OR RN Per Diem

Spire Orthopedic Partners • Poughkeepsie, NY

81d

About The Position

Spire Orthopedic Partners is a growing national partnership of orthopedic practices that provides the support, capital and operational resources physicians need to grow thriving practices for the future. As a Management Services Organization (MSO), Spire provides the infrastructure for administrative operations that allows practices to operate at their highest level, so doctors can focus their efforts on what matters most - patient care. Rooted in the 100-plus-year legacy of its founding partners, the network spans the Northeast and is continuing to grow.

Requirements

• Graduate from an accredited school of nursing, BSN preferred.
• Current registered nurse licensure in New York State.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required.
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification required.
• Two years perioperative services experience preferred.
• Certified Nurse, Operating Room (CNOR) certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Promote the mission, vision, and values of the organization.
• Assess patients at intervals as stated in policies and procedures.
• Develop an individualized perioperative patient plan of care.
• Implement the plan of care by protecting the patient from injury caused by extraneous objects and chemical, electrical, laser, mechanical, and thermal sources.
• Perform accounting procedures to protect the patient from unintended retained surgical items.
• Perform interventions necessary to ensure that the patient's procedure is performed on the correct site, side, and level.
• Manage the patient's specimens according to organizational policy and procedures.
• Communicate the patient's current status to relevant parties throughout the continuum of care.
• Administer medications safely and correctly.
• Perform interventions to maintain the patient's wound and tissue perfusion at or above baseline levels.
• Perform interventions to maintain the status of the patient's genitourinary, gastrointestinal, musculoskeletal, endocrine, respiratory, cardiovascular, and neurological systems and fluid, electrolyte, and acid-base balances at or above baseline levels.
• Perform interventions to ensure the patient is at or returned to normothermia at the conclusion of the immediate postoperative period.
• Perform interventions to protect the patient from surgical site infection.
• Assess the knowledge level of the patient or designated support person.
• Provide education regarding the expected psychosocial response, nutritional management, medication management, pain management, wound management, and expected responses to the operative or invasive procedure.
• Involve the patient or designated support person actively in decisions affecting his or her perioperative plan of care and the rehabilitation process.
• Protect the patient's rights, dignity, and privacy.
• Provide age-specific, culturally competent, ethical care within legal standards of practice.
• Provide consistent and comparable care regardless of the setting.
• Evaluate the patient's progress toward attaining outcomes.
• Transfer care as applicable.
• Delegate tasks according to the state Nurse Practice Act and job descriptions.
• Document nursing care accurately, completely, and legibly.
• Collaborate effectively with other disciplines as applicable.
• Participate in quality review and performance improvement projects.
• Participate in the performance appraisal process.
• Use problem-solving and conflict resolution skills to foster effective work relationships with team members.
• Maintain required competencies.
• Pursue professional growth and participates in a professional organization.
• Act as a patient advocate and maintain privacy and confidentiality of individuals and health information.

Benefits

• Excellent growth and advancement opportunities.
• Dynamic environment.
• Access to a diverse network of practitioners.
• Broad infrastructure of tools and programs to enhance the employee experience.
• Competitive Compensation.
• Generous PTO.
• Benefits package: health, dental, vision, 401(k), etc.

What This Job Offers

• Industry: Ambulatory Health Care Services
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees