Registered Nurse Casual - Operating Room
About The Position
The Registered Nurse in the Operating Room collaborates with physicians to develop and implement a plan of care aimed at returning the patient to optimal health. This role involves providing direct bedside nursing care, executing medical orders, and overseeing the functions of various support staff including Nurse Assistants, Patient Care Associates, OB Care Associates, Surgical Service Assistants, Nursing Clerks, and Psychiatric Technicians. The nurse is responsible for evaluating the effectiveness of the care plan and assumes a leadership role in integrating evidence-based practice, delegating and coordinating nursing care tasks, and facilitating patient conferences. Additionally, the role involves identifying and addressing patient teaching needs for ongoing care and discharge/transfer, and promoting professional growth through educational opportunities. The nurse also teaches and guides professional and ancillary personnel, precepts new employees and students, and functions as a team leader to ensure appropriate patient placement and assignment delegation. Specific to the Operating Room, the RN circulates surgical care teams across various specialty service lines, assesses and monitors patients receiving moderate sedation, interprets cardiac rhythm strips, maintains aseptic technique, and ensures safe surgical preparation and patient positioning.
Requirements
- Graduate of an accredited school of nursing and holding a current license to practice in the state of Michigan.
- BLS issued by American Heart Association or Red Cross Certification
- ACLS within one year of hire/transfer
- Must complete AORN perioperative 101 modules within 1 year of hire/transfer
- Six (6) months of Operating Room experience
Nice To Haves
- Six (6) months experience in an acute care setting or equivalent
Responsibilities
- Collaborates with physician to provide a plan of care that will return the patient to optimal health.
- Provides bedside nursing care and carries out medical orders.
- Delegates to and oversees Nurse Assistant, Patient Care Associate, OB Care Associate, Surgical Service Assistant, Nursing Clerk and Psychiatric Tech functions.
- Responsible for evaluating effectiveness of care plan.
- Integrates evidence-based knowledge into practice.
- Delegation and coordination of tasks and assignments of nursing care.
- Facilitates/participates in patient conferences.
- Identifies and provides the means to meet patients’ ongoing and discharge/transfer teaching needs by communicating with the appropriate resource persons and attending discharge/transfer planning conferences.
- Assumes the responsibility for professional growth by seeking out educational opportunities and utilizing programs in the hospital or elsewhere in the community.
- Teaches and/or guides professional and ancillary personnel.
- Precepts/mentors new employees and students.
- Functions as a team leader to ensure proper patient placement and delegation of assignments.
- Functions as OR RN circulator leading the surgical care team in a variety of specialty services lines.
- Safely assesses, administers and monitors patients receiving moderate sedation including ASA classifications.
- Interprets cardiac rhythm strips requiring interventions.
- Maintains aseptic practice and initiates actions necessary to ensure aseptic technique for all surgical situations.
- Ensures safe and appropriate surgical preps and positioning of patients throughout procedure.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Mid Level
