PRN Registered Nurse - OR

Job Summary

Responsible for providing nursing care to the patient in the operating room. This may include, but not limited to, performing as a scrub nurse, circulating nurse, supervisor, and educator.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Supervises and directs patient care in the operating room
• Ensures that proper techniques and practices are used according to accepted standards of practice
• Supervises other personnel in the room and directs or assists, as necessary
• Ensures care to appropriate patient through proper identification and checking of chart
• Performs scrub duties, as necessary if it is in there scope of practice
• Maintains count of sponges, needles, and instruments to ensure no loss of item
• Performs all circulation duties with efficiency and speed
• Supervises and assists scrub person as necessary
• Positions patient, prepares operative area, and adjusts table to proper position
• Maintains all supplies and equipment in the room and provides to the team, as necessary
• Opens all sterile packs and supplies according to the aseptic technique
• Aids surgeons, anesthesiologists and other personnel as needed
• Reviews surgeon’s preference cards and verifies with surgeon, as necessary
• Ensures all medications are administered and charted according to established policies and procedures
• Cares for specimens and cultures as directed by set policies and procedures
• Maintains OR records, specimens’, implants, and reports any unusual occurrences
• Accompanies patient to Recovery Room and reports to Recovery Room nurse on status of patient
• Aids in control and maintenance of supplies and equipment. As well as stocking the ORs before the end of a shift and putting deliveries away
• Aids in supervision of personnel to provide optimum assurance of safe environment
• Checks rooms, materials and equipment for proper care and handling
• Ensures a clean, safe environment through continued alertness to safely
• Aids in control of traffic and personnel to ensure proper control of infection and asepsis
• Aids in operating room staff development and education
• Aids in formulation and interpretation of procedures, standards, and techniques
• Aids in orientation of new personnel
• Aids in evaluation of all OP activities and nursing care given and of personnel and techniques
• Performs functions of registered nurse-recovery room and preoperative-nurse, as assigned
• Ensures the center is tidy and that all deliveries, boxes are put away in all areas of the center

Education and Experience

• Currently licensed as a registered, professional nurse in the state of Maryland
• Prior experience in peri-operative nursing
• BLS certification, ACLS preferred

Work Location

In person