Registered Nurse, Full Time, 7a-8p, Operating Room, Atlantic Health Morristown Medical Center
Atlantic Health System•Morristown, NJ
•$42 - $74•Onsite
About The Position
Responsible for general nursing activities in the operating room. The perioperative nurse uses the nursing process to design, coordinate, and deliver care to patients undergoing operative or other invasive procedures. This role establishes, ensures, and supervises surgical team members and procedures to maintain quality services and efficient operations.
Requirements
- Registered Nurse
- Full Time
- 7a-8p shift
- Operating Room experience
- Proficiency in the nursing process
- Ability to collaborate with physicians and multidisciplinary team members
- Ability to provide physical and psychological support to patients and families
- Ability to supervise assigned team members
- Knowledge of infection-control policies and protocols
- Knowledge of medication administration and storage procedures
- Knowledge of controlled substance regulations
- Proficiency in SBAR communication
- Ability to maintain patient confidentiality
- Ability to troubleshoot equipment malfunctions
- Ability to accurately document and charge for supplies
- Maintain professional and technical knowledge through continuing education
- Achieve and maintain professional certification as required
Nice To Haves
- Experience in perioperative nursing
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.
- Ensure case readiness by confirming that supplies, equipment, instruments, and implants are available as per surgical procedure and doctor preferences. Ensure 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.
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
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
