Registered Nurse (RN) - Operating Room - Full Time - Operating Room Experience Required

SolutionHealth • Nashua, NH

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Southern NH Medical Center (SNHMC) is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) for their Operating Room (OR). SNHMC's OR features nine suites, 25 pre-op/PACU bays, and a sterile processing department. The role offers flexible hours with 8-, 10-, and 12-hour day shifts. The OR has a dedicated call team Sunday through Thursday nights, making OR call minimal. Services include a wide range of elective and non-elective procedures, utilizing the latest technology. The OR also provides Periop-101 and advancement opportunities. As a member of the Patient Care Services team, the OR RN cares for patients aged 6 months through adulthood requiring surgical/invasive interventions under various types of anesthesia. Nursing care is delivered using a patient-centered approach and the Professional Practice Model, emphasizing teamwork, collaboration, best practices, and evidence-based care. The OR RN uses data to improve quality and safety and employs informatics and technology for communication, information management, error mitigation, and decision support.

Requirements

• Graduate from an accredited school with an AND
• Registered Nurse with the state of NH or compact state
• Maintains professional nursing practice and attends educational conferences to keep abreast of current trends and best practices.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to achieve unit specific competencies by identified time line in Appendix for specific unit.
• Ability to achieve the following competencies: Within 30 Days: Basic Life Support
• Within 90 Days: Safe Care & Handling of Surgical Equipment, Decontamination of Surgical Instrumentation, Scrubbing/Gowning/Gloving, Aseptic Technique, Circulating General Cases, Set up of OR Equipment (Microscope (surgical), Surgical light systems, Electrosurgical Units, Lasers, Orthopedic Systems, Specialty Surgery Tables)
• Within 180 Days: Circulating Specialties (ENT/Plastics/Eyes, Vascular, Orthopedics/Neurological, Gynecological/Genitourinary), Robotics Surgeries

Nice To Haves

• Operating Room Experience Required

Responsibilities

• Deliver nursing care by utilizing a patient-centered approach incorporating the Professional Practice Model.
• Provide patient-centered care through teamwork and collaboration to achieve quality patient outcomes.
• Integrate best practices and current evidence-based practices for delivery of optimal health care.
• Utilize data to improve quality and safety.
• Incorporate informatics and technology to communicate, manage information, mitigate errors, and support decision making.

Benefits

• Health, dental, prescription, and vision coverage for full-time & part-time employees
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Life insurance
• Short- and long-term disability
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• Competitive pay
• Tuition & Certification Reimbursement
• Nursing Student Loan Paydown Program
• 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan
• Education & Paid training courses for continued career progression

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees