Operating Room Nurse Certified Flex

Job Overview

The Operating Room Nurse Certified provides patient care in a surgical setting in accordance with applicable scope and standards of practice with the policies, values, and mission of the organization. Well-versed in standard surgical procedures and patient care protocols to effectively monitor and manage the patient and operative environment during surgery.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Serves as the communication liaison to patients, families and members of the operating team
• Prepares operating room for patient and procedure
• Delivers patient and family centered care incorporating the nursing process while providing developmentally appropriate, culturally sensitive, evidence-based care
• Communicates and advocates patient values, preferences and expressed needs as part of implementation of care plan, evaluation of care and assessment of patient/family learning needs to the interdisciplinary team
• Participates in providing and monitoring staff competencies
• Collaborates on the allocation of resources to meet patient needs through appropriate assignments based on patient acuity, staff competency, unit needs and patient safety
• Completes orientees evaluation form on completion of orientation, includes any other required regulatory documentation of orientee competency, including verification of competency to administer blood/products, competency to operate the defibrillator, and all competency statements related to job essential functions of an independently functioning clinical nurse
• Orients to the charge nurse role and acts as charge nurse as needed
• Charge nurse responsibilities include working with the ACM/Manager to mediate problems involving providers, patient/family, and hospital personnel, providing clinical follow up through just-in-time coaching when desired outcomes are not achieved, and taking ownership in the financial success of the unit with appropriate resource utilization and management of staffing
• Participates in unit and shared governance initiatives to improve patient care, throughout as determined by leadership
• Assists Clinical Education Specialists in educational instruction, simulation experiences, and clinical competency verification

Minimum Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)
• Experience: Two (2) years perioperative nursing experience
• Certification(s): BLS/CPR, PALS, and ACLS from the American Heart Association with at least 6 months left before expiration is required upon hire. CNOR within 6 months of hire.
• Licensure(s): Current State licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN)