Registered Nurse (RN) - Operating Room (OR) - St. Mary's Hospital

Bon Secours Mercy Health•Richmond, VA

About The Position

The Registered Nurse in the Operating Room at St. Mary's Hospital delivers patient care using the nursing process. The nurse collects and assesses patient data, identifies and prioritizes patient problems and needs, and evaluates the process and outcomes of nursing care. The role coordinates, provides, and directs patient teaching, and coordinates care with health team members. Working with the interdisciplinary care team, the nurse conducts initial and ongoing patient assessments, analyzes assessment data, develops and implements plans of care, and evaluates treatment effectiveness. The nurse administers medications in accordance with state practice requirements and Bon Secours Mercy Health policies and procedures, coordinates patients' care across hospital departments, advocates for patient safety through ongoing quality improvement, and incorporates the professional practice model into care delivery.

Requirements

Valid nursing license from the state of practice.
Associate of Nursing degree or Diploma in Nursing.
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 patient care.
Ability to evaluate professional nursing practice to optimize goals and outcomes.
Skills in health teaching, health promotion, patient advocacy, and partnership.
Interprofessional collaboration and leadership skills.
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 and resilience.
Authority to delegate activities while remaining responsible and accountable for outcomes.

Nice To Haves

BLS Basic Life Support certification from the American Heart Association.
Bachelor of Science in Nursing.

Responsibilities

Conduct initial and ongoing patient assessments in collaboration with the interdisciplinary care team.
Analyze assessment data, create and implement plans of care, and evaluate treatment effectiveness.
Administer medications safely in accordance with state practice requirements and organizational policies and procedures.
Serve as a point of contact for coordinating patient care throughout hospital departments.
Advocate for patient safety by participating in ongoing departmental quality improvement.
Incorporate the professional practice model into care delivery.
Coordinate, provide, and direct patient teaching activities and coordinate care with health team members.