Nurse (OR)

Operating Room Registered Nurse

The purpose of this position is to provide comprehensive care to pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients within the Indian Health Service. The Operating Room Registered Nurse (RN) provides comprehensive, evidence-based, and patient-centered care to individuals undergoing surgical and procedural interventions. The RN demonstrates clinical expertise, sound judgment, and leadership in the delivery of care before, during, and after surgical procedures across multiple specialties.

Major duties include, but are not limited to:

• Assessing patient condition based on observation, physical examination, interview, physician diagnosis, laboratory data, and age-specific needs.
• Formulating, implementing, and documenting individualized plans of care based on assessment findings and patient condition.
• Responding to life-threatening situations and initiating emergency resuscitation measures in accordance with adult and pediatric resuscitation protocols.
• Providing pre- and post-operative education, emotional support, and guidance to patients and families regarding procedures, recovery expectations, and self-care.
• Performing pre-, intra-, and post-operative assessments in PACU, Same-Day Surgery, and Pre-Admission units, ensuring safe patient transitions and timely documentation.
• Administering medications under protocol and monitoring patient hemodynamics, airway, tissue perfusion, and surgical sites for bleeding or complications.
• Supervising the delivery of nursing care by other professional and non-professional staff, providing guidance, evaluation, and feedback as needed.
• Collaborating with surgeons, anesthesia providers, and the interdisciplinary team to plan, coordinate, and evaluate patient care to achieve optimal outcomes.
• Maintaining required certifications (e.g., ACLS, BLS, PALS) and demonstrating competency in advanced perioperative and procedural nursing skills.
• Performing on-call duties as required to provide patient care during off-tour hours for emergency surgical and procedural cases.
• If needed will function as the primary scrub technician and be responsible for handling instrument, supplies, and equipment during all surgical procedures.
• Work other staff to ensure sponge and instrument counts are correct.
• Functions as the second circulator for complex surgical procedures.