RN - ASN or BSN (West Tennessee Surgery Center)

West Tennessee Healthcare

59d•Onsite

About The Position

Under the general supervision of the Director and Clinical Manager, responsible for providing quality patient care using the nursing process, the direction of Responsible for providing optimal patient care, addressing age specific needs, in the assigned operating room in scrub and/or circulating capacity. Under the direction and supervision of the Clinical Manager, responsible for providing total patient care, addressing age specific needs and directing other nursing employees in a single operating room unit on an assigned shift as scheduled full time or part time. Employee is subject to call back and overtime as required by the hospital. ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS: Apply the nursing process by planning for assigned procedures to achieve optimal patient outcome, addressing age specific needs, in a safe, comfortable environment. Demonstrates responsibility for effective room utilization. Identifies the patient properly, assesses patient condition, and checks the completeness of the chart. Anticipates the needs of and provides assistance to members of the surgical team. Reassesses patient throughout procedures; reports abnormalities or instabilities to Anesthesia, physicians, and/or floor. Insures that proper techniques and practices are maintained. Ensures completeness of the intraoperative record. Insures correct surgical counts (e.g. sponge, needle, instruments). Scrubs on cases as assigned. Demonstrates knowledge of changing trends in nursing and policies and procedures. Demonstrates accountability for maintaining competency within the performance description, and participates in ongoing education activities relevant to professional issues and trends in peri-operative nursing practice. Demonstrates initiative by using time productively when not assigned to specific other duties. May assist surgeon in operating room as needed. Performs related responsibilities as required or directed.

Requirements

Completion of an associate, diploma, or baccalaureate degree in nursing.
Current licensure as a registered nurse as approved for practice in the State of Tennessee.
Current BLS Certification
Knowledge of hospital and department policies and procedures, surgical procedures, instruments and equipment; ability to scrub and circulate during surgical cases as acquired through six to eight months of orientation.
Effective interpersonal communication skills used on a daily basis while interacting with patients, personnel, administration, and other hospital departments.
Ability to assign, monitor and evaluate the performance of assigned LPN's, ST's, CST's, SST's, Clinical Records Specialists, and surgery supply technicians.
Prolonged periods of standing and walking on a continuous basis of up to seven or more hours in an eight hour period.
Ability to perform medium to heavy lifting of 50-100 pounds or more with assistance.
Transports patients at intermittent periods.
Occasional reaching, bending, stooping, kneeling, crouching.

Nice To Haves

Certification as a Certified Perioperative Nurse (CNOR) desirable
Previous experience as an operating room nurse desirable

Responsibilities

Apply the nursing process by planning for assigned procedures to achieve optimal patient outcome, addressing age specific needs, in a safe, comfortable environment.
Demonstrates responsibility for effective room utilization.
Identifies the patient properly, assesses patient condition, and checks the completeness of the chart.
Anticipates the needs of and provides assistance to members of the surgical team.
Reassesses patient throughout procedures; reports abnormalities or instabilities to Anesthesia, physicians, and/or floor.
Insures that proper techniques and practices are maintained.
Ensures completeness of the intraoperative record.
Insures correct surgical counts (e.g. sponge, needle, instruments).
Scrubs on cases as assigned.
Demonstrates knowledge of changing trends in nursing and policies and procedures.
Demonstrates accountability for maintaining competency within the performance description, and participates in ongoing education activities relevant to professional issues and trends in peri-operative nursing practice.
Demonstrates initiative by using time productively when not assigned to specific other duties.
May assist surgeon in operating room as needed.
Performs related responsibilities as required or directed.