Registered Nurse (RN) - OR - Outpatient Surgery

Trinity Health•Ann Arbor, MI

22h

About The Position

The Registered Nurse works in the Outpatient Surgery Center at Trinity Health Ann Arbor’s Level 1 Trauma Center. The center has nine operating rooms and averages 40 cases per day. The role includes circulating and scrubbing surgical procedures and working with patients receiving a range of outpatient services, with expected same-day discharge. Service lines include Otolaryngology, Plastics, General Surgery, Urology, Gynecology, Endocrinology, Orthopedics, and Vascular. Nursing staff are supported by department-based Anesthesiologists, and the center is a Robotic Center of Excellence. The nurse provides individualized, evidence-based care from preparation for surgery through recovery from anesthesia and discharge planning. The position is offered as full-time, with day and afternoon shifts available.

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.
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 needed to perform the principal duties and responsibilities of the role.
Ability to concentrate and pay close attention to detail when planning and providing professional nursing care.

Responsibilities

Circulate and scrub surgical procedures.
Assess patients holistically, considering physical, psychosocial, emotional, age-specific, cultural, and spiritual factors.
Gather and analyze patient information and respond appropriately to patient situations using critical thinking.
Develop, implement, evaluate, and revise individualized plans of care using evidence-based interventions and standards of care.
Identify patient and family education needs and develop and implement teaching plans, using additional resources when needed.
Use teach-back methodology to assess patient and family learning.
Identify resources needed for discharge readiness and begin developing plans 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 consultation, rounds, and handoffs.
Maintain cooperative relationships, approach conflict constructively, identify problems, offer solutions, and participate in resolution.