Registered Nurse, Full Time, Days 7a-5p, Endovascular/ Interventional Radiology, Operating Room, Atlantic Health Morristown Medical Center

Atlantic Health System • Morristown, NJ

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Responsible for general nursing activities in the Endovascular Operating Room. Administration of Conscious (Moderate) Sedation under the direct supervision of the operating physician following AORN guidelines. In its entirety, the perioperative nurse is the registered nurse who, using the nursing process, designs, coordinates, and delivers care to meet the identified needs of patients whose protective reflexes or self-care abilities are potentially compromised because they are having operative or other invasive procedures. Establishes, ensures, and supervises surgical team members and procedures to maintain quality services and efficient operations.

Requirements

• Registered Nurse
• Full Time
• Days 7a-5p
• Endovascular/ Interventional Radiology
• Operating Room
• Administration of Conscious (Moderate) Sedation under the direct supervision of the operating physician following AORN guidelines.
• Perioperative nurse using the nursing process to design, coordinate, and deliver care to patients undergoing operative or other invasive procedures.
• Ability to establish, ensure, and supervise surgical team members and procedures.
• Ability to maintain quality services and efficient operations.
• Ability to maintain patient confidentiality.
• Ability to troubleshoot equipment malfunctions and evaluate new equipment.
• Ability to accurately document/charge for supplies.
• Ability to maintain professional and technical knowledge through continuing education.
• Ability to achieve and maintain professional certification as required.
• Collaboration with peers, supervisors, surgeons, and anesthesiologists.
• Promoting all PRIDE values.

Responsibilities

• Promotes and restores patient’s health by completing the nursing process; collaborating with physicians and multidisciplinary team members; providing physical and psychological support to patients, friends, and families; and supervising assigned team members.
• Establishes a compassionate environment by providing emotional, psychological, and spiritual support to patients, friends, and families.
• Assures quality of care by adhering to therapeutic standards; measuring health outcomes against patient care goals and standards; making or recommending necessary adjustments; and following hospital and nursing division’s philosophies and standards of care set by state board of nursing, state nurse practice act, and other governing agency regulations.
• Maintains safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations; and calling for assistance from health care support personnel.
• Protects patients and employees by adhering to infection-control policies and protocols; medication administration and storage procedures; and controlled substance regulations.
• Maintains continuity among nursing teams by documenting as per policy and communicating actions, irregularities, and continuing needs utilizing SBAR while maintaining patient confidentiality.
• Ensures proper function and operation of equipment following manufacturer’s instructions; troubleshoot equipment malfunctions; call appropriate personnel for repairs; and evaluate new equipment as necessary.
• Fiscal responsibility of the organization by accurately documenting/charging for supplies.
• Maintains professional and technical knowledge through continuing education and organization and unit mandates. Achieves and maintained professional certification as required.
• Contributes to team efforts and high quality, safe patient outcomes through collaboration with peers, supervisors, surgeons, and anesthesiologists. Promoting all PRIDE values.
• Ensure case readiness by confirming that supplies, equipment, instruments, and implants are available as per surgical procedure and doctor preferences.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Prescription Coverage (22.5 hours per week or above for full-time and part-time team members)
• Life & AD&D Insurance.
• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability (with options to supplement)
• 403(b) Retirement Plan: Employer match, additional non-elective contribution
• PTO & Paid Sick Leave
• Tuition Assistance, Advancement & Academic Advising
• Parental, Adoption, Surrogacy Leave
• Backup and On-Site Childcare
• Well-Being Rewards
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Fertility Benefits, Healthy Pregnancy Program
• Flexible Spending & Commuter Accounts
• Pet, Home & Auto, Identity Theft and Legal Insurance

What This Job Offers

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