Registered Nurse - Operating Room

Essential Job Functions

• Develops and maintains a good rapport and works closely with surgeon(s) and mid-level provider(s).
• Works with the surgeons/mid-levels to provide them with a direct resource for daily surgical needs.
• Sets up meetings with surgeons to discuss daily flow, supply needs and OR efficiency.
• Collaborates with scheduling of surgical procedures to assure coordination of block time, office, time and call time for Urology surgeons.
• Collaborates with the OR charge to provide the appropriate staffing for the surgeons, providing a team mentality and overall consistency during their surgical time.
• Collaborates with the surgical team, OR Charges and Director of Surgery, to navigate procedural on-time starts and ensure efficient turnaround times for surgical procedures.
• Aids/scrubs in with surgeons and mid-level providers in surgical procedures.
• Maintains an orderly sterile field, passes instruments in proper manner and anticipates needs of the surgeon.
• Manages and oversees preference cards.
• Works closely with the team to maintain and update preference cards, updating them in a timely manner to ensure staff are provided with up-to-date and accurate preference cards.
• Coordinates with surgeons quarterly to review all of their preference cards for approval.
• Collaborates with surgical team, OR Charges and Director of Surgery, to navigate procedural on-time starts and ensure efficient turnaround times for surgical procedures.
• Coordinates with circulating/scrub nurses to provide any additional input related to surgical documentation accuracy and completeness.
• Collaborates with materials and assists with the surgical charging of procedures/implants.
• Works with registered nurses, scrub personnel, OR charge nurses, and the Director of Surgical Services to ensure proper training and training needs for all staff working in Ophthalmology rooms.
• Provides in-services and education on equipment, instrumentation, implants, and supplies used for Ophthalmology.
• Coordinates and collaborates with reps regarding instrumentation and supplies for upcoming surgical cases and inservice opportunities.
• Coordinates weekly meetings with the team to debrief on the week, discussing needs, goals for the upcoming week, and efficiency.
• Provides to the entire OR team via email regarding any pertinent information to be passed on pertaining to Ophthalmology, this includes any immediate changes to preference cards, instrumentation, medications, positioning, and equipment.
• Collaborates with monitoring ophthalmology quality outcomes and facilitates process improvement as needed.
• Ensures utilization of evidence-based best practice based on current literature.
• Serves as a resource person and shares knowledge/expertise with patients, families, hospital staff, and affiliate medical staff as well as the community regarding the field of Ophthalmology.
• Collaborates with Surgery Director in creating/revising policy and procedures for equipment.
• Provides Inservice/training to surgical staff on equipment/care as needed.

Minimum Requirements

• Education: Graduation from an accredited school of nursing. Bachelor of Science in Nursing preferred.
• Certification/Licensure: Current state license as a registered nurse, current CPR certification, ACLS or PALS per policy.
• Experience: Clinical experience in surgery or procedure healthcare including demonstrated knowledge of sterile technique, working with anesthetized patients, and other clinical situations found in a surgical or procedural setting preferred but not required. Previous supervisory / team lead experience helpful.
• Skills: Basic computer knowledge.
• Communication: Ability to read, understand and communicate effectively in English.

Physical Requirements

• Lifting, carrying, pushing, and/or pulling up to fifty (50)+ pounds while administering care to patients.
• Stooping, kneeling and/or crouching daily in delivery of patient care.
• Standing and walking for more than five (5) hours per day; running occasionally in responding to patient care emergencies.
• Working conditions/environmental exposures: Environmental hazards such as chemicals, solvents, needles, needle containers, sharps, blood, body fluids, various infectious/communicable diseases, infectious medical waste, radiation, and/or radioactive materials and/or radioactive waste, proximity to moving mechanical parts.

Additional Duties

• Demonstrates knowledge of and a commitment to Animas Surgical Hospital’s principles and values.
• Keeps abreast of current trends by networking and benchmarking in region, state and nationally as appropriate.
• Other duties as assigned.

Physical Requirements

• Lifting, carrying, pushing, and/or pulling up to fifty (50)+ pounds while administering care to patients.
• Stooping, kneeling and/or crouching daily in delivery of patient care.
• Standing and walking for more than five (5) hours per day; running occasionally in responding to patient care emergencies.
• Working conditions/environmental exposures: Environmental hazards such as chemicals, solvents, needles, needle containers, sharps, blood, body fluids, various infectious/communicable diseases, infectious medical waste, radiation, and/or radioactive materials and/or radioactive waste, proximity to moving mechanical parts.

ASH IMMUNIZATIONS AND VACCINATIONS REQUIREMENTS

• Hepatitis B: Lab evidence of immunity (titer) to Hepatitis B or three doses Hep B vaccine at appropriate intervals.
• Influenza: Documentation of current seasonal flu vaccine (mandatory from November 1st through March 31st each year).
• Measles, Mumps, and Rubella: Lab evidence of immunity (titer) to Measles, Mumps, and Rubella or 2 doses of MMR Vaccination.
• Varicella (chickenpox): Lab evidence of immunity (titer) to Varicella or 2 doses of Varicella Vaccine.
• Tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis (Tdap): documented proof of immunization.
• Tuberculosis Screening: Documentation of a two-step TB skin test within the past year OR lab verification of a negative TB Gold or T-Spot tuberculin test within the past 6 months.