Registered Nurse - Operating Room

Cheyenne Regional Medical Center • Cheyenne, WY

11d

About The Position

The Operating Room Registered Nurse assesses, plans, implements, evaluates, and supervises individual patient care according to unit policies and procedures. The role also accepts responsibility for directing co-workers in implementing care plans. The nurse provides care in accordance with nursing standards and perioperative recommendations and completes unit-specific orientation, training, and competencies based on the department role, scope of services, and organizational standards.

Requirements

• Current Wyoming Registered Nurse License or enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact (eNLC) upon the start date.
• Complete Cheyenne Regional AHA RQI within fourteen calendar days of the start date.
• Demonstrate effective leadership and professional skills according to Standards of Care.
• Ability to assess, evaluate, explain, teach, problem solve using critical thinking, and perform calculations.
• Demonstrate professional and clinical skills and use the nursing process in direct and indirect patient care, including assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation, to meet patient needs and improve outcomes.
• Comprehensive understanding of various surgical procedures and the specific roles of the surgical team.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree or higher from an accredited school of nursing.
• One year of Operating Room experience.

Responsibilities

• Assess patients and document assessments appropriately in the patient chart.
• Develop, review, and revise plans of care based on assessed patient needs.
• Implement medical and nursing orders according to the plan of care and document appropriately.
• Evaluate patients’ responses to care.
• Provide patient and family teaching as appropriate.
• Oversee operating room staff assigned to provide patient care.
• Collaborate with leadership to integrate ANA Scope & Standards of Practice and AORN recommendations, using them as measurement criteria for nursing practice on the unit.

Benefits

• Employer-sponsored medical, dental, and vision plans.
• 403(b) and 457(b) retirement options with a 4% employer match.
• Life insurance.
• Short-term and long-term disability insurance.
• Employer-sponsored wellness program.
• Employee assistance program.
• 21 PTO days per year, increasing with tenure.
• Tuition reimbursement program.
• Dedicated loan forgiveness advisory service.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed