Staff Nurse - Operating Room - 1.0 - Days - LHAAMC

Job Responsibilities

• Clinical Decision-Making / Judgment
• Applies expert clinical knowledge to ensure safe and effective perioperative care.
• Affirms the procedure, operative site, allergies, and risk factors.
• Effectively uses the nursing process with attention to patient safety, sterile technique, and evidence-based standards.
• Organizes and reprioritizes patient care based on clinical changes and environmental factors.
• Maintains EKG, vital signs, and sedation levels, and responds promptly to emergent situations like codes or airway compromise.
• Administers medications, manages pain, and performs unit-specific technical skills (e.g., moderate sedation, hemodynamic monitoring).
• Ensures aseptic technique, accurate sponge and needle counts, and specimen handling per protocol.
• Prepares and positions patients safely for procedures.
• Nurse–Patient Family Relationships
• Introduces self and role to the patient and family in the preoperative area, assuring the patient of nursing presence throughout the procedure.
• Demonstrates compassion, professionalism, and cultural sensitivity in all interactions.
• Assesses patient and family learning needs, readiness, and potential barriers to understanding.
• Develops and implements individualized teaching plans that address physical, psychosocial, spiritual, and educational needs.
• Provides thorough and accurate handoff reports to PACU staff to ensure continuity of care.
• Clinical Scholarship
• Maintains professional competence and contributes to quality initiatives to improve patient outcomes.
• Maintains continuing education requirements and remains current with evolving health care practices.
• Participates in unit and organizational quality improvement, clinical practice improvement, and risk management activities.
• Supports evidence-based practice by adhering to organizational policies, standards, and benchmarks.
• Updates and maintains accuracy of surgeon preference cards to enhance efficiency and safety.
• Clinical Leadership
• Contributes to team effectiveness through guidance, mentorship, and shared decision-making.
• Supervises Operating Room Technicians and ancillary personnel to ensure quality care delivery.
• Delegates tasks appropriately and evaluates delegated activities for patient outcomes.
• Educates, orientates, and mentors new staff members within the department.
• Participates in shared governance and contributes to departmental decision-making.
• Utilizes real-time electronic documentation to maintain accurate patient records.
• Communicates effectively with surgical, anesthesia, and leadership teams regarding patient care and equipment needs.
• Professional Practice & Teamwork
• Assists anesthesia personnel with supply and medication readiness, induction, and procedural support.
• Supports patient transport to and from the operating room.
• Assists with securing dressings, transferring patients post-procedure, and supporting recovery.
• Participates in room turnover, cleaning, and restocking of instruments and supplies.
• Offers assistance to other operating rooms and departments as time and need allow.
• Keeps leadership informed about equipment repairs or supply needs.
• Represents the hospital and surgical services professionally both at work and within the community.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing
• BSN
• Adherence to the credentialing requirements of Luminis Health as stated in the nursing bylaws.
• Minimum 2 years of operating room experience
• Required License/Certifications:
• Current licensure as a registered nurse by the Maryland Board of Nursing
• BLS, ACLS- American Heart Association Health Provider Certification preferred

Qualifications

• Working Conditions, Equipment, Physical Demands
• Exposure to blood-borne pathogens.
• Sustained concentration on moderate to fine details and the ability to lift and carry items up to 50 pounds.
• Ability to hear normal sounds, even with background noise, and maintain attention to schedules, tasks, and ongoing activities.
• Prolonged periods of sitting, standing, and walking.
• Ability to conceptualize and carry out tasks effectively and adhere to radiation safety precautions, with protective equipment provided.
• Work Hours
• Primarily on the day shift with rotating on-call responsibilities, including nights, weekends, and holidays.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Retirement Plan (with employer match for employees who work more than 1000 hours in a calendar year)
• Paid Time Off
• Tuition Assistance
• Benefits Employee Referral Bonus Program
• Paid Holidays, Disability, and Life/AD&D for full-time employees
• Wellness Programs
• Employee Assistance Programs and more
• Benefit offerings based on employment status
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