ASC Operating Room Nurse (PRN)

Huntsville Memorial Hospital • Huntsville, TX

5d • Onsite

About The Position

Under general supervision of the ASC Administrator, the OR RN uses the nursing process, collaborates with the physician and healthcare team in the delivery of care to patients who are preparing for, have had a surgical or other invasive procedure. Demonstrates knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the patient populations served, as well as the principles of growth and development as it relates to the different life cycles. The OR RN utilizes the nursing process to assess, plan, provide, document, and evaluate care. This includes ongoing and systematic data collection, determining nursing diagnoses and patient goals, coordinating and planning the delivery of nursing care with a multidisciplinary team, implementing interventions, and evaluating patient progress. The role involves effective communication with physicians and team members, providing patient/family teaching, administering and reconciling medications, adhering to infection prevention protocols, and demonstrating an understanding of patient rights. The nurse must also demonstrate adaptability, problem-solving, and professional behavior, participate in program evaluation and process improvement, and promote professional growth through continuing education and by serving as a preceptor or mentor. Active participation in survey readiness and ensuring compliance with regulatory standards is also required. The nurse must abide by the HMH Legal Compliance Code of Conduct, maintain patient confidentiality and appropriate handling of PHI, and maintain a safe work environment. Performs all other related duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Graduate of a school of professional nursing.
• Current Texas licensure as a Registered Nurse required.
• Basic Life Support certification required within 30 days of employment, before patient care is administered independently.

Nice To Haves

• One year of recent perioperative nursing experience preferred.
• CNOR certification preferred.
• Must have reliable transportation and means of communication for on-call demands.

Responsibilities

• Utilizes the nursing process to assess, plan, provide, document and evaluate care.
• Conducts an ongoing and systematic collection of data, guided by the application of knowledge of physiological and psychological principles and experience, and uses the data to establish a nursing diagnosis and predict outcomes.
• Coordinates and analyzes the assessment data in determining diagnoses and establishes patient goals based on nursing diagnosis.
• Coordinates and plans delivery of nursing care with a multidisciplinary team and administers appropriate clinical decisions in the delivery of patient care.
• Collaborates with the entire healthcare team to develop a plan of care that prescribes interventions to attain expected outcomes.
• Delivers appropriate care to patients, at a competent level, according to the needs of the patient and population served.
• Implements the interventions identified in the Plan of Care.
• Evaluates the patient’s progress toward attainment of outcomes.
• Effectively communicates with physicians and other team members.
• Provides patient/family teaching based on the needs of each patient and plans ways to meet those needs.
• Administers and reconciles medications appropriately.
• Adheres to infection prevention protocols.
• Demonstrates an understanding of patient rights, including those pertaining to confidentiality, informed consent and privacy.
• Demonstrates adaptability, problem solving and professional behavior at all times.
• Participates in a systemic, interdisciplinary, and ongoing evaluation of programs, process improvement, and desired client-centered outcomes.
• Promotes individual professional growth and development by meeting requirements for mandatory/continuing education, competence validation; supports facility-based goals which contributed to the success of the organization; serves as preceptor, mentor and resource to less experienced staff.
• Actively participates in survey readiness activities and assures that the facility is compliant with all regulatory standards.
• Abides by the HMH Legal Compliance Code of Conduct.
• Maintains patient confidentiality and appropriate handling of PHI.
• Maintains a safe work environment and reports safety concerns appropriately.
• Performs all other related duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level