RN, Operating Room PER DIEM Day Lansdale

Thomas Jefferson University • Montgomery County, PA

2d • Onsite

About The Position

PER DIEM Registered Nurse to Circulate and Scrub in Operating Room for multiple services. Completion of Periop 101 required or Prior Operating Room experience PER DIEM position - day shifts available Monday through Friday starting at 7am. Join the mission of Improving Lives as a Surgical Nurse at Jefferson Health. With more than 42,000 employees, we’re the second largest employer in Philadelphia and the largest health system in the Philadelphia region. And our work to improve lives is never done.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing required
• Knowledge of how to convey respect and collaborate with each patient, family and/or designated care partner in care and care planning.
• Knowledge of people with diverse backgrounds and the ability to convey respect and connect effectively.
• Understanding of effective communication concepts, tools and techniques, ability to effectively transmit, receive, and accurately interpret ideas, information, and needs through the application of appropriate communication behaviors.
• Uses the language of partnership with patients and families, engaging them in their health and health care.
• Appropriately and respectfully delegates to other team members.
• Knowledge of and ability to assess ailments and injuries of patients and implement a treatment plan.
• Knowledge of child and adult education techniques and the ability to elicit learning priorities and needs and educate patients and their designated care partners on the patient's condition, the treatment and medications suggested and given, and the next steps in the patient's recovery.
• Knowledge of various medications used to treat patients, ability to apply this knowledge to the administration of medications and to the prescription of drugs for continuing treatment outside of the hospital.
• Knowledge of the patient's post-discharge needs and the ability to partner with the patient and family/designated care partner(s) in developing a discharge plan and arranging for follow-up care.
• Knowledge of various tools and techniques for patient assessment and nursing diagnosis or clinical judgement, ability to explore and analyze reasons behind symptoms and generate resolutions according to available drugs, facilities and techniques.
• Knowledge of the relevance of health information and appropriate documentation methods, ability to record medical histories, symptoms, vital signs, medications, diagnoses, treatment plans, procedures, tests, and medical results in written or electronic form.
• BLS - Basic Life Support AHA - American Heart Association
• RN - Licensed Registered Nurse_PA - State of Pennsylvania or RN - Licensed Registered Nurse_NJ - State of New Jersey
• Active RN license required in state of practice

Nice To Haves

• Completion of Periop 101 required or Prior Operating Room experience
• Bachelor’s Degree BSN or completion of BSN or appropriate advanced degree within 3 years of hire strongly preferred
• 1 year Previous experience as an RN in an acute care setting strongly preferred

Responsibilities

• Scrub and Circulate multiple services in Operating Room.
• Interact with co-workers, patients, their family/designated care partner(s), and other staff consistent with the values of Jefferson.
• Integrate Evidence-Based Practice, clinical expertise, patients, their family/designated care partner(s) preferences and cultural beliefs and values for delivery of optimal healthcare.
• Partner with patients, their family/designated care partner(s)) in identifying learning needs and priorities and provides education in ways that are useful, understandable, and affirming.
• Minimize risk of harm to patients and others by following established nursing practices and protocols and individual performance.
• Use information technology to communicate, manage knowledge, mitigate error, and support ethical decision making.
• Use data to monitor the outcomes of care processes and uses improvement methods to design and test changes to continuously improve the quality and safety of patient care.
• Function effectively within nursing and inter-professional teams, fostering open communication, mutual respect, and shared decision-making to achieve quality patient care.
• Recognize the patients, their family/designated care partner(s) in providing safe, compassionate and coordinated care based on respect for patient's personal preferences, priorities, needs, and cultural beliefs and values.
• Create an environment of belonging and inclusion, demonstrating skills in problem solving and conflict resolution.
• Demonstrate a commitment to learning and seeks opportunities for continued professional growth and development and acts in primary preceptor role to appropriate staff members.
• Actively participate in hospital- and practice setting-based committees, including safety and quality improvement.
• Demonstrate willingness to give and receive feedback and integrates appropriate changes into practice.

Benefits

• medical (including prescription)
• supplemental insurance
• dental
• vision
• life and AD&D insurance
• short- and long-term disability
• flexible spending accounts
• retirement plans
• tuition assistance
• voluntary benefits
• tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full time service or two years of part time service

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree