Registered Nurse (RN) - Surgery (OR)

Lifepoint Health•Roaring Spring, PA

About The Position

The Registered Nurse - Surgery (OR) provides perioperative nursing care in a dynamic, high-acuity operating room serving General Surgery, Orthopedic, and Urology patients. The RN works with surgeons and perioperative professionals to develop and carry out individualized plans of care, protect patient safety, and support patients throughout the perioperative process. The schedule is full-time, Monday through Friday, either 7:00 AM–3:30 PM or 9:00 AM–5:30 PM, with on-call coverage approximately every 8–9 weekdays and every 8–9 weekends. Weekend call includes Friday night from 3:00 PM to Saturday at 7:00 AM and 24 hours on both Saturday and Sunday. The position offers a sign-on bonus of up to $20,000.

Requirements

Graduate of a registered nurse program.
Current Pennsylvania nurse’s license or current multistate license from compact member states or territories.
Associate’s degree.
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
Basic Trauma Nurse Course (BTNC) or equivalent training (ATCN, TCRN, or TNCC) obtained within one year of hire.
Ability to work irregular hours, including call hours.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree.

Responsibilities

Ensure the patient’s procedure is performed on the correct site, side, and level.
Maintain the patient’s wound and tissue perfusion at or above baseline levels.
Maintain the patient’s body systems and fluid, electrolyte, and acid-base balances at or above baseline levels.
Ensure the patient is at or returned to normothermia at the conclusion of the immediate postoperative period.
Protect the patient from surgical site infection and injury from extraneous objects and chemical, electrical, laser, mechanical, and thermal sources.
Develop an individualized perioperative patient plan of care.
Document patient care accurately and completely.
Act as a patient advocate and maintain privacy and confidentiality of individuals and health information.
Provide consistent and comparable care regardless of the setting.
Perform accounting procedures to protect the patient from unintended retained surgical items.
Transfer care as applicable, using handoffs for reporting aids.
Involve the patient or designated support person in decisions affecting the perioperative plan of care and rehabilitation process.
Manage patient specimens according to organizational policy and procedures.
Maintain required competencies and assess patients at intervals stated in policies and procedures.
Communicate the patient’s current status to relevant parties throughout the continuum of care.
Administer medications safely and correctly.
Evaluate the patient’s progress toward attaining outcomes.
Assess the knowledge level of the patient or designated support person.
Educate patients about expected psychosocial responses, nutritional management, medication management, pain management, wound management, and expected responses to the operative or invasive procedure.
Provide age-specific, culturally competent, ethical care within legal standards of practice.
Participate in quality review and performance improvement projects.
Use problem-solving and conflict-resolution skills to foster effective working relationships with team members.

Benefits

Sign-on bonus of up to $20,000.
Multiple levels of medical, dental, and vision coverage.
Life, accident, critical illness, and hospital indemnity insurance.
Short- and long-term disability insurance.
Paid family leave and paid time off.
Higher education and certification tuition assistance.
Loan assistance.
401(k) retirement package with company match.
Wellness programs, including free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services, and discount programs.
Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities.