Registered Nurse - Operating Room

Professional Performance Development Group•Hampton, VA

89d•$48 - $53•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse - Operating Room provides direct support to the 633 Medical Group at Langley AFB, Hampton, VA. This role involves coordinating patient care, ensuring compliance with established policies and procedures, performing physical exams, administering medications, and directing patient care. The nurse will also be responsible for recognizing and reacting to emergency situations, communicating with the healthcare team, making referrals, conducting research, and assisting with patient lifting and sterilization procedures.

Requirements

Associates Degree of Nursing
Graduate from a college or university accredited by Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN), the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE).
Basic Life Support (BLS), Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
Current, full, active, and unrestricted license to practice as a Registered Nurse.
One year of experience in nursing after graduation RN program.
A minimum of 12 months experience is mandatory in operating room assignments.
Experience must include all phases of operating room technique such as preparing operating room units, preparing patients for surgery; and assisting medical officer during surgery; and conducting instrument and equipment sterilization procedures.
Lift 20lbs surgical trays

Responsibilities

Coordinate patient care in collaboration with a wide array of healthcare professionals.
Facilitate the achievement of optimal outcomes in relation to clinical care, quality and cost effectiveness.
Ensure compliance with standards of care and practice in accordance with all established policies, procedures, and guidelines used in the MTF.
Perform physical exam and health histories.
Provide health promotions, counseling, and education.
Administer medications, wound care, and numerous other personalized interventions.
Direct and supervise care provided by other healthcare professionals.
Accountable for making patient care assignments based on the scope of practice and skill level of assigned personnel.
Recognize adverse signs and symptoms and quickly react in emergency situations.
Communicate and collaborate with a diverse group of people for the purpose of informing the health care team of plans/actions, for teaching/education to benefit the patient/family and organization.
Make referral appointments and arrange specialty care as appropriate.
Conduct research in support of improved practice and patient outcomes.
Lift patients as needed with assistance from team members.
Bear prolonged standing.
Follow assignments based on the needs of the unit: Nurse Manager of Surgical Specialty, Infection Control Monitor, Charge Nurse, and any additional administrative duties necessary for surgical operations.