RN Operating Room

Job Details

Description: Under the general supervision of the Clinical Coordinator and Director of Surgical Services, is responsible for the delivery of safe, effective and quality patient/family centered care in Surgical Services.

Position Function and Duties

• Affirms patient safety by assessing patients at intervals and communicating current status through the continuum of care
• Protects patient from injury caused by chemical, electrical, positioning, heat and/or extraneous objects
• Performs count procedure to protect patient from unintended retained foreign objects
• Performs "time out" procedure for every patient to ensure correct side, site and level prior to procedure
• Manages patient specimen according to hospital policy
• Administers medications appropriately
• Performs interventions to maintain body systems, fluid, electrolyte, and acid-base balances, wound and tissue perfusion at or above baseline
• Performs interventions to ensure patient is at or returned to normothermia at the conclusion of procedure
• Protects the patient from infection using handwashing and aseptic technique
• Transfers care using hospital approved handoff
• Documents nursing care consistently, timely, and without omissions
• Delegates tasks as appropriate according to the state Nurse Practice Act and job descriptions
• Identifies and acts appropriately to an OR emergency situation

Patient Advocacy

• Protects the patient's rights, dignity, and privacy
• Establishes a compassionate environment by providing emotional, psychological, and spiritual support to patients, friends, and families
• Develops and/or implements and maintains an individualized plan of care, including developmental and cultural needs
• Promotes patient's independence by establishing patient care goals; teaching patient, friends, and family to understand condition, medications, and self-care skills; answering questions
• Resolves patient problems and needs by utilizing multidisciplinary team strategies
• Takes proactive steps to recognize and report suspected abuse to your supervisor including child, geriatric, sexual, and spousal abuse

Quality

• Affirms quality of care by adhering to therapeutic standards; measuring health outcomes against patient care goals and standards; making or recommending necessary adjustments
• Follows hospital and nursing division's mission, philosophies and standards of care
• Participates in quality review and performance improvement projects

Professionalism

• Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; and/or participating in professional societies
• Demonstrates the accountability as a health care professional by recognizing each practitioner is individually responsible for his/her action
• Ensures quality of care by adhering to therapeutic standards, measuring health outcomes against patient care goals and standards. Making recommendations for adjustments in patient care as necessary
• Adheres to Infection Prevention standards, consistent in hand hygiene practice before and after each patient interaction. Adheres to infection prevention precautions
• Holds team members to IP and hand hygiene standards and room/patient IP precaution measures to prevent infection or the spread of infection
• Participates in quality review, performance improvement, survey readiness and patient satisfaction initiatives within the department such as hourly rounding, collateral duties, chart audits and nursing policy review/revisions as assigned
• Adheres to standards and applicable codes of conduct that govern behavior among peer and colleagues to create and environment promoting cooperation, respect and trust
• Adheres to the standards of profession as outlined by the American Nurses Association
• Maintains professionalism by conforming to the Huggins Hospital dress code
• Continues professional growth by maintaining education hours for license renewals and participating in hospital committees, clinical council, and professional organizations

Organizational Expectations

• Attendance: Attendance is an essential job function; employee comes to work daily, on time, and completes scheduled shift
• HIPAA: facilitates to maintain patient confidentiality
• Internal communication: contributes to positive team performance and a culture of service excellence through effective communication, active listening, and respect
• Interpersonal relationships: maintains appropriate interpersonal relationships with staff, patients, and visitors at all times. Works as a team member with other departments
• Safety: Practices workplace safety daily

Employee Engagement

• Actively participates in all hospital Service Excellence initiatives and trainings
• Attends and participates in a minimum of 50% department staff meetings and signs off on review of 100% department staff meeting minutes
• Completes all required annual education on or before the due date

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Minimal physical effort required with occasional light lifting to a maximum of 25 pounds; stooping; and pick, pinch, type, or otherwise work primarily with fingers
• Ability to effectively manage considerable mental stress
• Ability to express or exchange ideas by means of the spoken word
• Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication
• Ability to communicate effectively with co-workers and convey information in a clear, concise and accurate manner
• Familiarity with computer and other business machine

Qualifications

• Education: Graduate from an accredited nursing program. BSN preferred
• Experience: Current clinical skills within scope of practice; Effectively organize work and set priorities; Current infection control practice; Positive bedside manner; Applicable physio/social/spiritual knowledge related to patient care; Safe administration of medication; Works effectively within the healthcare team; Able to work irregular hours including call
• Job License And Certification: NH RN License Basic Life Support Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) CNOR preferred