Registered Nurse (RN) - Operating Room

Trinity Health•Ann Arbor, MI

18d

About The Position

The General Surgery Team provides patient-centered care within a fast-paced Level 1 Trauma Center. Cases include Acute Care Surgery, Colorectal, General Surgery, Endocrinology, Urology, Gynecology, and oncology. The Registered Nurse functions in both scrub and circulating roles. The rotating shifts involve on-call coverage and weekend/holiday rotation; on-call nurses must respond within 30 minutes. New graduates and experienced nurses are encouraged to apply. The nurse provides holistic, individualized care; assesses patients and analyzes their needs; develops, implements, evaluates, and revises plans of care; supports patient and family education; communicates and documents patient information; and collaborates with colleagues and other disciplines.

Requirements

Graduation from an accredited nursing program.
A BSN degree, or written agreement to obtain a BSN within five years from the date of hire or transfer to an RN role.
Current Michigan nursing license.
Current BLS certification.
Knowledge of nursing theory, practice, and age-specific needs.
Interpersonal skills to establish and maintain collegial relationships with coworkers and therapeutic relationships with patients and families.
Critical-thinking skills necessary to perform the principal duties and responsibilities.
Ability to concentrate and pay close attention to detail when planning and performing professional nursing care.

Responsibilities

Provide holistic care that considers patients’ physical, psychosocial, emotional, age-specific, cultural, and spiritual factors.
Perform appropriate assessments for identified patient populations.
Gather and analyze patient information and respond to patient situations using critical thinking.
Develop, implement, evaluate, and revise individualized plans of care using evidence-based interventions and standards of care.
Identify care needs and plan for care across the continuum, considering patient and family preferences.
Identify patient and family education needs and develop and deliver evidence-based teaching plans, using additional resources as needed.
Use teach-back methodology to assess patient and family learning.
Identify resources needed for discharge readiness and begin discharge planning in collaboration with other disciplines.
Create an environment that promotes a positive patient experience.
Communicate and document accurate, timely, concise, and thorough information, including in the EMR.
Communicate patient status, priority goals, and interventions to colleagues and other disciplines during consultations, rounds, and handoffs.
Maintain cooperative relationships, address conflict constructively, help identify problems, offer solutions, and participate in resolution.
Function in both scrub and circulating roles.
Participate in on-call coverage and weekend/holiday rotation, with a 30-minute response time when on call.