OR Registered Nurse FT

Surgery Partners•King of Prussia, PA

23h

About The Position

The OR Registered Nurse delivers patient care through the nursing process—including assessment, diagnosis, and patient outcomes—during the preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative phases of surgical care. The role requires applying professional nursing standards and department policies while providing safe, individualized care and supporting surgical procedures. The position reports to the Supervisor of Clinical Services. The nurse assesses patient health status, pain, history, understanding, and care expectations; establishes diagnoses, outcomes, goals, and plans of care; implements and continually adjusts care based on patient and family needs; documents and communicates relevant information; responds to emergencies; and supports safe operating-room processes, including aseptic technique, surgical counts, patient and surgical-site identification, blood-product handling, and anticipating the surgeon’s needs. The position involves substantial standing and walking, lifting and carrying as needed, and other physical activities required to provide patient care. Work is primarily indoors in a clinical environment with occasional exposure to fumes, dust, odors, mist, radiation, biomedical equipment, sharps, latex, disinfectants, and communicable-disease or electrical hazards. Personal protective equipment is provided.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
Current Registered Nurse license.
Current American Heart Association BLS certification.
Demonstrate current, comprehensive professional knowledge and skills consistent with recognized nursing standards and department policies, including the Patient Bill of Rights, JCAHO regulations, Standards for Nursing Care, and the Nurse Practice Act.
Adequate visual and hearing senses to provide patient care.
Ability to meet the physical demands of the role, including standing and walking, lifting up to 50 pounds as needed, carrying up to 25 pounds as needed, and pushing up to 400 pounds on wheels with assistance as needed.

Responsibilities

Deliver patient care through the nursing process in the preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative phases of surgical care.
Assess patients’ physiological and psychosocial health status, pain, history, understanding, and expectations of care.
Identify patient outcomes, establish nursing diagnoses and mutually acceptable patient/family goals, and formulate and implement individualized plans of care.
Continually adjust the care plan based on patient and family data.
Verbally report pertinent information to appropriate staff to support continuity of care.
Legibly document patient information and sign the record using the appropriate professional title.
Respond to emergencies and use assessment and problem-solving skills.
Practice within applicable legal and ethical guidelines and demonstrate accountability, flexibility, and safe judgment.
Demonstrate proper preoperative communication and reporting processes.
Perform and document surgical case counts properly.
Use proper aseptic technique.
Maintain efficient turnover time.
Use proper technique for obtaining blood products.
Verify patient identification and surgical-site identification and marking according to policy.
Anticipate the surgeon’s needs during surgical procedures.
Participate in a professional nursing organization.