Registered Nurse Operating Room

Mount Sinai Medical Center of Florida•Miami Beach, FL

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Mount Sinai Medical Center is hiring an experienced Operating Room Nurse. The role prepares and maintains the operating room, receives and assesses surgical patients, monitors their condition, supports anesthesia, and provides safe preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative nursing care. The nurse documents assessments, interventions, medications, blood administration, patient responses, and progress toward care goals in accordance with hospital policies. The position also involves patient and family education, use of aseptic technique, safe operation of unit equipment, management of transfers, and participation in professional development and unit leadership activities. The posting describes a 5x8s schedule.

Requirements

Current Registered Nurse licensure in the state of Florida.
BLS certification.
Graduation from an accredited school of Nursing.
For Level III: at least 2 years of experience in the area of specialty.

Nice To Haves

CNOR certification preferred for operating room nurses.
Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred.

Responsibilities

Prepare the operating room suite to receive new admissions and maintain knowledge of operating room equipment operation, care, and handling.
Greet patients, initiate hemodynamic monitoring, obtain vital signs and admission history, assess surgical status, and document findings.
Assess patients’ physiological, psychological, psychosocial, and educational needs and develop or update individualized plans of care.
Notify physicians of abnormal findings and respond to diagnostic data with appropriate action or intervention.
Assist anesthesia with intake and output, verify blood product availability and products before administration, and document blood administration.
Monitor patients receiving conscious sedation and use safety positioning devices with ongoing observation, intervention, and documentation.
Apply appropriate safety measures for potential radiation exposure and safely use unit-specific equipment and restraints.
Prepare intravenous solutions using aseptic technique and administer, observe, and document intravenous therapy and medications according to policy.
Recognize and immediately report adverse reactions, and document the effectiveness of medications and interventions.
Provide individualized instructions to patients and significant others about the plan of care and perform preoperative and postoperative care and instruction.
Meet patients’ hygiene needs; perform aseptic dressing changes, collect and label ordered specimens, conduct bedside glucose monitoring, and initiate wound and skin protocols when indicated.
Perform ostomy care and insert intermittent or indwelling urinary catheters using aseptic technique; administer oxygen therapy according to physician orders.
Transfer patients safely and efficiently, obtain complete transfer orders, complete transfer summaries, ensure referral forms accompany transfers, and give or receive reports.
Document and report patient responses and outcomes related to nursing interventions, treatments, procedures, interactions, and education; evaluate progress toward goals and revise care plans as needed.
Complete required annual hospital and unit in-services and clinical competency documentation, attend staff meetings, and use established communication channels to resolve problems and conflict.
Present in-services and patient conferences, serve as a preceptor or clinical resource, function as a charge nurse, assist with staffing and resource management, chair or co-chair unit performance improvement meetings, and participate in staff competency compliance.