Registered Nurse-Hourly
About The Position
As a registered nurse, you will manage the overall operating room environment and advocate for the patient while they are under anesthesia. Your responsibilities include reviewing the patient's medical history, verifying consent, and providing emotional support before the patient goes under anesthesia. You will open sterile packaging and pass medications, sutures, and additional equipment to the scrub nurse or surgeon without crossing into the sterile field. You will also record every detail of the operation in the patient's chart, including team members present, times of procedures, and amounts of medications or anesthetics administered. A critical part of your role is to oversee the strict counting of surgical sponges, needles, and instruments before, during, and after the procedure to prevent any items from being left inside the patient. You will collect, label, and properly document any tissue or fluid samples before transferring them to the laboratory for analysis. Finally, you will assist the anesthesia provider in stabilizing the patient and transferring them to the PACU.
Requirements
- Registered Nurse qualifications.
- Ability to manage the operating room environment.
- Patient advocacy skills.
- Knowledge of medical history review and consent verification.
- Proficiency in sterile techniques.
- Skill in passing medications and equipment.
- Accurate record-keeping abilities.
- Attention to detail for counting surgical items.
- Competence in handling and documenting samples.
- Ability to assist with patient stabilization and transfer.
Responsibilities
- Manage the overall operating room environment.
- Advocate for the patient while they are under anesthesia.
- Review the patient's medical history.
- Verify consent.
- Provide emotional support before anesthesia.
- Open sterile packaging.
- Pass medications, sutures, and additional equipment to the scrub nurse or surgeon without crossing into the sterile field.
- Record every detail of the operation in the patient's chart.
- Oversee the strict counting of surgical sponges, needles, and instruments.
- Collect, label, and document tissue or fluid samples.
- Assist the anesthesia provider in stabilizing the patient.
- Transfer the patient to the PACU.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
