Charge Nurse Operating Room III - Texas Health Surgery Center Forney

SCA Health • Forney, TX

4h

About The Position

The Charge Nurse (RN) Operating Room assesses patient status throughout the perioperative episode of care and develops an individualized perioperative patient plan of care. The role provides accurate, concise, and pertinent hand-off reports to teammates about the patient’s condition and response to care. During the tour of duty, the Charge Nurse manages the surgical area operationally and fiscally, serves as a clinical resource for perioperative personnel, and supports evaluation of current practices through quality and performance improvement activities. The role also maintains radiation safety in accordance with facility policies and procedures and performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
• Current state nursing licensure in good standing.
• Successful completion of Basic Life Support (BLS) or Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) within 90 days of employment, or documentation of current BLS/BCLS certification.
• Successful completion of an Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) course within 90 days of employment, or documentation of current ACLS certification.
• If pediatric care is included in the facility’s scope of services, successful completion of a Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) course within 90 days of employment, or documentation of current PALS certification.

Nice To Haves

• One year of operating room and/or medical-surgical nursing experience.
• Specialty certification in Perioperative Nursing.

Responsibilities

• Assess patient status throughout the perioperative episode of care.
• Develop an individualized perioperative patient plan of care.
• Provide accurate, concise, and pertinent hand-off reports to teammates regarding the patient’s condition and response to care.
• Manage the surgical area operationally and fiscally during the tour of duty.
• Act as a clinical resource for perioperative personnel using current literature and guidelines, organizational policies and procedures, and regulatory and accreditation standards.
• Assist perioperative personnel in evaluating current practice through quality and performance improvement activities.
• Maintain radiation safety in accordance with facility policies and procedures.
• Perform all other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Medical coverage
• Dental coverage
• Vision coverage
• 401(k) plan with company match
• Paid time off
• Life insurance
• Disability insurance

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree