Registered Nurse OR (PRN)

Surgery Partners, Inc • Lombard, IL

22h • $40 - $52 • Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse - OR PRN position involves delivering patient care through the nursing process (assessment, diagnosis, and patient outcome) during the preoperative, interoperative, and postoperative phases of surgical patients.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing
• Current Registered Nurse License
• Current American Heart Assn. BLS, ACLS and PALS certifications
• Minimum two years in the OR.

Nice To Haves

• Ability to scrub and circulate is preferred

Responsibilities

• Delivery of patient care through the framework of the nursing process (assessment, diagnosis and patient outcome) in the preoperative, interoperative and postoperative phase of the surgical patient.
• Assesses physiological and psychosocial health status of patient.
• Assesses pain per policy.
• Completes patient history.
• Verbally reports pertinent information to appropriate staff to provide continuity of care.
• Legibly documents information in patient record and signs record using appropriate professional title.
• Assesses level of understanding and expectations of care.
• Identifies desired patient outcomes.
• Establishes nursing diagnosis.
• Establishes patient/family goals that are mutually acceptable.
• Formulates Plan of Care for the patient.
• Implements nursing care plans tailored to patient/family needs.
• Demonstrates ability to assess and problem solve.
• Responds to emergencies.
• Practices within legal and ethical guidelines (Nurse Practice Act, legal statutes, ANA code for Nurses, PRMC Policy and Procedures.
• Performs nursing actions that demonstrate accountability (demonstrates flexibility, exercises safe judgment).
• Continually adjusts care plan based on patient/family data.
• Demonstrates proper preoperative process – communication/report.
• Demonstrates proper procedure and documentation for surgical case counting.
• Demonstrates proper aseptic technique.
• Demonstrates efficient turnover time.
• Demonstrates proper technique for obtaining blood products.
• Demonstrates proper patient identification verification per policy.
• Demonstrates proper surgical site identification and marking per policy.
• Anticipates surgeon’s needs during surgical procedure.
• Participates in a Profession Nursing Organization.

Benefits

• 401(k) retirement plan with a company match

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree