Registered Nurse - Operating Room Preceptor/Educator
About The Position
The Registered Nurse Preceptor serves as a teacher and mentor, guiding, directing, and supervising the technical nursing activities of nurse preceptees. The role provides consultation on effective patient care and scope of practice, creates formal and informal learning opportunities for peers on practice issues, technology, and current research, and identifies and intervenes when staff weaknesses are observed. The preceptor oversees the preceptee’s delivery of safe patient care using the nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation, and guides patient and family teaching and the work of other nursing personnel while maintaining professional nursing standards. In the operating room, the nurse provides direct patient care independently within scope of practice and responds promptly and accurately to changes in patient condition or treatment response. The role helps maintain a safe environment, uses the chain of command when needed to support patient well-being and appropriate care, and coordinates care with surgeons and anesthesiologists. The preceptor guides OR technicians and other personnel, collaborates across departments and with coworkers to maintain continuity and quality of care, efficient patient flow, and unit organization, and adheres to regulations, standards, and hospital or unit policies and procedures. The position also participates in performance improvement activities, unit meetings, and in-services, and serves as a resource to other personnel. Central Maine Healthcare is an integrated healthcare delivery system serving approximately 400,000 residents across central, western, and midcoast Maine. Its network includes more than 40 primary and specialty care locations, Central Maine Medical Center, Bridgton Hospital, Rumford Hospital, and the Maine College of Health Professions.
Requirements
- Current and valid state RN license.
- Current BLS certificate upon hire and maintain current.
- Current ACLS certificate within 30 days of hire and maintain current.
- Current PALS certificate within 30 days of hire and maintain current.
- Minimum of one year of previous perioperative experience or on-the-job training.
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).
Nice To Haves
- Certified Nurse OR (CNOR) certification from AORN preferred.
Responsibilities
- Teach, mentor, guide, direct, and supervise nurse preceptees’ technical nursing activities.
- Provide guidance and consultation regarding effective patient care and scope of practice.
- Create formal and informal learning opportunities for peers concerning practice issues, technology, and current research.
- Identify staff weaknesses and intervene as appropriate.
- Oversee preceptees’ delivery of safe patient care using assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation.
- Direct and guide patient and family teaching and the activities of other nursing personnel.
- Provide direct operating-room patient care within scope of practice without assistance.
- Respond quickly and accurately to changes in patient condition or response to treatment.
- Provide a safe environment for patients and visitors and use the chain of command when necessary to ensure patient well-being and appropriate care.
- Coordinate patient care with the surgeon and anesthesiologist; direct and guide OR technicians and other personnel.
- Collaborate with other departments and coworkers to support continuity and quality of care, efficient patient flow, and unit maintenance and organization.
- Adhere to applicable regulations, standards, and hospital or unit policies and procedures.
- Participate in performance improvement activities, unit meetings, and in-services.
- Act as a resource for other personnel as appropriate.
Benefits
- Comprehensive, competitive benefits package with options to customize benefits to individual needs.
- Resources, programs, and voluntary options supporting individual growth and well-being.
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Job Type
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