room Registered Nurse (RN)

Requirements

• Schedule: No weekends / No holidays
• Setting: Ambulatory Surgery Center
• Must have: Operating Room (OR) experience
• What you will do:
• Practice nursing according to organizational nursing philosophies and standards of care set by the state board of nursing, state nurse practice act, and other governing regulations.
• Establish a compassionate environment by providing emotional, psychological, and spiritual support to patients, families, friends, and coworkers.
• Collaborate with patients, families (and/or primary caregivers), and multidisciplinary team members to ensure optimal patient outcomes and an improved patient experience.
• Assess, collect, and analyze comprehensive objective, subjective, psychosocial, and cultural data relevant to patient condition.
• Prioritize and implement the identified plan of care; coordinate care delivery and employ interventions to improve patient outcomes while maintaining a safe, respectful, and ethical practice environment.
• Communicate timely changes in patient assessment and ongoing reassessment to providers when changes warrant consideration or adjustment to the plan of care; maintain and coordinate communication with all multidisciplinary team members to facilitate safe transitions and continuity of care.
• Maintain a clean and safe work environment by handling and clearing instruments, equipment, and supplies in accordance with infection-control policies and protocols.
• May maintain nursing supplies inventory by checking stock and outdated items to determine inventory levels, anticipating needed supplies, and placing orders for required inventory.
• What it takes to succeed:
• Active listening skills
• Ability to adapt to multiple clinical settings
• Maintain composure in difficult situations
• Manage conflict and handle complaints tactfully
• Strong customer service skills
• Ability to prioritize and delegate tasks
• Time management skills
• Proficiency with electronic health records for planning, evaluating, and implementing patient care
• Knowledge of HIPAA guidelines
• Qualifications:
• Required: Associate's Degree
• Preferred: Bachelor's Degree
• Registered Nurse (RN) license in the state of practice
• Basic Life Support (BLS) — American Heart Association
• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) — American Heart Association (required if specified by the unit; otherwise preferred)
• Previous Operating Room experience