Job Title: Operating Room Registered Nurse
Profession: RN
Specialty: Operating Room
Duration: 13 weeks
Shift: 4x10 Day Shift
Hours per Shift: 10 hours
Experience: 2 years of OR RN experience
License: Registered Nurse
Certifications: BLS, ACLS
Must-Have: Patient Assessment, Plan of Care, Clinical Interventions, Patient and Family Education, Regulatory Standards
Description:
A professional nurse is an individual accountable for the care of a group of patients.
The Registered Nurse (RN) focuses on safe, effective, patient and family-centered care, customer satisfaction, and quality outcomes.
The RN is responsible for assisting in maintaining a financially stable unit.
The RN promotes their own development with an emphasis on evidence-based practice and education supported by a Practice Governance framework.
The RN supervises licensed and non-licensed staff members.
The RN has the responsibility to assess, develop, implement, and evaluate the plan of care using the caring processes of the Kristin M. Swanson Model of Care.
The RN focuses on patient and family comfort, education, and satisfaction.
The RN applies their educational and professional experiences in the delivery of quality care and mentoring/precepting staff.
Job Responsibilities:
Performs assessments and reassessments per policy and procedure or as warranted by patient condition.
Demonstrates the ability to make sound independent decisions.
Initiates, prioritizes, and implements the plan of care, reviews and revises the plan as indicated.
Collaborates with the patient/family and interdisciplinary services.
Utilizes resources appropriately to support the needs of the organization, patient, and family.
Monitors and documents response to clinical interventions.
Facilitates, coordinates, provides, and evaluates education specific to patient/family needs.
Demonstrates and encourages teamwork.
Identifies and appropriately communicates opportunities for improvement.
Participates in quality, safety, and service process improvement efforts and implements practice changes.
Complies with regulatory standards.
Participates in the Practice Governance model.