Registered Nurse (RN) - Operating Room - Full Time - Operating Room Experience Required

SolutionHealth • Nashua, NH

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About The Position

The Operating Room Registered Nurse cares for patients aged 6 months through adulthood who require surgical or invasive interventions under various types of anesthesia. As a member of the Patient Care Services team, the RN delivers patient-centered nursing care using the Professional Practice Model and collaborates with the care team to achieve quality patient outcomes. The RN integrates best practices and current evidence-based practices, uses data to improve quality and safety, and incorporates informatics and technology to communicate, manage information, mitigate errors, and support decision-making.

Southern NH Medical Center has nine operating room suites, 25 pre-op/PACU bays, and a sterile processing department. Its surgical services include elective and non-elective procedures across neurological, orthopedic, gynecological, urological, bariatric, colorectal, vascular, ENT, general, breast, and plastic specialties. The OR uses current technology and offers Periop-101 and advancement opportunities. Flexible 8-, 10-, and 12-hour day shifts are available; a dedicated call team covers Sunday through Thursday nights beginning at 7 p.m., making OR call minimal.

Requirements

• Graduate from an accredited school with an AND.
• Be a registered nurse licensed in New Hampshire or a compact state.
• Maintain professional nursing practice and attend educational conferences to keep abreast of current trends and best practices.
• Have effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Achieve unit-specific competencies within the identified timelines.
• Within 30 days, achieve Basic Life Support competency.
• Within 90 days, achieve competencies in safe care and handling of surgical equipment; decontamination of surgical instrumentation; scrubbing, gowning, and gloving; aseptic technique; circulating general cases; and setting up OR equipment, including surgical microscopes, surgical light systems, electrosurgical units, lasers, orthopedic systems, and specialty surgery tables.
• Within 180 days, achieve competencies in circulating ENT/plastics/eyes, vascular, orthopedic/neurological, and gynecological/genitourinary specialties, and robotics surgeries.
• Operating room experience required.

Responsibilities

• Deliver nursing care using a patient-centered approach and the Professional Practice Model.
• Provide patient-centered care through teamwork and collaboration to achieve quality patient outcomes.
• Integrate best practices and current evidence-based practices into care delivery.
• Use data to improve quality and safety.
• Use informatics and technology to communicate, manage information, mitigate errors, and support decision-making.
• Care for patients aged 6 months through adulthood who require surgical or invasive interventions under various types of anesthesia.

Benefits

• Health, dental, prescription, and vision coverage for full-time and part-time employees
• Life insurance
• Short- and long-term disability
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• Competitive pay
• Tuition and certification reimbursement
• Nursing Student Loan Paydown Program
• 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan
• Education and paid training courses for continued career progression

What This Job Offers

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