RN

Forrest General Hospital•Hattiesburg, MS

12d

About The Position

The OR staff nurse is responsible for assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating nursing care for patients undergoing surgical intervention. The nurse prepares the room and patient, positions patients, assists anesthesia, documents care, and provides post-case care of equipment and supplies. The role requires recognizing individual patient needs and providing age-appropriate care in accordance with department policies and procedures. The nurse is responsible for patient care and safety, including participating in each case timeout and completing counts according to policy. The nurse must complete HealthStream assignments and job-role competencies by their deadlines. The role also involves maintaining technical aptitude with operating room equipment, safely positioning patients with appropriate devices, assisting anesthesia, and performing sterile procedures. The nurse uses Epic for documentation and retrieval of patient-care information, works as part of the team on room turnover and preparation, maintains surgeon preference cards to help prevent procedural waste, and performs other duties as assigned. Employees must follow OR attire and attendance policies and practice the WE CARE philosophy in interactions with patients, visitors, coworkers, employees, and non-employees.

Requirements

Graduate of a recognized non-online RN program.
Licensed RN able to practice within the State of Mississippi.
Basic Life Support certification within 30 days of employment.
Advanced Cardiac Life Support certification within 60 days of employment.
Ability to function as a team member, cooperate with others, follow directions precisely, demonstrate initiative, set priorities, and function under stress.
Ability to tolerate high and low temperature ranges used to accommodate patient outcomes.
Ability to perform physically demanding tasks involving movement of equipment and patients while using safety measures.

Nice To Haves

Operating room RN experience is preferred but not required.
Pediatric Advanced Life Support certification within 180 days of employment is preferred.

Responsibilities

Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate nursing care for patients undergoing surgical intervention.
Prepare the operating room and patient, position the patient, assist anesthesia, document care, and provide post-case care of equipment and supplies.
Recognize individual patient needs and provide age-appropriate care in accordance with department policies and procedures.
Ensure patient care and safety, including participating in case timeouts and performing counts according to policy.
Complete HealthStream assignments and job-role competencies by required deadlines.
Troubleshoot and operate equipment used in perioperative patient care.
Safely position patients using required positioning devices.
Assist anesthesia throughout procedures, particularly during intubation and reversal or emergence from anesthesia.
Safely scrub, gown, and glove; maintain the sterile field; and hold retractors as needed.
Use Epic for documentation and retrieval of information needed for patient care.
Participate in room turnover, prepare operating rooms for the next day's cases, and assist where assigned.
Follow OR attire and attendance policies and practice the WE CARE philosophy in interactions with others.
Maintain and update surgeon preference cards in a timely manner to prevent waste during procedures.
Perform other duties as assigned.