Clinical Nurse I - 4th Floor OR - Main Campus
About The Position
The Clinical Nurse I is an integral member of the Magnet Nursing team, providing primary nursing care in the Operating Room on the 4th Floor. The role focuses on patient advocacy and delivering high-quality, patient-centered care in an evidence-based nursing environment. The nurse assesses and interprets age-specific and population-specific data and provides appropriate communication, treatment, and care. The role collaborates with interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary healthcare teams to maintain professional nursing standards, integrate patient care standards into clinical activities, and promote safety and quality outcomes. The nurse also demonstrates sensitivity to cultural and religious diversity when interacting with patients, visitors, colleagues, and other customers. The position is regular full-time, on the evening shift, scheduled 12:00 p.m. to 9:45 p.m. four days per week. The stated base pay range is $73.00–$81.07; the selected finalist’s salary will depend on factors including role scope, experience, education, accomplishments, internal equity, budget, and fair-market-value evaluation.
Requirements
- At least 1.5 years of operating room experience; orthopedic experience is preferred.
- BSN from an accredited school of nursing.
- New York State RN license and registration.
- AHA BLS certification.
Nice To Haves
- Operating room experience in orthopedics.
Responsibilities
- Provide primary nursing care in the Operating Room.
- Serve as a circulator.
- Understand the scrub role, including passing instruments and supplies to surgeons and surgical assistants.
- Maintain a sterile environment to prevent infections.
- Ensure the surgical team adheres to aseptic techniques.
- Anticipate the needs of the surgical team during procedures.
- Assess and monitor patients during surgical procedures.
- Act as the patient’s advocate and ensure patient safety throughout procedures.
- Accurately complete the intraoperative record, including the patient’s condition, supplies used, and occurrences during surgery.
- Collaborate with interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary healthcare teams to maintain professional nursing practice standards.
- Integrate patient care standards into clinical activities and participate in performance-improvement activities to improve patient safety, quality of care, and outcomes.
- Demonstrate sensitivity and awareness of cultural and religious diversity when addressing patients, visitors, coworkers, and other customers.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
