PRN Operating Room Registered Nurse

Capital Surgical Solutions • Germantown, MD

3d • $40 - $55 • Onsite

About The Position

Responsible for providing nursing care to patients in the operating room. This may include, but is not limited to, performing as a scrub nurse, circulating nurse, supervisor, and educator.

Requirements

• Currently licensed as a registered professional nurse in the state of Maryland.
• Prior experience in perioperative nursing.
• CPR certification.
• Ability to stand, walk, bend, reach, and move throughout the clinical environment for extended periods.
• Ability to position and assist patients, transport equipment and supplies.
• Ability to occasionally lift, push, pull, or move up to 50 pounds.
• Manual dexterity sufficient to operate medical equipment, administer medications, perform clinical procedures, document in electronic medical records, and utilize standard office and communication equipment.
• Ability to assess, interpret, and respond appropriately to patient care needs.
• Ability to maintain attention to detail.
• Ability to exercise sound clinical judgment.
• Ability to effectively prioritize multiple tasks in a fast-paced surgical environment.
• Ability to respond quickly and appropriately in emergency situations.
• Ability to maintain composure under pressure.
• Ability to communicate effectively with patients, physicians, staff, and external partners.

Responsibilities

• Supervises and directs patient care in the operating room.
• Ensures that proper techniques and practices are used according to accepted standards of practice.
• Supervises other personnel in the room and directs or assists, as necessary.
• Ensures care is provided to the appropriate patient through proper identification and chart review.
• Performs scrub duties, as necessary, if within scope of practice.
• Maintains count of sponges, needles, and instruments to ensure no loss of items.
• Performs all circulation duties with efficiency and speed.
• Supervises and assists the scrub person as necessary.
• Positions the patient, prepares the operative area, and adjusts the table to the proper position.
• Ensures all supplies and equipment are in the room and provided to the team, as necessary.
• Opens all sterile packs and supplies according to aseptic technique.
• Assists surgeons, anesthesiologists, and other personnel as needed.
• Reviews surgeon’s preference cards and verifies with the surgeon, as necessary.
• Ensures all medications are administered and charted according to established policies and procedures.
• Cares for specimens and cultures as directed by set policies and procedures.
• Maintains OR records, specimens, implants, and reports any unusual occurrences.
• Accompanies the patient to the Recovery Room and reports to the Recovery Room nurse on the patient’s status.
• Assists with control and maintenance of supplies and equipment, including stocking the ORs before the end of a shift and putting deliveries away.
• Assists in supervision of personnel to provide optimum assurance of a safe environment.
• Checks rooms, materials, and equipment for proper care and handling.
• Ensures a clean, safe environment through continued alertness to safety.
• Assists in control of traffic and personnel to ensure proper control of infection and asepsis.
• Assists in operating room staff development and education.
• Assists in formulation and interpretation of procedures, standards, and techniques.
• Assists in orientation of new personnel.
• Assists in evaluation of all operating room activities, nursing care provided, personnel, and techniques.
• Performs functions of registered nurse-recovery room and preoperative nurse, as assigned.
• Ensures the center is tidy and that all deliveries and boxes are put away in all areas of the center.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level