RN 5 Days On, 5 Days Off Surgery

Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville•Madisonville, KY

2d•Onsite

About The Position

This is a Registered Nurse position in the Surgery department that offers a unique 5 days on, 5 days off schedule, working 50 hours per pay period with benefits included. This role emphasizes work-life balance with no night call and no weekends. Holidays that fall on your scheduled work week are expected and rotated. The position is a salaried contracted role. During orientation, the schedule is Monday-Friday from 06:45-15:15, with a typical orientation period of 16 weeks for those without surgical experience. Once oriented and the contract is signed, the schedule shifts to Monday-Friday from 06:45-17:15 for one week, followed by a week off. The role involves administering, directing, and coordinating inter- and intra-departmental activities in accordance with Kentucky regulations, hospital standards, and nursing department objectives. Essential duties include maintaining competencies, participating in committees, cultivating a positive work environment, mentoring team members, demonstrating commitment to high standards, prioritizing tasks, adhering to dress code, using resources responsibly, attending meetings, maintaining a safe work environment, communicating effectively, and seeking professional growth. The role also focuses on positive customer relations, managing difficult situations, responding promptly to needs, soliciting feedback, meeting commitments, and demonstrating critical thinking skills using evidence-based practice.

Requirements

Graduate from an accredited School of Nursing required
Current licensure as a Registered Nurse by the Kentucky Board of Nursing or compact state
BLS required
ACLS required
1 year RN in acute care setting or experience as circulating RN preferred

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science in Nursing preferred
ACLS preferred within 3 months, not to exceed 6 months
Certification in area of expertise preferred

Responsibilities

Maintains up to date annual organizational competencies and surgical competencies
Participates in organizational and / or unit committees
Cultivates a positive work environment
Resource for other team members through orienting, mentoring, and coaching
Action consistent with words, right decision for the right reason
Demonstrates commitment to high standards of service, excellence and quality
Demonstrates organization, prioritizing, flexibility, and adaptability
Adheres to unit dress code
Demonstrates fiscal responsibility through appropriate use of organizational resources
Attends mandatory in-services and unit meetings
Maintains a safe work environment and adheres to safety standards. Attends all required safety training programs and can describe his/her responsibilities related to general safety, department/service safety, specific job related hazards, and national patient safety goals
Communicates effectively, in accordance with HIPPA regulations, utilizing the chain of command
Seeks opportunities for personal and professional growth
Ensures positive customer relations interactions
Manages difficult or emotional customer situations
Responds promptly to customer needs
Solicits customer feedback to improve service
Responds to requests for service and assistance
Meets commitments
Demonstrates the ability to prioritize and complete work assignments
Demonstrates a cooperative relationship in order to effectively perform assignments
Acts as a professional role model
Obtains necessary equipment and positioning supplies needed for cases and ensures all scheduled cases have complete case carts. Ensures age specific supplies and equipment are available
Assess patient and room readiness prior to transport to the operating room
Reports pertinent patient observations and incomplete preoperative preparation to the physician, Clinical Specialty Coordinator, and / or Control Desk Charge Nurse
Coordinates/assists the transfer of patient to / from the operating table
Maintains a quiet room environment and provides for the patient’s privacy and dignity. Assists the anesthetist as necessary
Performs skin preparation in accordance with policy and procedure, assists with draping as needed
Verifies physician orders, history and physical, update and site marking (if applicable)
Performs sponge, instrument, and sharps counts in accordance with policy and procedure
Documents care given, specimens, medications, implants and supplies for patients accurately
Observes for and corrects breaks in aseptic technique and demonstrates aseptic technique while tying, snapping surgical gowns and movement in OR suite
Functions as a scrub nurse after appropriate training and demonstrated competency
Maintains orderliness and cleanliness of surgery suites, sterile rooms and ancillary rooms, as well as, assisting with room turnover. Demonstrates understanding and indications of cleaning solutions and required contact time
Checks, cleans and restocks surgical suites, sterile rooms and ancillary rooms. Returns equipment and supplies to appropriate location
Maintains communication with assigned rooms, clinical coordinators, and control desk charge nurse
Demonstrates the ability to operate autoclave and rapid readout. Document both in appropriate logs
Handles laboratory specimens correctly
Terminally disinfects ultrasound probe
Answers intercom pages promptly and courteously responds to needs
Makes appropriate decisions utilizing evidence-based practice and demonstrates critical thinking skills