Registered Nurse (RN) - Same Day Surgery - Lourdes Hospital

About the role

Mercy Health exists to enhance the health and well-being of all people in mind, body and spirit through exceptional patient care. Success in this goal requires a culture of compassion, collaboration, excellence and respect.

Responsibilities

• Utilizes strong organizational and leadership skills to assess patient status
• Determines the priority of the patient’s problems and needs
• Implements clinical nursing interventions to acute, critical patients that require intensive medical care
• Develops and performs patient care plans to enhance and improve outcomes
• Ensures a safe and therapeutic environment
• Collaborates with the interdisciplinary care team
• Conduct initial and ongoing patient assessment
• Observes the surgery and surgical team from a broad perspective and assists the team to create and maintain a safe and comfortable environment for the patient
• Manages the nursing care of the patient within the OR and coordinates the needs of the surgical team with other care providers
• Provides pre-op, intra-op, and post-op care, including assessment and discharge instructions

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited Associates degree or Bachelors degree in Nursing
• Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN)
• BLS Basic Life Support, ACLS Advanced Cardiac Life Support or PALS Pediatric Advanced Life Support (preferred at hire, must obtain from approved source prior to direct patient care; ACLS and/or PALS may be required within 6 months based on specific surgical department requirements)
• CNOR Certified Perioperative Nurse (preferred, not required)
• SGNA Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates (preferred, not required)
• Two years of RN experience in Critical Care Department (preferred, not required)
• Completion of OR internship program (preferred, not required)
• Successful completion of Peri-op 101 (preferred, not required)

Qualifications

• Education: Graduate of an accredited Associates degree or Bachelors degree in Nursing
• Certifications: Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN), BLS Basic Life Support, ACLS Advanced Cardiac Life Support or PALS Pediatric Advanced Life Support (preferred at hire, must obtain from approved source prior to direct patient care; ACLS and/or PALS may be required within 6 months based on specific surgical department requirements), CNOR Certified Perioperative Nurse (preferred, not required), SGNA Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates (preferred, not required)
• Experience: Two years of RN experience in Critical Care Department (preferred, not required)
• Training: Completion of OR internship program (preferred, not required), Successful completion of Peri-op 101 (preferred, not required)

Skills

• Strong organizational and leadership skills
• Ability to assess patient status and determine priorities
• Knowledge of clinical nursing interventions for acute, critical patients
• Experience in developing and implementing patient care plans
• Experience in creating and maintaining a safe and therapeutic environment
• Collaboration with interdisciplinary care teams
• Proficiency in conducting initial and ongoing patient assessments
• Experience observing surgeries and assisting surgical teams
• Experience managing nursing care within the operating room
• Ability to coordinate the needs of the surgical team with other care providers
• Experience providing pre-op, intra-op, and post-op care

Benefits

Competitive pay, incentives, referral bonuses and 403(b) with employer contributions (when eligible)

Medical, dental, vision, prescription coverage, HSA/FSA options, life insurance, mental health resources and discounts

Paid time off, parental and FMLA leave, short- and long-term disability, backup care for children and elders

Tuition assistance, professional development and continuing education support

Benefits may vary based on the market and employment status.

All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, genetic information, or protected veteran status, and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.