RN, Operating Room (FT - Day) Lansdale
About The Position
The Registered Nurse works in the Operating Room, scrubbing and circulating across multiple services. The role uses the nursing process to provide patient- and family-centered care that recognizes each patient's individual physical, psychological, emotional, and social needs. The nurse partners with patients and their designated care partners to develop individualized plans of care consistent with their priorities, cultural beliefs, and values. The nurse collaborates with patients, families, colleagues, and interprofessional teams to deliver safe, compassionate, coordinated care. Responsibilities include patient and care-partner education, evidence-based practice, risk reduction, use of information technology and care-outcome data, quality and safety improvement, and support for an inclusive environment. The nurse also contributes to staff development through precepting and pursues ongoing professional growth. This is a regular, full-time day position with five eight-hour shifts per week and on-call requirements at Lansdale Hospital.
Requirements
- Graduate of an accredited school of nursing with a specialized diploma.
- Completion of Periop 101 or prior Operating Room experience.
- Circulating experience across services.
- Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association.
- Active Registered Nurse license in Pennsylvania or New Jersey.
- Knowledge and ability in patient- and family-centered care, cultural awareness, effective communication, patient assessment and care, patient and care-partner education, medication administration, discharge planning, assessment and nursing diagnosis or clinical judgment, and health-information documentation.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN), or completion of a BSN or appropriate advanced degree within three years of hire, strongly preferred.
- One year of previous RN experience in an acute-care setting strongly preferred.
Responsibilities
- Scrub and circulate across multiple Operating Room services.
- Collaborate with patients, designated care partners, colleagues, and other staff to provide evidence-based, culturally responsive care.
- Develop nursing plans of care with patients and care partners that address individualized needs and priorities.
- Identify patient and care-partner learning needs and provide understandable, affirming education.
- Follow nursing practices and protocols to minimize risk of harm to patients and others.
- Use information technology to communicate, manage knowledge, mitigate error, and support ethical decision-making.
- Monitor care-process outcomes and use improvement methods to improve patient-care quality and safety.
- Function effectively on nursing and interprofessional teams, fostering communication, mutual respect, and shared decision-making.
- Promote belonging and inclusion and use problem-solving and conflict-resolution skills.
- Serve as a primary preceptor for appropriate staff members.
- Participate in hospital- and practice-based committees, including safety and quality-improvement committees.
- Seek continued professional growth, give and receive feedback, and integrate appropriate changes into practice.
Benefits
- Medical insurance, including prescription coverage
- Supplemental insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Life and AD&D insurance
- Short- and long-term disability insurance
- Flexible spending accounts
- Retirement plans
- Tuition assistance
- Voluntary benefits with access to group insurance rates and discounts
- Tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full-time service or two years of part-time service
- Medical insurance, including prescription coverage, is available to all colleagues, including those working less than part-time
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
Associate degree
