RN Operating Room

About the role

Wyoming Medical Center seeks to transform the lives of those we serve by fostering the highest level of health and wellness in our community and across our region and state. Located in Casper, Wyoming, this position assesses, plans, implements, evaluates and documents nursing care of patients in accordance with organizational policies and standards of professional nursing practice.

Responsibilities

• Affirms patient physical, psychological, social, spiritual, educational, developmental, cultural and discharge planning needs.
• Reviews patient history and physical with patient/family and assures completion within appropriate timeframe.
• Reviews available information obtained by other health care team members.
• Reviews diagnostics and laboratory data and reports abnormal results to the physician(s) and other appropriate caregivers.
• Completes assessment and reassessments according to patient need and as outlined in policy.
• Formulates a plan of care, including the discharge plan, utilizing assessment data and patient, family and health team input.
• Initiates a plan of care based on patient-specific needs, assessment data and the medical plan of care.
• Plans care in collaboration with members of the multidisciplinary team.
• Evaluates the patient's and family's response to care and teaching, and revises the plan of care as needed.
• Evaluates patient progress towards goals and expected outcomes in collaboration with other health care team members.
• Evaluates patient's response and the effectiveness of patient teaching.
• Documents assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation in the patient record.
• Communicates to other caregivers the status of patients for whom care is provided.
• Interacts and participates in the education, role development, and orientation of facility personnel, patients, students, families and visitors.
• Contributes to society through activities that lead to excellent patient outcomes through timely, effective, efficient, equitable, and safe care.

Requirements

• Must possess a current, valid RN license in state of practice, temporary/interim RN license in state of practice, or compact RN licensure for current state of practice.
• BLS certification is required.
• Additional certification or continuing education may be required based on area of practice.
• Must maintain clinical performance competencies appropriate to the area in which they work as demonstrated through annual validations.
• One year experience in an acute care hospital setting is desired.
• Experience must include working in an acute care setting within the past 12 months as a Registered Nurse in the specialty area.
• Professional certification preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree preferred.
• Experience in the clinical area for which he or she is applying is desired.
• Must maintain clinical performance competencies appropriate to the area in which they work as demonstrated through annual validations.
• One year experience in an acute care hospital setting is desired.
• Experience must include working in an acute care setting within the past 12 months as a Registered Nurse in the specialty area.
• Professional certification preferred.

Skills

• Ability to assess, plan, implement, evaluate and document nursing care of patients in accordance with organizational policies and standards of professional nursing practice.
• Knowledge of specialized knowledge, judgment, and nursing skills necessary to assess data and plan, provide and evaluate care appropriate to the physical and developmental age of assigned patients.
• Ability to collaborate with members of the multidisciplinary team.
• Ability to communicate effectively with patients, families, and other health care providers.
• Ability to prioritize data from multiple sources to provide support for the human response of the patient and family to changes in health status.

Benefits

At Banner Health, we are committed to providing a comprehensive range of benefits to support the well-being of our employees. These benefits include:

• Comprehensive health insurance plans.
• Flexible spending accounts.
• Vision and dental insurance.
• Retirement savings plans.
• Employee assistance programs.
• Discounted healthcare services.

Pay

The pay for this position is competitive and commensurate with experience. Specific details about pay and benefits will be discussed during the interview process.

Schedule

This is a Full Time position working 40 hours a week with on-call responsibilities. The exact schedule will be discussed during the interview process.