Registered Nurse (RN) — Pre-Admission Testing - PRN Hours - Memorial Regional Medical Center

Bon Secours Mercy Health•Mechanicsville, VA

12h•Onsite

About The Position

Bon Secours is a faith-based and patient-focused organization dedicated to enhancing the health and well-being of all people through exceptional patient care, fostering a culture of compassion, collaboration, excellence, and respect. The Pre-Admission Testing (PAT) department aims to optimize patients requiring surgical intervention through comprehensive nursing assessment and testing. This Registered Nurse (RN) position, covering both PAT and Operating Room (OR) duties, demands critical thinking, effective time management, excellent communication skills, and a thorough knowledge of adult medications. The role also requires the ability to extrapolate medical and surgical social histories. The PAT/Operating Room RN is responsible for delivering outstanding nursing care by utilizing strong organizational and leadership skills to assess patient status, prioritize patient problems and needs, implement clinical nursing interventions for acute and critical patients, develop and execute patient care plans to improve outcomes, and maintain a safe and therapeutic environment.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited Associates degree or Bachelors degree in Nursing
Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN)
BLS Basic Life Support (must obtain from approved source prior to direct patient care)
ACLS Advanced Cardiac Life Support or PALS Pediatric Advanced Life Support (may be required within 6 months based on specific surgical department requirements)

Nice To Haves

ACLS Advanced Cardiac Life Support or PALS Pediatric Advanced Life Support (preferred at hire)
CNOR Certified Perioperative Nurse
SGNA Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates
Two years of RN experience in Critical Care Department
Completion of OR internship program
Successful completion of Peri-op 101

Responsibilities

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
Ensuring a safe and therapeutic environment
Collaborate with the interdisciplinary care team
Conduct initial and ongoing patient assessment
Observes the surgery and surgical team from a broad perspective and assists the team to create and maintain a safe and comfortable environment for the patient
Responsible for managing the nursing care of the patient within the OR and coordinating the needs of the surgical team with other care providers
Provides pre-op, intra-op, and post-op care, including assessment and discharge instructions
Other duties as assigned