Registered Nurse (RN) - Inpatient Surgery Department - The Jewish Hospital

Bon Secours Mercy Health - Cincinnati, OH

Full-time - Entry Level

Cincinnati, OH

Hospitals

About the position

At Bon Secours Mercy Health, we are dedicated to continually improving health care quality, safety and cost effectiveness. Our hospitals, care sites and clinicians are recognized for clinical and operational excellence. The Operating Room Registered Nurse (RN) position is responsible for delivering exceptional nursing care to patients by utilizing strong organizational and leadership skills to assess patient status, determining the priority of the patient's problems and needs, implementing clinical nursing interventions to acute, critical patients that require intensive medical care, developing and performing patient care plans to enhance and improve outcomes, and ensuring a safe and therapeutic environment.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the interdisciplinary care team
• Conduct initial and ongoing patient assessment
• Observe the surgery and surgical team from a broad perspective and assist the team to create and maintain a safe and comfortable environment for the patient
• Manage the nursing care of the patient within the OR and coordinate the needs of the surgical team with other care providers
• Provide pre-op, intra-op, and post-op care, including assessment and discharge instructions
• Other duties as assigned

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited Associates degree or Bachelors degree in Nursing
• Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN)
• Basic Life Support (BLS) - American Heart Association
• Two years of RN experience in Critical Care Department (preferred, not required)
• Completion of OR internship program (preferred, not required)

Nice-to-haves

• ACLS Advanced Cardiac Life Support (preferred, not required)
• PALS Pediatric Advanced Life Support - American Heart Association (preferred, not required)
• CNOR Certified Perioperative Nurse (preferred, not required)
• SGNA Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates (preferred, not required)
• Successful completion of Peri-op 101 (preferred, not required)

Benefits

• Comprehensive, affordable medical, dental and vision plans
• Prescription drug coverage
• Flexible spending accounts
• Life insurance w/AD&D
• Employer contributions to retirement savings plan when eligible
• Paid time off
• Educational Assistance
• And much more