Registered Nurse - OR (Part-Time)

Trinity Health•Germantown, MD

28d•$42 - $56

About The Position

As a member of our perioperative team, you'd be expected to apply specialty skills in preoperative, intraoperative, and post-operative situations to assist doctors, colleagues, patients and their families. With five operating rooms, minor surgery and endoscopy suites, Perioperative Services offers staff the opportunity to practice in multiple, state-of-the-art settings. Using the Quality Caring Model, the Operating Room Nurse (OR RN) demonstrates expertise in performance and application of the nursing process to plan and manage the care of patients in the operating room setting to patients undergoing surgical or other invasive procedures. An innovator in minimally invasive surgery, Holy Cross Hospital was first in Montgomery County to offer robotic surgery with the da Vinci® surgical system.

Requirements

Graduation from an accredited nursing program; basic professional nursing degree (with requirement to obtain a BSN/MSN within a specific time frame)
Current licensure by the Maryland State Board of Nursing or Compact State as a Registered Nurse.
BLS certification (American Heart Association)
At least 1 year of nursing experience in a surgical setting (scrubbing and circulating)

Nice To Haves

BSN or MSN preferred

Responsibilities

The OR Nurse plans and delivers patient care
Collaborates with the surgical team to develop and implement individualized care plans for patients
Perform pre-operative assessments, including reviewing patient histories and conducting physical examinations
Perform scrub functions including selection and handling of instruments and supplies during procedures
Perform circulating functions including monitoring, recording and communication of patient condition
Monitor patients' vital signs and ensure their safety and comfort throughout the surgical process
Assist with specimen collection, processing, and documentation
Educate patients and family
Plan continuum of care