Operating Room Nurse Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Graduate from an accredited School of Nursing.
• Must be enrolled in an accredited BSN program within two years and obtain a BSN degree within five years of the job entry date.
• Current license to practice as a Registered Professional Nurse in New York State.
• Specialized certifications as needed.
• Minimum 1–2 years of RN Operating experience preferred.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing preferred.
• Minimum 1–2 years of RN Operating experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Conduct patient interviews; explain policies and procedures; review charts; answer questions; and assess physical and psychosocial health, pain, mobility, sensory deficits, prostheses use, skin condition, coping mechanisms, knowledge, comprehension, and cultural or ethnic needs.
• Communicate and document patient status, assessments, care plans, support needs, treatment, activity, condition, and responses to interventions.
• Identify patient problems and outcomes, establish measurement criteria and individualized goals, prioritize care activities, and develop and document plans of care in collaboration with physicians and other health team members.
• Coordinate cost-effective use of supplies, equipment, and medications; implement and revise care plans; maintain patient safety; and provide emotional support.
• Administer prescribed treatments and medications safely and correctly; use patient-care equipment; apply scientific principles and aseptic technique; and make and report observations during procedures and treatments.
• Respond rapidly and effectively to emergencies, maintain a calm environment, communicate with families or caretakers, and participate in discharge planning, referrals, and discharge instruction.
• Evaluate care effectiveness and patient outcomes, document findings, perform variance analysis, and design, implement, and evaluate systems to improve care in the unit.
• Collaborate with care team members and physicians in planning and carrying out treatment regimens; provide direction to care team members and use clinical judgment when delegating assignments.
• Assist physicians during treatments and diagnostic procedures, interpret and implement prescribed treatment regimens, and report changes in patient condition or treatment to the Patient Care Manager/designee and/or physician.
• Perform grade I-IV decubitus care, preventive skin care, simple dressings, warm and cold compresses, irrigations, and other skin-care procedures as needed.
• Identify medications and their actions, dosages, side effects, and implications; meet the medication-administration examination standard; and demonstrate preparation of local solutions.
• Educate patients and significant others about conditions, medication and food interactions, and other care needs; identify teaching opportunities and resources; assess teaching effectiveness and document it.
• Perform related duties as required.