RN ASC Operating Room Plastics

About the role

Pursue your passion and potential at Optum, a global organization dedicated to improving health outcomes by connecting people with the care, pharmacy benefits, data, and resources they need to feel their best. As a Staff Registered Nurse (RN) in the ASC Operating Room Plastics, you will join a team committed to making a meaningful difference in the lives of those we serve.

Responsibilities

• Assesses the health status of the patient to develop an individualized plan of care
• Develops a nursing care plan based on the assessment of the patient
• Implements the nursing care plan to provide optimal individualized care for the patient
• Instructs the patient and family to assist the patient in achieving optimal health status
• Documents nursing activities to provide a permanent record
• Identifies the patient to ensure the patient, procedure, and operative site correspond
• Plans, supervises, and assists with the transfer and transport of the patient to protect the patient and personnel from injury
• Positions the patient to provide access to the operative site while maximizing patient safety and comfort
• Establishes and maintains a surgically clean environment to reduce the potential for infection
• Establishes and maintains a sterile field to reduce potential for infection
• Establishes and maintains a safe environment to protect the patient and the health care team
• Coplanates support services needed during surgery
• Communicates information to patient/family
• Organizes and coordinates supplies, equipment, and team members to maintain an efficient, effective and safe intraoperative environment
• Communicates information to recovery room personnel to promote continuity of care
• Evaluates effectiveness of nursing care to determine degree of goal attainment
• Evaluates products to determine their safety, effectiveness, use and cost effectiveness
• Executes nursing activities to provide life support in an emergency situation
• Initiates appropriate intraoperative behaviors as a circulator/scrub

Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited school of nursing
• Active Registered Nurse license through the Washington State Department of Health
• Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare providers (AHA)
• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) or ability to obtain within 3 months of hire
• IV skills or certification (preferred)
• 2+ years of perioperative nursing experience, i.e. scrubbing and circulating (preferred)
• Demonstrated achievement of performance standards for intraoperative nursing according to AORN (Association of perioperative Registered Nurses) standards of practice (preferred)

Benefits

• A comprehensive benefits package
• Incentive and recognition programs
• Equity stock purchase
• 401(k) contribution

Pay

The hourly pay for this role will range from $28.94 to $51.63 per hour based on full-time employment. We comply with all minimum wage laws as applicable.

Schedule

Full-time employment.

Location

Seattle, Washington