OR Registered Nurse

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.

Clinical Competency:

• Assesses patients at intervals and communicates 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.
• May have to lift more than 25 pounds

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
• Utilize appropriate resources for non-English speaking patients, hearing and sight impaired individuals, and/or healthcare illiteracy
• Takes proactive steps to recognize and report suspected abuse to your supervisor including child, geriatric, sexual, and spousal abuse

Quality:

• Assures 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

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: Individuals must possess these knowledge, skills, and abilities or be able to explain and demonstrate that they can perform the primary functions of the job, with or without a reasonable accommodation, using some combination of skills and abilities and possess the necessary physical requirements, with or without a reasonable accommodation, to safely perform the essential functions of the job.
• 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:

Skills:

• 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

License and Certification:

• NH RN License required
• Basic Life Support (BLS) required
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) required
• CNOR preferred