Registered Nurse (RN) - OR Surgery - Nights

LCMC Health•Covington, LA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

We are currently offering a Sign On Bonus of up to $15,000. This role is for a surgical nurse where intricacy, responsibility, and everyday extraordinary happens. The ideal candidate will have expert technical skills, understand teamwork and communication are key tools in the operating environment, and embrace their role as the information gatekeeper collaborating with the surgeon and anesthesiologist. The position involves preparing patients for surgery, reviewing patient history, providing patient care and support, performing clinical documentation and post-operative assessments, monitoring patients after surgery, performing CPR or other emergency measures if required, collaborating to identify and meet patient care needs, maintaining a safe environment, ensuring continuity of care, and initiating patient and family education.

Requirements

Current nursing license to practice in Louisiana and as defined by the Louisiana State Board of Nursing.
Current American Heart Association BLS certification.
Operating room experience

Responsibilities

Prepare your patient for surgery, review patient history, and provide patient care and support including supplies needed, medicine administration, patient positioning, vital signs monitoring, and health assessments.
Perform required clinical documentation and post-operative assessments.
Monitor your patient after surgery for pain and/or complications and the surgery site for healing or infection following Joint Commission infection control and environment of care requirements.
Performs CPR or other emergency measures if required.
Collaborate to identify and meet the overall needs of patient care or when unable to complete assignments or perform tasks promptly, effectively, or safely.
Maintain and advocate a safe environment for everyone.
Ensure continuity of care, efficient throughput, consistent communications, and an exceptional experience for every patient.
Initiate patient and family education on the operation and post-operation care as required.