Registered Nurse (RN) - Operating Room (OR) Per Diem

Northwell Health•New York, NY

About The Position

Per diem Registered Nurse in the Operating Room. Provides age-specific care to a designated group of patients through assessment, diagnosis, outcome identification, planning, implementation, and evaluation. Collaborates with physicians and other healthcare team members to coordinate and implement procedures and treatments. Uses clinical judgment and leadership skills to coordinate patient care and direct or delegate activities of the patient care unit team. The role includes assessing patients’ physiologic and psychosocial health, identifying care needs and outcomes, developing and implementing individualized plans of care, administering medications and treatments, documenting care and patient responses, evaluating outcomes, and participating in quality improvement. The nurse also supports patient and family education, discharge planning, and coordination of referrals, and collaborates with and provides direction to other care team members.

Requirements

Graduate from an accredited School of Nursing.
Current license to practice as a Registered Professional Nurse in New York State.
BCLS certification required.
ACLS certification required.
If hired after September 1, 2010, must be enrolled in an accredited program within 24 months of employment and obtain a BSN within five years of the employment date.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Nursing preferred.
Minimum two years of Orthopedics OR Nursing experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Assess patients’ physiologic health status, including relevant body systems, mobility, sensory deficits, prostheses use, skin condition, pain, and pain management; communicate and document assessments and plans of care.
Assess patients’ psychosocial health status, including expectations, coping mechanisms, comprehension, and cultural or ethnic needs; document psychological status and care plans and connect patients with support resources as appropriate.
Identify actual and potential patient problems, establish individualized patient goals and measurable outcomes, and determine patient teaching needs.
Develop and document prioritized plans of care, coordinating the cost-effective use of supplies, equipment, and medications and collaborating with physicians and other healthcare team members.
Implement plans of care, maintain patient safety, administer prescribed treatments, use patient-care equipment appropriately, reassess patients and revise plans as needed, and document care and patient responses.
Provide emotional support, communicate with patients’ families or caretakers, participate in discharge planning, coordinate referrals, and provide discharge instructions.
Evaluate the effectiveness of care, document outcomes, conduct variance analysis, and design, implement, and evaluate systems to improve unit care.
Collaborate with physicians and other care team members to plan and carry out treatment regimens; assist with treatments and diagnostic procedures and report changes in patient condition as appropriate.
Use clinical judgment to delegate assignments to patient care, support care, and clerical associates and ensure assigned work is completed in a timely manner.
Perform decubitus care and preventive skin care, apply simple dressings and warm or cold compresses, and perform irrigations and other skin-care procedures as necessary.
Administer medications safely and correctly, prepare local solutions and IV drips, administer IV push medications according to policy, document medication administration, and educate patients and significant others about drug and food interactions.
Provide patient and family education, communicate relevant assessment data to care team members and appropriate agencies, use available teaching resources, plan for discharge and referrals, and evaluate and document the effectiveness of teaching.
Perform related duties as required.