Registered Nurse - Operating Room / SURGICAL SERVICES

Garnet Health•Middletown, NY

About The Position

The Registered Nurse in Operating Room / Surgical Services at Garnet Health Medical Center provides professional nursing care guided by the New York State Nurse Practice Act, American Nurses Association ethics and practice guidance, the medical center’s nursing quality and safety plan, and its nursing strategic plan. Clinical nurses provide safe, timely, effective, equitable, and patient-centered care. The role encompasses caring relationships; attention to patient experiences and responses to health and illness; integrating assessment data with knowledge of the patient; applying scientific knowledge, judgment, and critical thinking to diagnosis and treatment; supporting evidence-based practice and professional nursing knowledge; and contributing to patient advocacy and improved healthcare. The position is based at the GHMC main campus and is regular part-time, with a 0.7 FTE. The normal schedule is nights, Monday through Sunday, including three weekend shifts per month (Saturday and Sunday); holidays are distributed equitably. ORMC follows the New York Department of Labor / Nursing Licensure Board recommendation limiting work to 16 hours. The role involves patient care in varied and sometimes unpredictable circumstances, including emergencies and crisis situations. Nurses may encounter blood and other potentially infectious materials, and chemical, radiological, physical, electrical, mechanical, or other workplace hazards. Personal protective equipment must be worn as appropriate. The role includes substantial physical activity and requires participation in safe patient handling initiatives. Nurses are responsible for completing mandatory training and maintaining current BLS certification; additional American Heart Association training may be required in certain clinical areas.

Requirements

Active New York State Nursing License in good standing.
Associate, bachelor's, master's, or doctoral degree in nursing from an accredited school of nursing.
For the Operating Room department, one year of acute-care operating-room experience in a hospital or accredited Ambulatory Surgery Center, and/or graduation from the ORMC OR Residency Program when offered.
Current BLS certification; additional AHA training may be required in certain clinical areas.
Ability to perform the essential physical functions of the RN role, as determined by Employee Health / Pre-Screening Assessment.
Ability to foster collaborative relationships, work well under pressure, organize and synthesize information, prioritize tasks, and demonstrate critical thinking, analytical skills, flexibility, and multitasking.
Ability to give detailed attention to work in an environment with uncontrollable interruptions and demonstrate sensitivity to customer needs and expectations.
Ability to work a schedule that may include irregular hours, nights, weekends, and holidays.

Nice To Haves

Baccalaureate degree in nursing.
American Nurses Association-endorsed certification or Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses certification, based on certification specialty hours-of-work requirements.
CNOR certification.
TCAR within one year.

Responsibilities

Provide safe, timely, effective, equitable, and patient-centered nursing care.
Establish caring relationships that facilitate health and healing.
Assess and respond to patient experiences and needs in the context of their physical and social environments.
Integrate assessment data with knowledge of the patient and apply scientific knowledge, clinical judgment, and critical thinking to diagnosis and treatment.
Promote safe, quality, and evidence-based nursing practice.
Recognize and follow patient and staff safety precautions; identify and report potentially dangerous situations and take appropriate steps to reduce risk.
Report errors to a supervisor and in the MIDAS RDE system when applicable, and participate in Root Cause Analysis or other error-reduction efforts when appropriate.
Complete required annual and mandatory training within established time frames and maintain current BLS certification.
Participate in Safe Patient Handling Initiatives and use assistive devices when a caregiver would otherwise need to lift more than 35 pounds of a patient's weight.