RN Or (Prn)
About The Position
The Registered Nurse in the Operating Room (OR) is responsible for delivering patient care through the nursing process, encompassing assessment, diagnosis, and patient outcome management during the preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative phases of surgical patient care. This role requires a graduate of an accredited school of nursing with a current Registered Nurse License and American Heart Association BLS certification. The nurse must demonstrate comprehensive professional knowledge and skills in accordance with recognized nursing standards, department policies, the Patient Bill of Rights, JCAHO regulations, Standards for Nursing Care, and the Nurse Practice Act. Key responsibilities include assessing patients' physiological and psychosocial health status, managing pain, completing patient histories, communicating pertinent information for continuity of care, and accurately documenting patient records. The role involves identifying desired patient outcomes, establishing nursing diagnoses and mutually acceptable patient/family goals, and formulating and implementing nursing care plans tailored to individual needs. The nurse must be able to assess and problem-solve, respond to emergencies, and practice within legal and ethical guidelines. Specific OR duties include demonstrating proper preoperative processes, communication/report, surgical case counting and documentation, aseptic technique, efficient patient turnover, obtaining blood products, patient identification verification, surgical site identification and marking, and anticipating surgeon's needs. Participation in a Professional Nursing Organization is also encouraged.
Requirements
- Graduate of an accredited school of nursing
- Current Registered Nurse License
- Current American Heart Assn. BLS certification
Nice To Haves
- OR Experience Required!
Responsibilities
- Deliver patient care through the nursing process (assessment, diagnosis, patient outcome) in the preoperative, interoperative, and postoperative phases of the surgical patient.
- Assess physiological and psychosocial health status of patients.
- Assess pain per policy.
- Complete patient history.
- Verbally report pertinent information to appropriate staff for continuity of care.
- Legibly document information in patient record and sign using appropriate professional title.
- Assess level of understanding and expectations of care.
- Identify desired patient outcomes.
- Establish nursing diagnosis.
- Establish patient/family goals that are mutually acceptable.
- Formulate Plan of Care for the patient.
- Implement nursing care plans tailored to patient/family needs.
- Assess and problem-solve.
- Respond to emergencies.
- Practice within legal and ethical guidelines (Nurse Practice Act, legal statutes, ANA code for Nurses, PRMC Policy and Procedures).
- Perform nursing actions demonstrating accountability (flexibility, safe judgment).
- Continually adjust care plan based on patient/family data.
- Demonstrate proper preoperative process – communication/report.
- Demonstrate proper procedure and documentation for surgical case counting.
- Demonstrate proper aseptic technique.
- Demonstrate efficient turnover time.
- Demonstrate proper technique for obtaining blood products.
- Demonstrate proper patient identification verification per policy.
- Demonstrate proper surgical site identification and marking per policy.
- Anticipate surgeon’s needs during surgical procedure.
- Participate in a Profession Nursing Organization.
Benefits
- 401(k) retirement plan with a company match
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
