Registered Nurse - Operating Room

Northwell•Town of Huntington, NY

7d•$57 - $79

About The Position

The Registered Nurse performs an age-specific plan of care for a designated group of patients using the nursing process: assessment, diagnosis, outcome identification, planning, implementation, and evaluation. The nurse collaborates with physicians and other health team members to coordinate and implement procedures and treatments, and uses leadership skills and clinical judgment to coordinate patient care and direct or delegate activities of the patient care unit team. The position assesses patients’ physiologic and psychosocial health, identifies expected outcomes and care needs, formulates individualized plans of care, implements prescribed treatments, and evaluates care effectiveness. Responsibilities also include medication administration, patient and family education, discharge planning, documentation, emergency response, collaboration with the care team, and skin and decubitus care. Hours and days vary. The schedule includes every other weekend and holidays, with on-call duties on weekdays, weekends, off shifts, and holidays. Shifts may start between 6:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. and end between 6:30 a.m. and 9:30 a.m.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing.
Current license to practice as a Registered Professional Nurse in New York State.
BLS certification required.
Documented Operating Room experience required.
On-call availability required.
If hired after January 1, 2013, 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.

Responsibilities

Assess patients’ physiologic health, including gastrointestinal, cardiovascular, respiratory, renal, and neurological status; mobility, sensory deficits, prostheses use, skin condition, and pain.
Interview patients, explain policies and procedures, review charts, answer questions, and communicate and document physiologic assessments and plans of care.
Assess patients’ psychosocial health, coping mechanisms, knowledge, comprehension, cultural and ethnic requirements, perceptions, and expectations of care; document findings and coordinate support services as appropriate.
Identify actual and potential patient problems, develop measurable outcomes and individualized goals, and identify patient teaching needs.
Formulate and document plans of care, establish priorities, coordinate supplies, equipment, and medications cost-effectively, and collaborate with physicians and other health team members.
Implement plans of care, maintain patient safety, reassess patients and revise care plans as needed, administer prescribed treatments, use patient-care equipment correctly, and provide emotional support.
Perform procedures safely, promptly, and efficiently; observe, report, and document patients’ conditions and responses to treatments and interventions.
Respond effectively to emergencies, communicate with families or caretakers, participate in discharge planning, coordinate referrals, and provide discharge instructions.
Evaluate care outcomes, document effectiveness, conduct variance analysis, and design, implement, and evaluate systems to improve unit care.
Collaborate with physicians and care team members, interpret and implement prescribed treatment regimens, assist physicians during treatments and diagnostic procedures, and report relevant changes in patients’ conditions or treatments.
Use clinical judgment to delegate assignments to patient care, support care, and clerical service associates and ensure assignments are completed in a timely manner.
Perform grade I–IV decubitus care, preventive skin care, simple dressings using aseptic technique, warm and cold compresses, irrigations, and other necessary skin-care procedures.
Administer medications safely and correctly, prepare local solutions and IV drips, administer IV push medications according to policy, document medications, and educate patients and significant others about drug and food interactions.
Educate patients and families about conditions and care; communicate pertinent assessment data to the care team and appropriate agencies, use available teaching resources, plan early for discharge, and evaluate and document teaching effectiveness.
Perform related duties as required.