Operating Room Nurse Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Associate Degree from an accredited School of Nursing required.
• Current registration with the Maryland State Board of Examiners of Nurses as a Registered Nurse.
• Healthcare Provider CPR biennial.
• Proficiency in developing nursing plan of care, implementing effective nursing care, and evaluating outcome of nursing intervention.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Effective planning and organizational skills in order to effectively manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Effective skills in use of computer programs.
• Advanced skill in managing operational flow and unit activities for the overall benefit and smooth operation of the unit.
• Demonstrates skill in patient experience and service recovery.
• Skill in allocating nursing and support resources to provide smooth and efficient, high quality care to patients assigned to unit.
• Able to delegate assignments and provide direction to nursing personnel.
• Ability to complete performance management process.
• Maintain current licensure and CPR.
• Bachelor’s degree required within 3 years of start date.
• Additional certifications (i.e. ACLS, PALS, NRP) for specialty care areas are required upon hire.
• Certification required within 12 months of meeting certification eligibility requirements.

Nice To Haves

• BSN preferred.
• Three years clinical experience in a relevant area preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to coach, mentor, develop, and issue corrective action to staff as appropriate with guidance from a Clinical Nurse Manager.

Responsibilities

• Compiles database and formulates nursing diagnosis.
• Utilizes physical assessment and interviewing techniques.
• Anticipates need for intervention by other disciplines.
• Determines priorities for patient care needs or problems.
• Reassesses the patient as indicated by changes in condition and/or response to treatment(s).
• Initiates and updates a written nursing plan of care for patients by incorporating scientific and psychosocial principles that support the nursing diagnosis.
• Incorporates information obtained from nursing care planning conferences into written nursing plan of care.
• Coordinates patient, family, significant other, and health team members in the planning of hospital and post-discharge care.
• Performs clinical nursing skills independently.
• Administers medications, IV therapy and treatments appropriately and accurately.
• Initiates appropriate emergency procedures as necessary.
• Appropriately delegates and coordinates the duties of ancillary personnel.
• Communicates the patient's status and plan of care through written documentation in the patient's medical record.
• Verbally communicates the patient's status to physicians, nurses and other health care professionals.
• Communicates in a therapeutic manner with the patient, family and visitors.
• Applies teaching/learning principles in education of patient and family.
• Manages daily patient assignment by appropriately setting priorities.
• Delegates responsibility appropriately and monitors the nursing care delivered to patients by ancillary personnel.
• Coordinates patient activities with other disciplines.
• Develops, documents and implements Patient Teaching and Discharge Planning Record.
• Participates in established patient, family, staff and/or student education program.
• Participates in clinical monitoring at the unit level.
• Identifies unit, staff and patient care problems. Takes action or refers problems to appropriate resources when indicated.
• Participates in Leadership and Professional development as well as lead unit based Shared Governance.
• Oversee orientations, competency management and inservices.
• Precept, coach and mentor staff.
• Facilitator for the new grad residency.
• Competency Validator.
• Oversee inservice, education and new equipment implementation.
• AHA instructor, ACLS, PALS, NRP.
• Policy development and education.
• Lead EBP processes on the unit.
• Quantros.
• ACA/RCA.
• Equipment and supply recalls.
• Employee incident analysis.
• PI/LEAN.
• LMS.
• Audits.
• HCAHPS and Patient Experience.
• Mock Tracers and Joint Commission Readiness.

Benefits

• GBMC Values: Respect, Excellence, Accountability, Teamwork, Ethical Behavior, Results