Registered Nurse (RN) - Operating Room (OR) - Springfield Regional Medical Center

Mercy Health BSMH • Springfield, OH

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About The Position

The Operating Room Registered Nurse (RN) delivers nursing care to patients by assessing patient status, determining the priority of patient problems and needs, implementing clinical nursing interventions for acute and critical patients requiring intensive medical care, developing and performing patient care plans to improve outcomes, and ensuring a safe and therapeutic environment.

The RN collaborates with the interdisciplinary care team and conducts initial and ongoing patient assessments. In the operating room, the RN observes the surgery and surgical team from a broad perspective and helps maintain a safe, comfortable environment for the patient. The RN manages the patient’s nursing care within the OR and coordinates the surgical team’s needs with other care providers. The role also provides preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative care, including assessment and discharge instructions. Other duties may be assigned.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited associate degree or bachelor’s degree program in Nursing.
• Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN).
• BLS Basic Life Support, ACLS Advanced Cardiac Life Support, or PALS Pediatric Advanced Life Support is preferred at hire and must be obtained from an approved source before direct patient care. ACLS and/or PALS may be required within six months, depending on specific surgical department requirements.

Nice To Haves

• CNOR Certified Perioperative Nurse certification (preferred, not required).
• SGNA Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates qualification (preferred, not required).
• Two years of RN experience in a Critical Care Department (preferred, not required).
• Completion of an OR internship program (preferred, not required).
• Successful completion of Peri-op 101 (preferred, not required).

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the interdisciplinary care team.
• Conduct initial and ongoing patient assessments.
• Observe the surgery and surgical team from a broad perspective and help create and maintain a safe, comfortable environment for the patient.
• Manage the nursing care of the patient within the operating room and coordinate the surgical team’s needs with other care providers.
• Provide preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative care, including assessment and discharge instructions.
• Assess patient status, prioritize patient problems and needs, and implement clinical nursing interventions for acute and critical patients.
• Develop and perform patient care plans to enhance and improve outcomes.
• Ensure a safe and therapeutic environment.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Competitive pay, incentives, referral bonuses, and a 403(b) with employer contributions when eligible.
• Medical, dental, vision, and prescription coverage; HSA/FSA options; life insurance; mental health resources; and discounts.
• Paid time off, parental and FMLA leave, short- and long-term disability, and backup care for children and elders.
• Tuition assistance, professional development, and continuing education support.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: Associate degree