Registered Nurse (RN) - Operating Room (OR) - Mount Pleasant Hospital

Roper St. Francis Healthcare•Mt. Pleasant, SC

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse in the Operating Room at Mount Pleasant Hospital delivers patient care using the nursing process. The nurse collects data and assesses patients, identifies and prioritizes problems and needs, and evaluates the processes and outcomes of care. The role also coordinates and provides patient teaching and coordinates care delivered by health team members. Working with the interdisciplinary care team, the nurse conducts initial and ongoing assessments, analyzes assessment data, creates and implements plans of care, and evaluates treatment effectiveness. The nurse administers medications in accordance with the State of Practice and organizational policies and procedures, serves as a point of contact for care coordination across hospital departments, participates in departmental quality improvement as a patient safety advocate, and incorporates the professional practice model into care delivery.

Requirements

Valid nursing license from the state of practice.
Associate degree in nursing or diploma in nursing.
BLS Basic Life Support certification from the American Heart Association, required at hire for Roper St. Francis Healthcare locations; at BSMH, preferred at hire and required before independent patient care.
Knowledge of contemporary nursing practice and future innovations.
Nursing judgment and skill based on biological, physical, behavioral, and social sciences.
Ability to apply the nursing process in patient care delivery and coordinate and evaluate care.
Skills in health teaching, health promotion, patient advocacy, partnership, interprofessional collaboration, and leadership.
Understanding and use of office and clinical technologies.
Compassionate, relationship-based approach to illness, suffering, pain, and existence.
Ability to integrate quality improvement, evidence-based practices, and research into practice.
Accountability for professional actions and effective stewardship of available resources.
Conflict management, resilience, and ability to delegate while remaining accountable for outcomes.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science in Nursing.

Responsibilities

Conduct initial and ongoing patient assessments in collaboration with the interdisciplinary care team.
Analyze assessment data, develop and implement plans of care, and evaluate treatment effectiveness.
Administer medications safely and in accordance with the State of Practice and organizational policies and procedures.
Coordinate patient care across hospital departments and serve as a point of contact for care coordination.
Coordinate and provide patient teaching activities.
Participate in ongoing departmental quality improvement as a patient safety advocate.
Incorporate the professional practice model into care delivery.
Coordinate care provided by health team members and delegate activities while remaining accountable for outcomes.