RN - OR - Outpatient Surgery Center

About the Role

Registered Nurse (RN) to scrub and circulate surgical procedures at the Outpatient Surgery Center located at Trinity Health Ann Arbor’s Level 1 Trauma Center. The facility has 9 operating rooms averaging 40 cases per day and serves a wide variety of service lines with an expected same-day discharge: Otolaryngology, Plastics, General Surgery, Urology, Gynecology, Endocrinology, Orthopedics, and Vascular. The center is a Robotic Center of Excellence and nursing staff are supported by department-based Anesthesiologists. This role functions in both scrub and circulating capacities.

Shifts available: Days and afternoons.

Responsibilities

• View patients holistically, considering physical, psychosocial, emotional, age-specific, cultural, and spiritual factors.
• Demonstrate appropriate assessment skills for identified patient populations.
• Demonstrate critical thinking skills by gathering and analyzing patient information, then responding to patient situations.
• Develop, implement, evaluate, and revise an individualized plan of care using evidence-based interventions and standards of care.
• Identify needs and plan for care across the continuum, considering patient and family preferences.
• Identify patient and family education needs; develop and implement teaching plans based on evidence-based practice, using teach-back methodology.
• Identify necessary resources to assure readiness for discharge and collaborate with other disciplines to develop the plan.
• Create an environment that promotes a positive patient experience.
• Communicate accurate, timely, concise, and thorough information verbally, in writing, and through documentation in the EMR.
• Effectively communicate patient status, priority goals, and interventions during consultation, rounds, and handoffs.
• Maintain good rapport and cooperative relationships; approach conflict constructively and participate in problem resolution.

Requirements

• Graduation from an accredited nursing program.
• All new hires must have a BSN degree or agree in writing to obtain their BSN within five (5) years from date of hire or transfer to an RN role.
• Current Michigan Nursing License.
• BLS certification.

Skills and Abilities

• Knowledge of nursing theory, practice, and age-specific needs.
• Interpersonal skills to initiate and maintain collegial relationships with coworkers and therapeutic relationships with patients and families.
• Critical thinking skills to perform principal duties and responsibilities.
• Ability to concentrate and pay close attention to detail when planning and performing professional nursing care.

Pay

Pay range: $35.64 - $49.53 per hour, depending on experience and licensure date.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation with DailyPay option.
• Benefits effective Day One with no waiting periods.
• Full benefits package including medical, dental, vision, PTO, life insurance, short- and long-term disability.
• Retirement savings plan with employer match and contributions.
• Opportunities for growth and advancement throughout SJMHS and Trinity Health.
• Tuition reimbursement.