Registered Nurse (RN) - Surgery (OR) - Bronson Methodist Hospital - Full Time and Part Time

Bronson Healthcare•Kalamazoo, MI

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Bronson Methodist Hospital is seeking Registered Nurses to join its Operating Room team. OR nurses care for patients with complex and critical surgical needs in a collaborative, patient-centered environment at the area's only Level I Trauma Center. This is a general posting for full-time and part-time Operating Room RN positions. After applying, a Talent Acquisition team member will contact applicants within 48 hours to discuss their experience, interests, and scheduling preferences and share the application with appropriate hiring leaders. Under general supervision and in accordance with organizational, unit, and Michigan Public Health Code policies, procedures, and guidelines, the registered nurse manages patient care throughout the stay to achieve quality outcomes and timely discharge. The nurse uses the nursing process, coordinates care with other professionals, delegates tasks within the scope of nursing practice, provides appropriate physical care, and documents and communicates the patient's response, resource use, and anticipated needs. Direct-care employees must demonstrate competencies specific to the population served. The role includes collecting and analyzing patient data; identifying problems and individualized outcomes; developing, implementing, and evaluating care plans; administering medications and treatments; educating patients; coordinating discharge planning; and maintaining patient comfort and safety. The nurse also contributes to quality improvement, professional development, peer collaboration, ethical practice, research-informed care, and leadership in the professional practice setting. Scrub RN responsibilities include preparing supplies and equipment for procedures, anticipating physician and surgical-team needs, monitoring changes in the patient's condition, maintaining and updating case information, and serving as a resource for specialty equipment and implants. Scrub RNs rotate after-hours call and may be assigned scrub duties across multiple services.

Requirements

Previous operating room experience is required.
Associate's degree in Nursing is required.
Must be a licensed Registered Nurse in good standing for the state of Michigan.
If hired without a BSN or higher nursing degree, must obtain a BSN within 8 years of hire; failure to meet this requirement may result in termination of employment.
Ability to read, interpret, and analyze data from computer systems and equipment to determine an appropriate plan of action.
Ability to communicate constantly verbally, in writing, and electronically.
Ability to perform scrub duties across multiple services, including the stated neuro and orthopedic service expectations for STII.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree in Nursing is preferred.

Responsibilities

Manage patient care throughout the length of stay to support quality outcomes and timely discharge.
Use the nursing process to assess, plan, diagnose, implement, and evaluate patient care.
Coordinate care with other professionals and delegate appropriate tasks to patient care assistants and universal service assistants.
Provide physical care within the scope of professional nursing practice and appropriate to the patient's acuity and complexity.
Document and communicate the patient's response to care, resource consumption, and anticipated needs during each tour of duty.
Collect comprehensive patient data, assess physical and developmental needs, analyze findings, document nursing history, and review vital signs.
Identify patient problems and establish expected outcomes and an individualized plan of care, incorporating patient and family input where appropriate.
Coordinate discharge planning and use available continuity-of-care resources when outcomes are not achieved.
Implement interventions, administer prescribed medications and treatments, provide patient education, and maintain patient comfort and safety.
Organize and delegate care interventions and evaluate the effectiveness of care provided by self and others.
Evaluate patient progress and response to planned interventions and document progress toward expected outcomes.
Participate in quality improvement, ongoing education, self-evaluation, peer review, and professional development activities.
Collaborate with patients, families, and healthcare disciplines; protect patient autonomy, dignity, confidentiality, and rights; and serve as a patient advocate.
Integrate research findings and evidence-based practice into nursing care and practice standards.
Assign or delegate tasks with consideration for patient needs, safety, complexity, and predictability of outcomes.
Participate in nursing councils and appropriate hospital or unit committees, attend at least 50% of unit staff meetings, and help maintain a healthy professional work environment.
For scrub RN duties, interpret procedure cards and check case carts for supplies; identify and obtain missing supplies or equipment.
Anticipate physicians' and surgical-team needs based on the operative procedure and physician preferences.
Observe changes in the patient's condition and the changing needs of the operative field and take appropriate action.
Evaluate and update case information, including preference cards, equipment issues, back-ordered supplies, and recommended procedural changes.
Promote proper use and handling of equipment and instruments and serve as a resource for circulators unfamiliar with specialty equipment, positioning devices, or implants.
Take rotational after-hours call and perform scrub duties in multiple services as assigned.