Registered Nurse (RN) - Operating Room - Berkeley Hospital

Roper St. Francis Healthcare•Summerville, SC

About The Position

The Registered Nurse (RN) in the Operating Room at Berkeley Hospital delivers patient care using the nursing process. The RN collects data and assesses patients, identifies and prioritizes patient problems and needs, and evaluates the process and outcomes of nursing care. The role coordinates, provides, and directs patient teaching, and coordinates care delivered by health team members. In collaboration with the interdisciplinary care team, the RN conducts initial and ongoing assessments, analyzes assessment data, creates and implements plans of care, and evaluates treatment effectiveness. The RN administers medications safely in accordance with state practice requirements and organizational policies and procedures, serves as a point of contact for care coordination across hospital departments, participates in departmental quality improvement as a patient safety advocate, and incorporates the professional practice model into care delivery. The position is scheduled for 40 hours per week: four 10-hour shifts, 7:00 a.m.–5:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. Night and weekend call is required as needed, as is holiday call.

Requirements

Valid nursing license from the state of practice.
Associate degree in nursing or diploma in nursing.
BLS Basic Life Support certification from the American Heart Association, required at hire for Roper St. Francis Healthcare locations; at BSMH it is preferred at hire and required before independent patient care.
Knowledge of contemporary nursing practice and future innovations.
Nursing judgment and skill based on biological, physical, behavioral, and social sciences.
Ability to apply the nursing process and coordinate patient care delivery.
Ability to evaluate professional nursing practice to optimize goals and outcomes.
Health teaching and health promotion skills.
Patient advocacy and partnership skills.
Interprofessional collaboration and leadership skills.
Understanding and use of office and clinical technologies.
Compassionate, relationship-based approach to illness, suffering, pain, and existence.
Ability to integrate quality improvement, evidence-based practices, and research into practice.
Accountability for professional actions and effective stewardship of available resources.
Conflict management and resilience.
Ability to delegate activities while remaining responsible and accountable for outcomes.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science in nursing.

Responsibilities

Conduct initial and ongoing patient assessments in collaboration with the interdisciplinary care team.
Analyze assessment data, create and implement plans of care, and evaluate treatment effectiveness.
Administer medications safely in accordance with state practice requirements and organizational policies and procedures.
Serve as a point of contact for patient care coordination across hospital departments.
Participate in ongoing departmental quality improvement as a patient safety advocate.
Incorporate the professional practice model into care delivery.
Coordinate, provide, and direct patient teaching activities and coordinate care provided by health team members.
Apply the nursing process to assess and prioritize patient problems and needs, and evaluate nursing care outcomes.