Registered Nurse Surgery

Registered Nurse Surgery

Position Details: Registered Nurse Surgery-Tallahassee, FL Location: 2626 Capital Medical Blvd., Tallahassee, FL 32310 Project Duration: Full time/Permanent Shift Timing: Days and Nights, Multiple Openings 5,8 Hour Days: 6:45 AM Start, 3,12 Hour Nights: 7PM Start On-Call Required Salary: $46/Hour Max Shift Differentials: $4/Hour

Job Summary:

• Self/preferential scheduling posted four weeks in advance for you to have predictability in your schedule
• Culture of mutual respect and collaboration among all surgical staff
• Continuous investment in equipment including surgical instruments, devices and patient positioning for you to do your best work with patient safety and workflow efficiency in the Operating Room
• Rounding with unit leaders, including charge nurses, to ensure your voice is heard on suggestions for patient care and surgical workflow improvement
• On-call is required during select non-business hours (On Call requirement will be discussed during call with HCA Recruiter)

What you will do in this role:

• Evaluate patients prior to surgery
• Provide patient and family education surrounding the procedure and peri-operative process
• Assume responsibility for patient preparation, including intravenous therapy, preoperative medications, and surgical site verification
• Participate in surgical site verification, including briefing, time out, debriefing, and universal protocols, according to hospital policy
• Recognize and respond to patient emergencies
• Deliver high-quality, patient-centered care while managing evidence-based practices and continuous improvement initiatives
• Be an integral member of a dynamic interdisciplinary team – consisting of the provider(s), surgeons, surgical technologists and more
• Consistently apply the nursing process, critical thinking skills, scientific judgment, technical skills and leadership to independently deliver safe nursing care to patients
• Assess patient condition, monitor throughout your shift, and document changes in patient condition along with the care provided thoroughly
• Educate patients and families/caregivers about the patient's medical condition, treatment and follow-up measures

What qualifications you will need:

• 1+ years of recent OR RN Scrub/Circulating experience in the OR required
• Acute care experience is required
• (RN) Registered Nurse, State of KS License
• Registered Nurse Diploma
• Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date

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