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

Bronson Healthcare•Kalamazoo, MI

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Bronson Methodist Hospital is hiring Registered Nurses for its Operating Room team. Nurses care for patients with complex and critical surgical needs in the area’s only Level I Trauma Center, collaborating with interdisciplinary teams. Experienced OR nurses are encouraged to apply, and licensed RNs with at least two years of clinical nursing experience may be considered for the Surgical Nurse Internship Program. The program includes an extended orientation with classroom instruction, structured learning, hands-on foundational and advanced surgical skills training, clinical experience alongside surgical teams, and development of critical-thinking and specialized nursing competencies aligned with current standards and best practices. The RN manages patient care throughout the length of stay to support quality outcomes and timely discharge. This includes using the nursing process; coordinating care delivered by other professionals; delegating appropriate tasks; providing physical care within the scope of nursing practice; and documenting and communicating patient responses, resource use, and anticipated needs. The nurse assesses patients, develops and implements individualized plans of care, administers treatments and medications, provides education, evaluates outcomes, and collaborates with patients, families, and the healthcare team. The role also includes professional development, quality improvement, evidence-based practice, patient advocacy, and supporting a healthy work environment. Scrub RN duties include preparing supplies and equipment for procedures, anticipating physician and surgical-team needs, monitoring changes in the patient and operative field, maintaining and updating case information, promoting proper equipment use, supporting circulators with specialty equipment and implants, and performing scrub duties across multiple services. The role includes rotational after-hours call. The internship schedule starts with eight weeks of standard eight-hour daytime shifts, then transitions to second-shift schedules with weekend responsibilities; interns also complete one week on third shift. As training progresses, interns participate in buddy call and then a first/second-call rotation. Call is typically one week out of every four, with approximately one to six weekends worked throughout the program.

Requirements

Associate’s degree in Nursing required.
Licensed Registered Nurse in good standing in the state of Michigan.
Previous operating room nursing experience required, as stated in the qualifications section.
Ability to read, interpret, and analyze data from computer systems and equipment.
Ability to communicate constantly verbally, in writing, and electronically.
Must obtain a Bachelor’s degree in Nursing within eight years of hire if not already holding a BSN or higher nursing degree.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Nursing preferred.
For applicants without OR experience, at least two years of clinical nursing experience may qualify them for consideration for the Surgical Nurse Internship Program.

Responsibilities

Manage patient care throughout the length of stay to achieve quality outcomes and timely discharge, using the nursing process of assessment, planning, diagnosis, implementation, and evaluation.
Coordinate care provided by other professionals and delegate appropriate tasks within the scope of nursing practice and the abilities of support staff.
Provide appropriate physical care, administer prescribed medications and treatments, maintain patient comfort and safety, and initiate patient education.
Assess patients’ physical, developmental, and emotional needs; analyze data; identify problems; and document nursing history and care needs.
Develop individualized plans and expected outcomes with patient and family input, incorporating clinical pathways and input from the healthcare team as appropriate.
Evaluate the effectiveness of interventions and document patient responses and progress toward expected outcomes.
Coordinate discharge planning and use available continuity-of-care resources when outcomes have not been achieved.
Participate in quality improvement, continuing education, self-evaluation, peer review, and evidence-based practice activities.
Collaborate with patients, families, and healthcare disciplines; advocate for patients; and protect patient autonomy, dignity, confidentiality, and rights.
Contribute to professional development of peers and colleagues and help maintain a supportive, healthy work environment.
For scrub RN duties, interpret procedure cards, check case carts, identify and obtain missing supplies or equipment, and anticipate physicians’ and surgical-team needs.
Monitor changes in the patient’s condition and operative field, update case information, promote proper equipment handling, and support circulators with positioning devices, specialty equipment, and implants.
Perform scrub duties across multiple services and take rotational after-hours call.
Read, interpret, and analyze data from computer systems and equipment to determine an appropriate plan of action.
Communicate constantly verbally, in writing, and electronically.