Registered Nurse, Operating Room Scrub/Circulate - FlexStaff

Northwell Health•Mount Kisco, NY

About The Position

Performs age-specific nursing care for a designated group of patients using the nursing process: assessment, diagnosis, outcome identification, planning, implementation, and evaluation. Collaborates with physicians and other health team members to coordinate and implement procedures and treatments. Uses clinical judgment and leadership skills to coordinate patient care and direct or delegate activities of the patient care unit team. Assesses patients’ physiological and psychosocial status, including health history, mobility, pain, coping mechanisms, knowledge, cultural and ethnic requirements, and ability to understand care. Identifies patient problems and teaching needs, establishes individualized outcome goals, and formulates and documents prioritized plans of care in collaboration with physicians and other health team members. Implements and evaluates care, maintaining patient safety, administering prescribed treatments and medications, using equipment appropriately, documenting care and patient responses, and responding effectively to emergencies. Provides emotional support, patient and family education, discharge instructions, and referrals as appropriate. Collaborates with the care team, assists physicians with treatments and diagnostic procedures, communicates changes in patient condition, and delegates work to other care team members. Performs skin care and decubitus-related procedures, including preventive care and dressing applications.

Requirements

Graduate from an accredited School of Nursing.
Associate’s Degree in Nursing required.
Minimum 1–2 years of professional nursing experience in the related specialty.
Current license to practice as a Registered Professional Nurse in New York State required.
BLS certification required, plus specialized certifications as needed.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing preferred.

Responsibilities

Assess patients’ physiological health status through interviews, chart review, examinations, and evaluation of pain, mobility, sensory deficits, prostheses use, and skin condition.
Assess patients’ psychosocial health status, including care expectations, coping mechanisms, knowledge, comprehension, and cultural or ethnic requirements.
Identify patient problems, outcome measures, teaching needs, and individualized patient goals.
Formulate, prioritize, document, and coordinate patient plans of care, including cost-effective use of supplies, equipment, and medication.
Implement the plan of care, maintain patient safety, administer prescribed treatments, use equipment correctly, monitor and document patient conditions and responses, and respond effectively to emergencies.
Provide emotional support, communicate with families or caretakers, participate in discharge planning, coordinate referrals, and provide discharge instructions.
Evaluate care effectiveness and patient outcomes, document results, analyze variances, and contribute to systems that improve unit care.
Collaborate with physicians and other care team members to plan and carry out treatment; assist with treatments and diagnostic procedures; communicate changes in patient condition; and delegate assignments appropriately.
Perform decubitus and skin care, including preventive measures, simple dressings, warm and cold compresses, and irrigations in accordance with facility procedures.
Administer medications safely and correctly, prepare local solutions and IV drips, document medication administration, and educate patients and significant others about drug and food interactions.
Provide patient and family education, communicate pertinent assessment information to care team members and appropriate agencies, use available teaching resources, and evaluate the effectiveness of teaching.
Perform related duties as required.