Registered Nurse, OR

Heywood Hospital•Gardner, MA

2d•$40 - $79

About The Position

The Operating Room (OR) Registered Nurse is a member of the Perioperative and Surgical team. The role includes circulating and scrubbing in surgical cases, monitoring patients, and administering moderate sedation in select cases in accordance with Heywood Hospital’s moderate sedation policy. The position is listed as per diem, with no call and no weekends in the overview; the job summary and qualifications also state that the OR RN takes call according to the operating room or unit rotation as required by operational needs. The OR RN assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates patient care; collaborates with the surgical team to support patient well-being; and follows applicable standards, policies, and procedures. The RN is responsible for safe medication administration, patient identification and verification of the operative procedure and site, sterile-field practices, surgical counts, and appropriate handling of specimens and cultures. The role also includes patient and family education, discharge preparation, documentation, communication with the care team, and maintaining a safe, respectful, and compliant environment.

Requirements

Current Massachusetts RN license.
Recent operating room experience.
Excellent communication and critical-thinking skills.
ACLS certification upon hire, or an active BLS card and completion of AHA ACLS within 60 days of hire.
Must take call according to unit rotation, as stated in the qualifications.

Nice To Haves

CNOR certification preferred.

Responsibilities

Interact with others in a friendly, courteous, and respectful manner, and offer or find assistance when needed.
Protect privacy and confidentiality and help others maintain awareness of them.
Help maintain a clean, safe, and healthy hospital environment; respond promptly and appropriately to emergencies.
Comply with regulations, accreditation and licensure requirements, attendance policies, and hospital and department mandatory requirements.
Report incidents in a timely and effective manner and actively engage in, monitor, and enforce hand hygiene compliance.
Assess and reassess patients; plan, implement, and evaluate nursing interventions, plans of care, and patient goals.
Provide patient care according to standards of care and practice, protocols, and established policies and procedures.
Respect patients as individuals and provide care that fosters dignity and positive self-regard.
Teach patients and families based on learning needs, readiness, and barriers to learning.
Collaboratively plan and prepare patients and families for discharge, incorporating support systems and resources as needed.
Delegate and supervise nursing interventions appropriately and prioritize patient care, seeking assistance and reallocating personnel when needed.
Document pertinent data, interventions, and patient responses accurately and promptly; provide thorough, timely reports to other care team members.
Promote learning for colleagues and self, including through precepting, training, and professional development.
Identify patient-safety risks and opportunities to reduce errors; report errors and incidents appropriately.
Identify ethical issues in care and develop plans to address them.
Administer medications and intravenous therapy safely in accordance with orders, protocols, policies, and procedures.
Assess pain at admission and as appropriate using the numerical pain scale; reassess pain-control effectiveness, notify physicians as needed, and document assessments and responses.
Obtain supporting information and complete documentation for medication reconciliation for the attending physician.
Collaborate with the surgeon, anesthesiologist, clinical coordinator, and surgical technicians to support patients’ well-being during surgery.
Maintain sterile fields and direct appropriate care, handling, and sterilization of sterile supplies and instruments.
Verify patient identity, consent forms, operative procedure, and operative site before taking patients to the operating room.
Apply aseptic practices and oversee selection and preparation of supplies, equipment, and instruments for surgical cases.
Apply body-mechanics principles during patient positioning and transfers.
Ensure techniques and practices during surgery are accurate and consistent with perioperative practice standards.
Maintain sponge, needle, and instrument counts according to policy and notify the surgeon of count results.
Identify, label, care for, and handle specimens and cultures according to policy and procedure.
Perform other job-related duties as requested.