Operating Room Nurse

Surgical Nurse

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Start date: June 2027 - August 2027, will offer varied start dates based on graduation and NCLEX dates.

UNC Johnston has an innovative and efficient surgical program. We perform both inpatient and outpatient procedures on adult and pediatric populations. The Nurses and Surgical Technologists provide intraoperative care for a variety of service lines including Orthopedics, Ortho Spine, General, GYN, Robotics, Neuro, ENT, Vascular, Ophthalmology, and Endoscopy.

Summary: Provides competent clinical surgical care consistent with professional standards. Reporting and accountable to the Nurse Manager/Director, the Surgical Nurse is responsible for coordinating and delivering surgical care utilizing the nursing process in an operating room setting.

Responsibilities:

• Education – Must successfully complete AORN Perioperative 101 OR Residency Program. Participates in identifying and meeting learning needs of self. Attends education programs based on identified learning needs. With assistance, uses educational materials relevant to patient population. Assesses readiness to learn of the patient/family/caregivers. Assesses developmental level of patient and factors affecting ability to learn.
• Evaluation of Care - Identifies expected patient outcomes specific to surgical procedures through assessment, implementation, and evaluation of care, in collaboration with the interdisciplinary perioperative team. Communicates relevant information to promote continuity of care.
• Implementation - Demonstrates competence in the care of surgical patients with complex problems, including population appropriate physical, psychosocial, educational and safety aspects of care. Utilizes healthcare organization and nursing standards, policies and procedures in delivery of surgical care. Organizes and prioritizes care according to patient/family needs. Consults with appropriate resources in a timely fashion regarding patients with complex care issues, unusual teaching needs and/or those at high risk for discharge planning.
• Leadership - With assistance, develops goals to promote professional growth or minimize limitations. Achieves goals and objectives within identified time frame or renegotiates with supervisor. Is knowledgeable about activities which facilitate intra/interdepartmental collaboration. Participates in development and achievement of unit goals and performance improvement activities. Effectively uses communication systems. Participates in promoting cost-effective care. Provides feedback to co-workers. Is aware of public policy and regulatory guidelines affecting the health care environment. Promotes a safe, clean and secure hospital environment for all.
• Patient Assessment - Recognizes data from complex situations to prioritize the delivery of surgical care. Includes appropriate physical, psychosocial, education and safety needs. Synthesizes assessment data into meaningful whole prior to communication to others. Assesses and anticipates surgical needs of individual patients and families. Serves as patient advocate throughout the perioperative experience.
• Planning - Collaborates with patient/family to prepare or update the surgical plan of care. Makes use of available multidisciplinary resources in planning care. Utilizes full range of communication as a means to convey planning. Identifies and addresses cultural and ethnic issues in planning patient care. Demonstrates ability to prioritize tasks for patients with complex problems.
• Research - Reads journals that contain studies or evidence based practice articles applicable to surgical nursing care. Brings ideas and questions to the staff at large for assessment of applicability.

Education Requirements: Graduation from school of professional nursing. Successful completion of the AORN Perioperative 101 OR Residency Program.

Licensure/Certification Requirements: Licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse in the state of North Carolina by the day of clinical care. Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Provider certification

Professional Experience Requirements: Successful completion of the 6 month AORN Perioperative 101 OR Residency Program.

Knowledge/Skills/and Abilities Requirements: Is knowledgeable about activities which facilitate intra/interdepartmental collaboration. Demonstrated ability to prioritize tasks for patients with complex problems. Is aware of public policy and regulatory guidelines affecting the health care environment.

Legal Employer: NCHEALTH

Entity: Johnston Health

Organization Unit: Operating Room -

Work Type: Full Time

Standard Hours Per Week: 40.00

Salary Range: $34.22 - $48.38 per hour (Hiring Range)

Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity

Work Assignment Type: Onsite

Work Schedule: Day Job

Location of Job: US:NC:Smithfield

Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: No

This position is employed by NC Health (Rex Healthcare, Inc., d/b/a NC Health), a private, fully-owned subsidiary of UNC Heath Care System. This is not a State employed position.

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