RN, Registered Nurse, Natalie Ambulatory Surgery Center - OR

Saint Francis Health System

6d • Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse I provides nursing care in the Natalie Ambulatory Surgery Center operating room. The nurse assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates care using the nursing process and follows hospital standards and unit policies and procedures to monitor and evaluate patient functional status. This is a full-time, day-shift position with four 10-hour shifts from 6:30 AM to 5:00 PM. The position does not involve call or weekend or holiday staffing. Minimum one year of operating room circulator experience is highly preferred; one year of operating room or related experience is preferred.

Requirements

• Completion of the basic professional curriculum at a school of nursing approved and verified by a state board of nursing, with a diploma or degree from that school or entitlement to hold one.
• Valid multistate or State of Oklahoma Registered Nurse license.
• Working knowledge of general disease-state management processes, the biopsychosocial model, and clinical pathways.
• Effective interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills.
• Ability to organize and prioritize work effectively and efficiently.
• Ability to be detail-oriented when examining clinical and numerical data.

Nice To Haves

• Minimum of one year of operating room circulator experience is highly preferred.
• Minimum of one year of operating room or related experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Use the nursing process to care for patients.
• Assess, organize, and complete patient care while considering patient age and cultural and psychosocial factors.
• Document steps of the nursing process and use proper medical terminology.
• Address patient problems and progress toward goals.
• Facilitate patient discharge through timely, appropriate referrals and patient education resources suited to the patient's age and cultural and psychosocial factors.
• Collaborate with other disciplines as appropriate.
• Support unit and hospital goals through performance improvement and educational activities, including attending in-services, meeting unit education standards, and completing variance reports.
• Coordinate activities of others and lead others performing the same work, without supervising them.
• Work directly with patients and customers, internal and external customers, healthcare professionals and staff, and individuals at Director level or above.

What This Job Offers

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