Registered Nurse Operating Room

Perioperative NurseResponsible to the Director of Surgical Services, Unit Director/Manager, Clinical Supervisor and/or designee for overall nursing practice. Provides professional nursing care based on current perioperative nursing knowledge through the use of Association of Operating Room Nurses (AORN) Standards and Recommended Practice for Perioperative Nursing. Care includes the use of the nursing process through assessment of the patient and pertinent health data, analysis of collected data based on perioperative nursing theory and experience, development of a plan of care to meet those needs, implementation of nursing interventions based on current practice standards and evaluation of patient care outcomes for the pediatric through geriatric age population.Essential Functions:Assesses the physical and psychological status of each patient scheduled for surgical intervention. Assessment shall include but is not limited to patient identification, type of surgery, allergies, pertinent medical and surgical health data, and conditions and limitations that may have a potential negative physiological response to surgical interventions.Promotes excellent customer service through a strong commitment to Mount Nittany Medical Center standards of service excellence.Develops a plan of care based on an ongoing assessment of the patient in the holding area, operative suite and post-operative setting.Implements perioperative nursing techniques and responds appropriately to natural physiological changes during the operative procedure per Mount Nittany Medical Center policies and procedures and AORN standards by:Recognizing changes in health care status and directs appropriate care to provide for patient safety.Applying principles of aseptic technique, surgical technique, electrical, chemical and laser safety, positioning, and patient care management.Utilizing knowledge in clinical performance by applying technical, interpersonal, educational, leadership and communication concepts.Demonstrating care and disposition of surgical specimens, cultures, foreign bodies.Documenting individualized changes in plan of care.Implements health education by:Providing information to the patient and family relating to specific surgical nursing functions and physical aspects of the operating room through effective preoperative teaching.Documenting patient interactions appropriately.Accepts responsibility and accountability for maintaining knowledge, skills and competency in perioperative nursing by:Maintaining an awareness of professional issues.Remaining current on concepts, trends, scientific advances, biomedical equipment and ethics related to perioperative nursing.Non-Essential Functions:Perform other duties as assigned to assist in the daily operations of surgical services and sterile processing.About Us:Why Mount Nittany Health? At Mount Nittany Health, we provide high-quality patient care with a unique combination of the latest in clinical technology and compassionate medical professionals. We are committed to improving both the quality and availability of healthcare in our region and seek to hire only the best to support the communities we serve.