CV Surgery RN

Driscoll Children's Hospital • Corpus Christi, TX

1d • Onsite

About The Position

This position is for a professional care giver who is responsible and accountable for directing operating room personnel and activities under the supervision of the CV Team Lead and the Operating Room Manager. The role involves administering peri-operative care to patients undergoing surgery with various types of anesthesia. The RN assists surgeons and other medical staff in carrying out operating room and surgical functions. Patient care requirements include infants, children, adolescents, and adults within the cardiac service line.

Requirements

• Graduate of approved school of professional nursing
• Licensed as an RN in the state of Texas
• PALS
• BLS

Nice To Haves

• Previous OR experience preferred as a scrub nurse or surgical technician
• CNOR preferred

Responsibilities

• Maintains utmost level of confidentiality at all times
• Adheres to hospital policies and procedures
• Demonstrates business practices and personal actions that are ethical and adhere to corporate compliance and integrity guidelines
• Communicates in a manner that encourages a positive work environment
• Demonstrates competency in scrub role
• Can verbalize needs for frequently done procedures within the service
• Questions surgeon before procedure for any anticipated variances in particular procedures
• Assists in surgical procedures by providing wound exposure, homeostasis and handling tissue appropriately to reduce the potential for injury under the direction of the surgeon
• Is knowledgeable of setup and usage of service equipment
• Uses sterilizers effectively and can verbalize knowledge of systems
• Sets up room appropriately for procedure
• Takes into account size of patient in selection of supplies, equipment
• Breaks down room after procedure utilizing standard precautions
• Reports damaged or broken instruments/equipment and removes from usage
• Transports instruments back to decontamination in closed carts for following cases
• Deals effectively with rapidly changing conditions, including emergency and stressful situations
• Administers peri‑operative care for patients undergoing surgery using general anesthesia, sedation, and local anesthesia when appropriate
• Individualizes patient plan of care as it relates to the particular procedure that the patient is undergoing as well as to individual patient issues
• Is in charge of OR room, ensuring that appropriate personnel, equipment, instruments available to do procedure
• Educates both patient and family on perioperative care they will be receiving
• Documents in a complete and logical manner ensuring all critical information is included on patient record
• Able to operate and troubleshoot perioperative equipment
• Acts as a patient advocate
• Assists anesthesiologist when needed
• Passes patient information on to appropriate staff and physicians
• Charges patients appropriately
• Participates in process improvement activities of unit
• Attends mandatory in-services and unit staff meetings
• Utilizes standard precautions in patient care
• Utilizes self directed learning to improve nursing knowledge and skills
• Maintains a safe OR environment for patients, staff, and physicians

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees