RN Operating Room Part Time

Job Description

Job Description

As a part-time RN in the Operating Room, your insights and contributions to patient care are highly valued and encouraged at every level. Whether through collaborative relationships with your direct supervisor or more structured avenues such as hospital councils and national nursing initiatives, you will play a key role in shaping decisions that enhance patient outcomes and the nursing profession.

Are you looking for a workplace where your opinions matter? Nurses are essential to our mission of improving and caring for human life. Within our organization, there are numerous opportunities for nurses to express their views through professional practice councils, advisory groups, vital voices surveys, and distinguished units. We learn and grow together as a multi-generational nursing community, partnering with our nurses at Centerpoint Medical Center!

Position Overview and Requirements

This role requires availability from 10 AM to 2 PM, five days a week.

Position Highlights:

• Self-scheduling preferences are posted four weeks in advance, allowing for predictable work hours.
• A culture that promotes mutual respect and teamwork among all surgical personnel.
• Ongoing investment in state-of-the-art equipment, including surgical instruments and patient positioning tools, to ensure optimal safety and workflow in the Operating Room.
• Regular interactions with unit leaders, including charge nurses, to ensure your suggestions for patient care and surgical processes are acknowledged.
• On-call duties are required during specific non-business hours.

Your Responsibilities in This Role:

• Assess patients prior to surgical procedures.
• Provide education to patients and their families regarding the procedure and the peri-operative process.
• Take charge of patient preparation, which includes intravenous therapy, administering preoperative medications, and verifying surgical sites.
• Engage in surgical site verification processes, including briefings, time-outs, debriefings, and adherence to universal protocols as per hospital policy.
• Identify and respond to patient emergencies effectively.
• Deliver high-quality, patient-centered care while implementing evidence-based practices and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Be an essential member of a dynamic interdisciplinary team, collaborating with providers, surgeons, surgical technologists, and others.
• Consistently apply the nursing process, critical thinking, scientific judgment, technical skills, and leadership to provide safe nursing care independently.
• Monitor patient conditions throughout your shift, documenting any changes and the care provided thoroughly.
• Educate patients and their families/caregivers about medical conditions, treatments, and follow-up care.

Qualifications Needed:

• Basic Cardiac Life Support certification must be obtained within 30 days of starting employment.
• Registered Nurse (RN) license required.
• Diploma or Associate Degree in Nursing.
• Previous experience as an Operating Room RN is essential.

Benefits

Our organization offers a comprehensive rewards package designed to support the health, career, and retirement needs of our team members. Available plans and programs include:

• Extensive benefits covering medical, prescription drugs, dental, vision, behavioral health, and telemedicine services.
• Wellbeing support , including complimentary counseling and referral services.
• Time-off programs for paid leave, family leave, short- and long-term disability coverage, and other leaves of absence.
• Savings and retirement options , featuring a 401(k) plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (depending on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support, and financial counseling.
• Educational support through tuition assistance, student loan help, certification support, dependent scholarships, and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing.
• Additional benefits for fertility and family planning, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection, and consumer discounts.

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

“Nurses are crucial to healthcare delivery and form its backbone. We are committed to providing nurses with the necessary tools and resources to deliver exceptional patient care, advocate for the profession, and help shape the future of nursing.”

Sammie Mosier, DHA, MA, BSN, NE-BC

Our facility is a 285+ bed hospital equipped with cutting-edge technology and services. We focus on delivering compassionate care and exceptional customer service to our patients. Visitor amenities include sleeper chairs in patient rooms, comfortable waiting areas, and wireless internet access. We are a Level II Trauma Center with 24/7 emergency services and an accredited Chest Pain Center. Our Orthopedic Services encompass Total Joints and Sports Medicine. We also have an accredited Cancer Program and Breast Center, Women’s Services, a Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, and a Stroke Center. Our Outpatient Services feature a Surgery Center, Advanced Wound Care Center, Pain Center, Sleep Disorder Center, Imaging, and Rehabilitation. We are part of a network of hospitals in the Kansas City area.

Our organization has been recognized multiple times as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute. In recent years, we have invested approximately $3.7 billion in charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

If you believe this opportunity aligns with your career goals, we encourage you to apply for the part-time RN Operating Room position. All applications will be reviewed, and qualified candidates will be contacted by our team. We are conducting interviews, so apply today!

We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.