Registered Nurse - Operating Room - RMC - Full-time - Days

About the role

The Operating Room Nurse position at Capital Health is a dynamic role requiring both circulating and scrub responsibilities. Shifts are typically 12 hours long, including weekends and holidays, with occasional on-call commitments.

Responsibilities

• Delivers quality care through teamwork, applying the nursing process.
• Affirms patient safety by adhering to established policies and procedures.
• Supports pain management and implements pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions.
• Assists patients and families in identifying personalized comfort measures.
• Follows up on interventions from other departments and mobilizes resources for complex cases.
• Provides information and coping mechanisms to patients and families.
• Adapts to patient needs and communicates effectively during handoffs.
• Identifies and addresses patient education needs related to medication management.
• Develops and documents a comprehensive discharge plan.
• Sees the big picture and adjusts staffing patterns as needed.
• Attends educational sessions to enhance professional development.
• Participates in various committees and performance improvement activities.
• Ensures compliance with regulatory requirements and participates in readiness for accreditation.
• Contributes to improving patient satisfaction and understanding HCAAPS measurements.

Requirements

• Education: Associate’s degree or graduate from an accredited nursing program.
• Experience: No prior nursing experience required, but previous experience is preferred.
• Certifications: AHA BLS - Healthcare Provider, Registered Nurse - NJ, TNCC, NIH Stroke Scale Certification, ACLS, NRP, PALS.
• Training: Participates in educational sessions and completes required continuing nursing education credits.
• Physical Demands: Frequent physical demands include pushing/pulling, twisting, bending, reaching, squatting, kneeling, crawling, pinching, fine motor activities, keyboard use, repetitive motion, taste/smell, sitting, climbing, standing, walking, carrying objects, talking, hearing.
• Sensory Requirements: Very accurate vision, near vision, far vision, color discrimination, accurate depth perception, accurate hearing.
• Occupational Exposure Risks: Bloodborne pathogens, chemicals, airborne communicable diseases, dust/particulate matter.

Qualifications

• Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills.
• High interpersonal skills, both individually and as part of a team.
• Excellent verbal and written communication abilities.
• Quick adjustment to change and positive reaction to it.
• Significant knowledge of nursing principles, practices, and current trends.
• Good work ethic.

Skills

• Scientifically sound and evidence-based approaches to providing care.
• Intuitive and innovative methods for delivering individualized comfort measures.
• Collaboration with case managers and healthcare providers to resolve care issues.
• Ability to anticipate and address potential healthcare needs.
• Leadership and participation in unit and hospital-level committees.
• Active involvement in performance improvement activities.
• Preparation for Joint Commission readiness.
• Efforts to achieve high Patient Satisfaction scores.

Benefits

• Medical Plan
• Dental Plan
• Vision Plan
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Healthcare FSA
• Dependent Care FSA
• Retail Savings and Investment Plan
• Basic Group Term Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance
• Supplemental Group Term Life & Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance
• Disability Benefits – Long Term Disability (LTD)
• Disability Benefits – Short Term Disability (STD)
• Employee Assistance Program
• Commuter Transit
• Commuter Parking
• Supplemental Life Insurance
• Voluntary Life Spouse
• Voluntary Life Employee
• Child
• Voluntary Legal Services
• Voluntary Accident, Critical Illness and Hospital Indemnity Insurance
• Voluntary Identity Theft Insurance
• Voluntary Pet Insurance
• Paid Time-Off Program