Registered Nurse -Operating Room -Full Time 40 hours -On Call Rotatation

Bristol Hospital Group•Bristol, CT

About The Position

The Registered Nurse works in a collaborative, interdisciplinary environment focused on patient-centered care. Under the direction and general supervision of the Nurse Manager, the nurse uses evidence-based practices consistent with the State Nurse Practice Act, hospital policies and procedures, and medical staff direction. The nurse applies the nursing process to develop a plan of care addressing the patient’s and family’s physical, emotional, spiritual, cultural, and educational needs. This role serves patients in a busy ambulatory surgery center caring for both inpatient and outpatient populations. The nurse provides pre-operative and post-operative care and collaborates with the team to deliver care to surgical patients. Surgical cases include General, Ortho/Spine, Robotics, Urology, Vascular, OB-GYN, Podiatry, Ophthalmology, and Breast/Plastics. The schedule is Monday through Friday, with rotating on-call responsibility and holidays. The position is full-time, 40 hours. A $10,000 sign-on bonus is available to those who qualify.

Requirements

Active Connecticut Registered Nurse license.
CPR/BLS certification; Healthcare Provider CPR from the American Heart Association is required.
At least an Associate’s degree in Nursing (ASN).
At least 1 year of experience in a perioperative setting as a circulating nurse.
Ability to multitask; highly motivated, energetic, and organized.
Excellent communication skills and ability to read routine and technical information with comprehension.
Ability to write clearly enough for the average person to comprehend.
Ability to perform simple calculations for medication doses, physical exams, and administered tests.
Ability to work in a clinical setting, adapt to changing priorities, work with patients and exposure to blood and other bodily fluids, and function in an interdisciplinary team.
Physical agility for activities including walking, running, bending, stooping, climbing stairs, kneeling, crouching, crawling, balancing, reaching, standing, sitting, and twisting.
Ability to lift more than 50 pounds repeatedly throughout the work day.
Vision and hearing acuity correctable to normal, an acute sense of smell for normal perception, and ability to verbalize so the average person can comprehend.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).
Certification from a professional nursing body.

Responsibilities

Use evidence-based nursing practices in accordance with the State Nurse Practice Act, hospital policies and procedures, and medical staff direction.
Use the nursing process to develop plans of care that address patients’ and families’ physical, emotional, spiritual, cultural, and educational needs.
Provide pre-operative and post-operative care to inpatient and outpatient surgical patients.
Collaborate with the interdisciplinary team to provide care to surgical patients.
Complete required orientation, annual Fire/Safety/Infection Control education, training programs, and unit-based competencies.