PRN Registered Nurse - OR

Capital Surgical Solutions • Bethesda, MD

6d • Onsite

About The Position

Responsible for providing nursing care to the patient in the operating room. This may include, but not limited to, performing as a scrub nurse, circulating nurse, supervisor, and educator.

Requirements

• Currently licensed as a registered, professional nurse in the state of Maryland.
• Prior experience in peri-operative nursing.
• BLS certification

Nice To Haves

• ACLS preferred.

Responsibilities

• Supervises and directs patient care in the operating room.
• Ensures that proper techniques and practices are used according to accepted standards of practice
• Supervises other personnel in the room and directs or assists, as necessary.
• Ensures care to appropriate patient through proper identification and checking of chart
• Performs scrub duties, as necessary if it is in there scope of practice.
• Maintains count of sponges, needles, and instruments to ensure no loss of item.
• Performs all circulation duties with efficiency and speed.
• Supervises and assists scrub person as necessary
• Positions patient, prepares operative area, and adjusts table to proper position.
• Has all supplies and equipment in the room and provides to the team, as necessary.
• Opens all sterile packs and supplies according to the aseptic technique.
• Assists surgeons, anesthesiologists and other personnel as needed.
• Reviews surgeon’s preference cards and verifies with surgeon, as necessary.
• Ensures all medications are administered and charted according to established policies and procedures.
• Cares for specimens and cultures as directed by set policies and procedures.
• Maintains OR records, specimens’, implants, and reports any unusual occurrences.
• Accompanies patient to Recovery Room and reports to Recovery Room nurse on status of patient.
• Assists in control and maintenance of supplies and equipment. As well as stocking the ORs before the end of a shift and putting deliveries away.
• Assists in supervision of personnel to provide optimum assurance of safe environment.
• Checks rooms, materials and equipment for proper care and handling.
• Ensures a clean, safe environment through continued alertness to safely.
• Assists in control of traffic and personnel to ensure proper control of infection and asepsis.
• Assists in operating room staff development and education.
• Assists in formulation and interpretation of procedures, standards, and techniques.
• Assists in orientation of new personnel.
• Assists in evaluation of all OP activities and nursing care given and of personnel and techniques.
• Performs functions of registered nurse-recovery room and preoperative-nurse, as assigned.
• Ensures the center is tidy and that all deliveries, boxes are put away in all areas of the center.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed