Registered Nurse, Full Time, 11a - 7p, Operating Room, Morristown Medical Center
About The Position
Promotes and restores patient’s health by completing the nursing process; collaborating with physicians and multidisciplinary team members; providing physical and psychological support to patients, friends, and families; and supervising assigned team members. Establishes a compassionate environment by providing emotional, psychological, and spiritual support to patients, friends, and families. Assures quality of care by adhering to therapeutic standards; measuring health outcomes against patient care goals and standards; making or recommending necessary adjustments; and following hospital and nursing division’s philosophies and standards of care set by state board of nursing, state nurse practice act, and other governing agency regulations. Maintains safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations; and calling for assistance from health care support personnel. Protects patients and employees by adhering to infection-control policies and protocols; medication administration and storage procedures; and controlled substance regulations. Maintains continuity among nursing teams by documenting as per policy and communicating actions, irregularities, and continuing needs utilizing SBAR while maintaining patient confidentiality. Ensures proper function and operation of equipment following manufacturer’s instructions; troubleshoot equipment malfunctions; call appropriate personnel for repairs; and evaluate new equipment as necessary. Ensure case readiness by confirming that supplies, equipment, instruments, and implants are available as per surgical procedure and doctor preferences. Ensure fiscal responsibility of the organization by accurately documenting/charging for supplies. Maintains professional and technical knowledge through continuing education and organization and unit mandates. Achieves and maintained professional certification as required. Contributes to team efforts and high quality, safe patient outcomes through collaboration with peers, supervisors, surgeons, and anesthesiologists. Promoting all PRIDE values.
Requirements
- Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing required
- Current NJ (New Jersey) Registered Nurse License required
- Basic Life Support required
- Minimum of 1 year Operating Room RN
Nice To Haves
- Bachelors’ Degree of Nursing preferred
Responsibilities
- Completes the nursing process
- Collaborates with physicians and multidisciplinary team members
- Provides physical and psychological support to patients, friends, and families
- Supervises assigned team members
- Establishes a compassionate environment
- Assures quality of care by adhering to therapeutic standards
- Measures health outcomes against patient care goals and standards
- Makes or recommends necessary adjustments
- Follows hospital and nursing division’s philosophies and standards of care set by state board of nursing, state nurse practice act, and other governing agency regulations
- Maintains safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations
- Calls for assistance from health care support personnel
- Protects patients and employees by adhering to infection-control policies and protocols
- Follows medication administration and storage procedures
- Adheres to controlled substance regulations
- Maintains continuity among nursing teams by documenting as per policy
- Communicates actions, irregularities, and continuing needs utilizing SBAR while maintaining patient confidentiality
- Ensures proper function and operation of equipment following manufacturer’s instructions
- Troubleshoots equipment malfunctions
- Calls appropriate personnel for repairs
- Evaluates new equipment as necessary
- Ensures case readiness by confirming that supplies, equipment, instruments, and implants are available as per surgical procedure and doctor preferences
- Ensures fiscal responsibility of the organization by accurately documenting/charging for supplies
- Maintains professional and technical knowledge through continuing education and organization and unit mandates
- Achieves and maintained professional certification as required
- Contributes to team efforts and high quality, safe patient outcomes through collaboration with peers, supervisors, surgeons, and anesthesiologists
- Promoting all PRIDE values
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
