Registered Nurse OR - Part Time

Responsibilities

• Assess patient and family needs in order to provide quality care to assigned patients.
• Organizes time, equipment, supplies, and personnel to provide effective and efficient case management.
• Prepares the operating room according to requirements of patient/procedure to be performed.
• Implements plan of care safely and effectively and provides safe environment, including, but not limited to: positioning patient safely, padding bony prominences and ensuring respiratory and circulatory protection, ensuring correct prepping and draping procedures, conducting “time out” process prior to incision to ensure correct patient, correct procedures and correct surgical site.
• Ensures asepsis during all procedures. Opens and presents sterile items to sterile fields aseptically; ensures supplies are not expired.
• Accounts for all sponges, needles, sharps, during and after the procedures and documents appropriately including promoting positive communication with all team members.
• Anticipates needs of the surgical team and assists anesthesia personnel by supporting patients during administration of anesthesia.
• Attends all required safety training programs and can describe his or her responsibilities related to general safety, center/service safely, and specific job-related hazards.
• Follows the center exposure control plans/blood borne and airborne pathogens.
• Maintains current knowledge, certification, and licensure.
• Maintain a clean and safe work environment.

Requirements

• Education: Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) is required.
• Certifications/Licensure: Valid State of Illinois Registered Nurse license is required. BLS and ALS certifications are required. PALS certification preferred.
• Experience: A minimum of two (2) years experience in orthopedic surgery is required. Ambulatory surgery center experience preferred.
• Technical Skills: Knowledge in medical terminology preferred.
• Soft Skills: Ability to communicate well and effectively present information to patients, families, co-workers, etc. Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from patients, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community. Ability to communicate in verbal and written methods. Ability to set priorities. Ability to communicate well with patients, families, co-workers, etc. Superior interpersonal skills.
• Physical Requirements: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; sit and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be exposed to communicable diseases transmitted by patients and co-workers.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, life and AD&D insurance
• Long and short term disability
• 401k program with company match and profit sharing
• Wellness program
• Health savings accounts
• Flexible savings accounts
• ID protection plan and accident, critical illness and hospital benefits