Operating Room Weekend Charge RN - Part-time - 48 hrs/pp - Bronson Battle Creek Hospital

Bronson Healthcare•Battle Creek, NE

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Under general supervision and in accordance with organizational policies, procedures, and guidelines, the Operating Room Weekend Charge RN oversees day-to-day operating room unit operations related to personnel and patient care. The RN serves as a role model, mentor, and resource to staff, helping maintain standards and foster teamwork. The role assists with managing workload, acuity, staffing, and patient flow; facilitates communication and education; supports overall department operations; and serves as a contact for internal and external customers. The position reports to the Operating Room Nurse Manager. Employees providing direct patient care must demonstrate competencies specific to the population served. The role provides direct patient care and helps ensure efficient operating room flow and regulatory compliance. It includes charge responsibilities as well as scrub RN duties across multiple services, including neuro and orthopedic procedures. The RN is assigned after-hours call on a rotational basis. The position is part-time, with variable shifts and 24 scheduled weekly hours. The posting title also describes the role as 48 hours per pay period.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Nursing.
At least two years of clinical experience in an operating room.
Registered Nurse license in good standing with the State of Michigan.
BLS certification required by completion of core orientation.
Basic PC skills to operate departmental databases and office programs; these skills may be acquired after hire.
Excellent interpersonal skills to manage patients, physicians, and staff in difficult or sensitive situations.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Customer-service orientation.
Leadership skills, including flexibility, organization, problem solving, ability to work independently, and initiative within established procedures and guidelines.
Ability to perform scrub duties in multiple services, including neuro and orthopedic services; ability to perform spinal fusions in both services is stated in the scrub RN responsibilities.
Ability to meet the physical demands described: regular lifting of bulky or moderately heavy weights up to 50 pounds and occasional assistance with heavier tasks or equivalent pushing, pulling, or handling.

Responsibilities

Oversee daily clinical operations of the operating room, ensuring efficient flow, responding to staff and physician questions, and providing direct patient care.
Manage staff scheduling requests and day-to-day modifications, adjusting staffing to patient volume and productivity goals.
Provide outstanding customer service consistent with the organization’s mission and values.
Communicate positively and professionally with staff and physicians, and promote productive relationships with physicians, vendors, and other departments.
Address immediate internal and external customer concerns, follow up, and keep the manager informed.
Serve as a department resource and liaison to other departments.
Provide initial coaching and direction to staff to support efficient daily operations.
Extend the manager’s operational role by ensuring procedures comply with regulatory guidelines.
Develop a high-performing team focused on quality, efficiency, innovation, and customer service.
Promote a safe and courteous workplace for patients, families, visitors, physicians, and colleagues.
Participate in quality improvement and use results to support changes in nursing practice.
Maintain nursing knowledge and competency through ongoing education and professional records.
Evaluate personal nursing practice, provide culturally and ethnically sensitive age-appropriate care, participate in self-evaluation and peer review, and pursue professional development.
Share knowledge with peers, support colleagues, and contribute to a healthy work environment.
Collaborate with patients, families, and other health disciplines to support the plan of care and positive outcomes.
Protect patient autonomy, dignity, confidentiality, and rights; act as a patient advocate and provide relationship-centered care.
Use research and evidence-based practice to improve patient health, the practice environment, and nursing policies, procedures, and standards.
Consider safety, effectiveness, cost, and impact when planning and delivering nursing services; delegate tasks appropriately and help patients and families understand care options, costs, risks, and benefits.
Provide leadership in the professional practice setting, participate in nursing councils and committees as appropriate, attend at least 50% of unit staff meetings, and support a healthy professional environment when representing Bronson.
For scrub RN duties, interpret procedure cards and check case carts for supplies before procedures; identify and obtain missing equipment or supplies.
Anticipate physicians’ needs using knowledge of operative procedures and physician preferences.
Observe patient condition and changes in the operative field and surgical team, anticipating needs and taking appropriate action.
Evaluate and update case information, including preference cards, equipment issues, back-ordered supplies, and recommended procedure changes.
Use equipment and instruments properly and discourage improper handling by coworkers and physicians.
Serve as a specialist and resource for circulators unfamiliar with positioning devices, specialty equipment, or implants.
Take rotational after-hours call and perform scrub duties in multiple services, including neuro and orthopedic services; the posting specifies ability to perform spinal fusions in both services.
Perform other duties as assigned.