Registered Nurse - Surgery

Worker Type: Regular. Department: Midwest City, Oklahoma Surgery Department. Schedule: Full Time Days (Three 12‑hour shifts per week) with call required (30‑minute call response time). Sign‑on bonus eligibility for experienced OR circulators.

Job Summary

Uses the nursing process in care delivery and provides nursing leadership for other patient care personnel. Circulates independently on complex cases.

Primary Responsibilities

• Demonstrates critical thinking skills in providing care for the perioperative patient by completing a comprehensive preoperative assessment, planning and implementing individualized nursing interventions and evaluating the effectiveness of care and modifying interventions as needed.
• Prioritizes multiple complex patient and physician needs to delegate and coordinate the care provided by the surgical team to maximize patient outcomes.
• Coordinates patient care assignments to personnel supervised, considering staff competencies, patient population, equipment used, patient condition, environmental factors, infection control, safety factors and availability of direct/indirect supervision.
• Communicates effectively with patients, staff and physicians to anticipate needs and develop and implement actions to be taken in response to complaints related to patient care processes.
• Maintains and enhances professional clinical skills by seeking out learning situations and remaining abreast of current advances in nursing techniques and technologies.
• Serves as a consultant to all personnel in area(s) of nursing expertise. Teaches and mentors other less‑experienced RNs and technicians.
• Demonstrates advanced clinical judgment as evidenced by knowledge of complex nursing interventions required in multiple surgical specialty areas.
• Exhibits willingness to take on special projects and initiates actions that work to improve processes within the department.
• Adheres to the professional nursing standards defined in the professional practice model and uses the ANA Code of Ethics for Nurses to guide responses to evolving health and nursing needs.
• Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Education

Graduate of accredited school of nursing or education equivalency for licensing.

Experience

Two years’ advanced surgical experience.

Physical Requirements

• Constant use of speech to share information through oral communication.
• Constant standing and walking.
• Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0‑25 lb.
• Frequent sitting, reaching and keyboard use/data entry.
• Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.
• Frequent use of smell to detect/recognize odors.
• Frequent use of hearing to receive oral communication, distinguish body sounds and/or hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
• Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25‑50 lb.
• Occasional lifting/moving of patients.
• Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting, gripping and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
• Occasional driving.
• Rare crawling and running.

Required Licenses and Certifications

• Illinois: Basic Life Support Health Care Provider (BLS HCP) – American Heart Association and Registered Professional Nurse (RN) – Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation.
• Missouri: BLS HCP – American Heart Association and Registered Nurse (RN) – Missouri Division of Professional Registration or RN issued by Compact State.
• Oklahoma: BLS HCP – American Heart Association and RN issued by Compact State or RN – Oklahoma Board of Nursing.
• Wisconsin: BLS HCP – American Heart Association and RN issued by Compact State or RN – Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services.