Operating Room Registered Nurse

Blue Mountain Hospital•Blanding, UT

73d•Onsite

About The Position

The Operating Room Registered Nurse (OR RN) at Blue Mountain Hospital is a vital member of our surgical team, responsible for providing high-quality patient care before, during, and after surgical procedures. Blue Mountain Hospital is committed to a culture of excellence, empowerment, accountability, and affirmative communication, striving to exemplify values of Excellence, Integrity, Respect, Cultural Sensitivity, Compassion, Accountability, Stewardship and Collaboration. Our vision is to be the standard for rural hospitals, and our mission is to provide an atmosphere of excellence in healing, quality physician care, and inspired employees.

Requirements

Current Registered Nurse (RN) license in the state of Utah.
1-2 years of Operating Room Experience PRE-OP, PACU, Intraop
BLS, ACLS, NRP, certification required.
Strong critical thinking, organizational, and communication skills.
Ability to work effectively in a high-pressure environment and make quick, sound decisions.
Ability to stand for very long extended periods, lift heavy objects, and perform physically demanding tasks.
Must be able to respond quickly to emergencies.

Nice To Haves

BSN preferred
Surgical scrub experience preferred

Responsibilities

Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate patient care needs before, during, and after surgery.
Provide direct nursing care in accordance with established policies, procedures, and protocols of the healthcare organization.
Prepare and maintain the operating room for surgery, including the setup of sterile instruments and supplies, ensuring that all necessary equipment is available and functioning properly.
Work closely with surgeons, anesthesiologists, surgical technologists, and other members of the surgical team to ensure seamless care during surgical procedures.
Monitor patients' vital signs, levels of consciousness, and overall well-being during surgery. Respond promptly to any changes in patient condition.
Accurately document all aspects of patient care, including pre-operative assessments, intraoperative care, and post-operative recovery, in accordance with hospital policy.
Maintain strict adherence to aseptic techniques and infection control protocols to prevent contamination and ensure patient safety.
Educate patients and their families about the surgical process, post-operative care, and any other necessary information related to the patient’s care.
Ensure compliance with all relevant regulations, standards, and hospital policies, including those related to patient safety, quality care, and confidentiality.
Perform any tasks, projects, or actions that are reasonably within the scope of the Employee’s position or employment, which the Employee’s supervisor, any member of BMH’s management, or BMH’s administration team asks of the Employee.
Act as professionally as should normally be required in a medical organization, giving all appropriate respect and deference to licensed medical providers and behavioral health providers.
Keep all BMH business and patient information strictly confidential and adhere to all other BMH confidentiality policies and procedures, as well as all laws affecting confidentiality.
Refrain from intentionally, purposely, knowingly, or negligently engaging in any conduct, actions, or speech that may cause concern, apprehension, confusion, or annoyance on the part of any BMH patient toward BMH as an organization or any BMH employee.
Work congenially and cooperatively at all times with all other BMH employees, maintaining a pleasant demeanor and attitude and executing position duties and administration’s/management’s other requests in a timely manner, diligently, and with a positive attitude. Refrain from personally degrading any other person or BMH employee. Refrain from engaging in gossip about any BMH employees and/or patients.
Communicate complaints about BMH, its policies, procedures, managers, administrators, and/or other employees only to and through the appropriate BMH channels, which are limited to BMH’s management chain of command.
Check the Employee’s BMH email no less frequently than once daily (if applicable).
Absolutely refrain from communicating or releasing any “Private BMH Information” to the media and/or non-BMH persons or entities without formal approval to do the same by BMH’s CEO.