Registered Nurse - Endo

Southern Ohio Medical Center•Portsmouth, OH

23h•Onsite

About The Position

Works under the supervision of the Nurse Manager of Surgery. The Registered Nurse (Endo) assesses, plans, implements, evaluates, and supervises individualized patient care in the Operating Room. Policies and procedures for the department are maintained during this period of caring for the patient. The RN accepts responsibility for the direction of co-workers in the implementation of the plan of care.

Requirements

High School Diploma or successful completion of an equivalent High School Exam Required
A Graduate from an accredited School of Nursing required
Licensed to practice as an RN in Ohio required
BLS within 90 days of hire required
ACLS within 1 year of hire required

Nice To Haves

One year in comparable health care setting preferred.

Responsibilities

Develops nursing care through the framework of nursing process.
Engages in patient assessment including collecting, organizing and prioritizing patient data with development of plan of care.
Facilitates patient/family teaching as appropriate.
Evaluates care in terms of patient outcome, including physiological, psychological, and spiritual well being.
Collaborates with other health care professionals; fosters nurse-physician-staff work relationships.
Assists in other unit activities as defined by the Nurse Manager of Surgery.
Performs circulating and scrub roles as assigned, following AORN standards of practice.
Performs “on-call” duties as required.
Contains costs associated with the delivery of quality patient care.
Maintains professional standards by participating in in-services, committees, etc.
Maintains positive interaction with customers by contributing and fostering the team approach in all unit operations.
Pre-cleans, decontaminates and transports contaminated instruments according to policy.
Performs intermediate-level disinfection and/or high level disinfection per the Instructions for Use (IFU) by the manufacture. This includes ensuring the scopes or probes used within the department are cleaned, disinfected, maintained and stored per the IFU’s.

Benefits

Competitive pay with quarterly market analysis
Performance-based annual increase and bonus eligibility
Up to 4% employer contributions to retirement plans (403(b) and Cash Balance Pension)
Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
Medical and dependent care flexible spending accounts
Earned Wage Access - get paid before payday
Paid Time Off bank with 3 annual sick days
Life insurance and disability coverage
Tuition and certification assistance
Club LC - discounted/free gym membership
Employee discount and payroll deduct programs
Many other benefit offerings