Registered Nurse OR PRN

Surgery Partners•McKinney, TX

About The Position

The Registered Nurse provides patient care throughout the preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative phases of surgical care, using the nursing process to assess patients, establish diagnoses and goals, and support patient outcomes. The role requires delivering safe, skilled care in a fast-paced operating room environment and working collaboratively with the care team.

Requirements

Degree from an accredited nursing program.
Current Texas RN license.
BLS certification.
ACLS and PALS certifications, or successful completion within three months of hire.
Two years of operating room experience.
Organizational skills to function in a fast-paced operating room environment.

Nice To Haves

CNOR certification.
Two years of operating room experience including general, neuro-spine, spine, and orthopedic joint cases; sports medicine, arthroscopy, podiatry, pain, and oral surgery experience are preferred.
Scrub experience or willingness to learn.

Responsibilities

Perform ongoing, systematic assessment and data collection focused on patients’ physiologic, psychological, and cognitive status.
Develop prioritized, goal-directed care plans based on nursing diagnoses and desired patient outcomes.
Implement nursing care consistently and skillfully to achieve desired patient outcomes.
Prioritize patient care based on essential needs and available time, personnel, equipment, supplies, and other center resources.
Respond efficiently to emergencies by following established protocols, remaining calm, notifying appropriate people, and documenting events.
Apply knowledge of medical-surgical care, pain assessment, pharmaceuticals and anesthetic agents, laboratory values, safety, legal issues, and emergency equipment.
Identify and resolve problems as part of sound decision-making.
Complete timely, accurate, and concise documentation on the floor and in patient records.
Work as part of a team to deliver patient care.
Maintain BLS and ACLS certification as required.
Attend mandatory in-services and participate in staff meetings.
Remain flexible and adaptive, and accept and implement new ideas and approaches.
Treat patients equally in accordance with the hospital’s Patient Rights policy.
Review and carry out physician orders in an appropriate professional manner.
Assist with other duties when asked.