Staff RN - Surgery w/call

OhioHealth•Augusta, GA

8d•Onsite

About The Position

This position has call requirements of a 30-minute response time. This time includes driving, parking, walking into the facility, changing, and reporting to the Charge RN all with in 30 minutes. Candidates must have at least 1 year of previous OR RN experience in a hospital setting. Candidate with less than 1 year of recent OR RN experience must apply to the OR Residency. Provides general nursing care to patients and families throughout the continuum of care in diverse, acute health care settings. The department operates 24/7/365. The RN is accountable for the practice of nursing as defined by the Ohio Board of Nursing. The RN delegates nursing tasks to licensed practical nurses (LPNs) and unlicensed assistive personnel (UAPs) using the criteria written in the Ohio Nurse Practice Act. According to department policies and nursing care standards, provides professional nursing care services to patients. Responsible for assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating nursing care provided to assigned patients. As a High Reliability Organization (HRO), responsibilities require focus on safety, quality and efficiency in performing job duties. The job profile provides an overview of responsibilities and duties and is not intended to be an exhaustive list and is subject to change at any time.

Requirements

Diploma: Nursing (Required)
BLS - Basic Life Support - American Heart Association
RN - Registered Nurse - Ohio Board of Nursing
Current Registered Nurse license from the State of Ohio and/or current Registered Nurse license in good standing with a multi-state compact state.
BLS certification
At least 1 year of previous OR RN experience in a hospital setting.
Must apply to the OR Residency if candidate has less than 1 year of recent OR RN experience.

Nice To Haves

BSN required at 5 years of employment

Responsibilities

Performs initial, ongoing, and functional health status assessment as applicable to the population and or individual (30%).
Based on nursing diagnoses and collaborative problems, documents planned nursing interventions to achieve outcomes appropriate to patient needs (30%).
Evaluates and documents response to nursing interventions and achievement of outcomes at appropriately determined intervals; as part of a multidisciplinary team, revises plan of care based on evaluative data (20%).
Actively participates in process improvement activities to achieve targeted measures of clinical quality, customer satisfaction, and financial performance (10%).
Operations (10%).