Operating Room RN - FT

Bay Area Hospital•Fort Bridger, WY

5d•$48 - $71

About The Position

Bay Area Hospital is hiring a full-time Registered Nurse for Surgical Services. Within the scope of practice defined by the Oregon State Board of Nursing, the RN applies the nursing process to patient care, teaches patients and significant others, documents care in the medical record, and collaborates with the interdisciplinary team to coordinate care. The role performs circulating or scrub nurse functions and provides perioperative care, including preparation for surgery, patient assessment and support, intraoperative monitoring, and room turnover. The RN also provides individualized nursing care across the applicable scope of practice, assists practitioners with procedures, teaches patients and families, directs unlicensed assistive personnel as appropriate, and evaluates and documents care. The position requires rotating on-call availability for nights, weekends, and holidays, with the employee able to reach the hospital within 20 minutes. Compensation is listed as $47.82–$71.26 USD.

Requirements

Licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse in Oregon.
American Heart Association Healthcare Provider Basic Life Support (BLS) required.
Able to read, write legibly, and communicate effectively in English.
Demonstrates critical-thinking and problem-solving skills.
Able to prioritize and adapt to rapidly changing patient and unit needs.
Demonstrates effective teaching skills and responds effectively to patient crisis or emergency situations.
Proficient with computers, including internet access, word processing, and electronic medical record documentation.
Maintains regular, consistent, and punctual attendance at the assigned job location.
Able to sit, stand, walk, bend, squat, reach, and stretch frequently; may be required to lift up to 50 pounds; must demonstrate manual dexterity.
Must use standard precautions because of potential exposure to blood and body fluids.
Able to communicate effectively by reading, writing, and speaking in person or by telephone.
Requires frequent use of a personal computer.

Nice To Haves

American Heart Association Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS).
Graduation from an accredited perioperative program.
CNOR certification.
Recent acute care hospital experience within the past five years.
Operating room experience within the past two years or graduation from an accredited perioperative program.

Responsibilities

Function as a circulating nurse or scrub nurse, as appropriate.
Manage patients undergoing moderate sedation, including medication administration, monitoring, and routine and emergency airway management.
Prepare the operating room for surgery and verify that required instruments, supplies, and equipment are available.
Open supplies and instruments using aseptic technique and check package integrity, expiration dates, and indicators.
Perform counts with the scrub technician and administer medications aseptically to a sterile field.
Transport patients to the operating room and Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU), provide report, and complete documentation as needed.
Assist patients during induction of anesthesia and provide physical and psychological comfort and support.
Assess and interview patients in the preoperative area; review charts and consent and check surgical site markings.
Position stable, anesthetized patients, apply warmers, and prepare surgical sites while maintaining patient privacy.
Monitor sterile draping, initiate surgical safety checklists and procedural timeouts, and connect equipment and cords.
Complete required documentation and monitor the surgical field, anticipate the surgical team’s needs, manage sponges as applicable, and assess considerations such as urine output and temperature.
Assist with and facilitate room turnover.
Assess patients within the scope of care, including physical and psychosocial status, learning needs and barriers, age- or culture-related needs, and discharge planning.
Establish nursing diagnoses in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team and plan and update care according to identified needs.
Implement individualized nursing care, including activities of daily living, fall-risk management, safe patient handling, medication administration, skin assessment and wound care, and pain management.
Operate or manipulate biomedical and patient-care equipment, including infusion pumps, transfer equipment, cardiopulmonary monitors, invasive catheters and drains, thermoregulation devices, measurement devices, medication dispensing cabinets, and external therapeutic devices.
Assist physicians and other licensed independent practitioners with invasive and non-invasive procedures.
Teach patients and families about illness, medical tests, medications, general healthcare, disease prevention, and wellness.
Assign, supervise, and direct unlicensed assistive personnel as appropriate to support patient care.
Coordinate and facilitate care across the interdisciplinary team.
Document patient assessments, interventions, care, and teaching in the electronic medical record and on paper when necessary; ensure documentation is complete, concise, timely, and legible.
Evaluate care and communicate patient status and care outcomes to the interdisciplinary team.
Take rotating on-call shifts for nights, weekends, and holidays and be able to reach the hospital within 20 minutes.
Perform other duties as assigned.