Registered Nurse - Operating Room

McLaren Health Care•Bay City, MI

About The Position

The Registered Nurse in the Operating Room collaborates with physicians to develop a plan of care intended to return patients to optimal health. The RN provides bedside nursing care, carries out medical orders, delegates and oversees functions performed by designated support personnel, and evaluates the effectiveness of the care plan. The role includes leadership responsibilities such as integrating evidence-based knowledge into practice, coordinating and delegating nursing care, facilitating or participating in patient conferences, supporting patient education and discharge or transfer planning, pursuing professional growth, teaching and guiding personnel, mentoring new employees and students, and leading the team to support appropriate patient placement and assignment delegation. Operating Room-specific duties include functioning as an OR RN circulator and leading the surgical care team across specialty service lines; assessing, administering, and monitoring moderate sedation, including ASA classifications; interpreting cardiac rhythm strips that require intervention; maintaining aseptic practice; and ensuring safe surgical preparation and patient positioning throughout procedures.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
Current license to practice in the state of Michigan.
BLS certification issued by the American Heart Association or Red Cross.
ACLS certification within one year of hire or transfer.
Complete AORN perioperative 101 modules within one year of hire or transfer.
Six months of Operating Room experience; if no candidate has the required six months of OR experience, other internal candidates will be considered.

Nice To Haves

Six months of experience in an acute care setting or equivalent.

Responsibilities

Collaborate with physicians to provide a plan of care intended to return patients to optimal health.
Provide bedside nursing care and carry out medical orders.
Delegate and oversee functions of Nurse Assistants, Patient Care Associates, OB Care Associates, Surgical Service Assistants, Nursing Clerks, and Psychiatric Techs.
Evaluate the effectiveness of the care plan.
Integrate evidence-based knowledge into practice.
Delegate and coordinate tasks and assignments of nursing care.
Facilitate or participate in patient conferences.
Identify and provide means to meet patients’ ongoing and discharge or transfer teaching needs by communicating with appropriate resource persons and attending planning conferences.
Pursue professional growth through educational opportunities and programs in the hospital or community.
Teach and guide professional and ancillary personnel.
Precept and mentor new employees and students.
Function as a team leader to ensure proper patient placement and delegation of assignments.
Function as an OR RN circulator, leading the surgical care team across a variety of specialty service lines.
Safely assess, administer, and monitor patients receiving moderate sedation, including ASA classifications.
Interpret cardiac rhythm strips requiring intervention.
Maintain aseptic practice and initiate actions necessary to ensure aseptic technique in surgical situations.
Ensure safe and appropriate surgical preps and patient positioning throughout procedures.