Registered Nurse - Surgery/Operating Room - Full Time - Days

Best Care•Council Bluffs, IA

6d•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse is accountable for delivering quality care to patients and families according to each patient's individualized needs. The position is located at Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital in Council Bluffs, Iowa, and works four 10-hour day shifts, 0700–1730, with rotating call for evenings, holidays, and weekends. The nurse assesses patients, develops and implements individualized care plans, evaluates responses to treatment, provides patient and family education, and collaborates with providers and other clinical disciplines. The role also involves performing nursing skills safely and competently, maintaining professional standards, addressing risks, delegating appropriately, and using hospital resources responsibly. The job posting describes general RN requirements and includes some requirements and preferences that apply to other specialties or facilities. For this Surgery/Operating Room role, the specific listed experience preferences include prior surgical experience at MJE Surgery Main; the listed OR experience requirement applies to NMH Surgery Main weekend positions. A BSN is preferred. Nurses hired with an ADN must obtain a BSN or MSN within five years of hire, subject to the stated education provisions.

Requirements

A BSN or MSN from an accredited college of nursing, or an ADN with a BSN or MSN obtained within five years of hire, subject to the stated program-specific provisions.
For MFH Surgery Main, graduation from an accredited diploma school or college of nursing with an ASN or BSN is required.
Current valid Nebraska RN license, valid compact multistate license, or temporary permit while awaiting licensure.
Successful completion of annual mandatory education requirements.
Strong interpersonal and communication skills for interacting with patients, families, hospital personnel, and coworkers.
Ability to multitask and prioritize work assignments.
Ability to learn, retain, and use computer skills required for departmental and hospital information systems.
For MJE Surgery Main, prior surgical experience is preferred.

Nice To Haves

BSN degree.
Current American Heart Association or American Red Cross BLS certification at hire (strongly preferred; required within three months of hire).
Certification in the specialty from the National Certification Corporation within one year of eligibility.
For NMH, MWH, and MFH Surgery Main, Certified Perioperative Nurse (CNOR) certification.
For NMH, MWH, and MJE, American Heart Association Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification.

Responsibilities

Provide age-appropriate care and individualized customer service based on patient needs.
Perform initial and ongoing patient assessments, prioritize data collection, involve patients or significant others as appropriate, and use findings in discharge planning.
Develop, review, revise, and individualize plans of care; collaborate with providers and clinical disciplines; and provide patient-specific teaching.
Implement safe interventions consistent with the plan of care, nursing protocols, unit standards, and current nursing knowledge.
Evaluate and document patient responses and outcomes, monitor patient and family ability to manage care after discharge, and provide complete change-of-shift reports, including SBAR information.
Perform technical skills independently and safely; learn new skills and equipment; and follow procedures for use, return, cleaning, or disposal of equipment and supplies.
Communicate and work professionally with patients, families, healthcare professionals, and ancillary staff; maintain competence and a clean, well-stocked work environment; and participate in meetings or committees as needed.
Identify, prevent, and address risks to patients, families, and employees; complete relevant reports; communicate unresolved issues; follow the State Nurse Practice Act; and take appropriate precautions with hazardous medications and related excreta.
Review, delegate, and evaluate assignments according to scope of practice, competency, clear communication, and appropriate feedback.
Use staff, supplies, equipment, and other resources responsibly and charge accurately according to policy.