Registered Nurse - OR

Job Title

Plans, coordinates and directs quality, compassionate care by maintaining standards of professional nursing practice and creating positive therapeutic relationships with patients/families. Supervises LPNs, PCAs, PCAs/US, US, Ortho Techs and other non-licensed staff.

Responsibilities

Assesses condition on each assigned patient on admission and on an ongoing basis to include but not limited to the patient's physical condition, psychological status, social status, spiritual and cultural needs, pain assessment/management, nutritional and functional status, developmental or age related factors, and discharge planning needs.

Plans, provides, and documents patient and/or significant other education based on physical, behavioral, psychological, developmental, and age-related factors, after identifying barriers to learning.

Evaluates and regularly reevaluates patient care; coordinates care planning with patient, family, providers and other disciplines to achieve patient-centered outcomes.

Assigns and delegates nursing care to team members in accordance with the patient's needs and the capabilities of the team members.

Applies safety principles when performing care

Accurately documents observations, care provided, and changes in care plan.

Provides accurate handoff reports and participates in unit based huddles

Assists in performance improvement (PI) activities by serving on PI teams as warranted, assisting with PI measures and supporting and implementing changes necessary for improvement.

Performs initial and annual competency per job class.

Qualifications

Current Alabama RN license required. Current American Heart Association (AHA) Basic Life Support (BLS) Provider training required. Must be able to read, write legibly, speak, and comprehend English.

Acute Care – Current American Heart Association (AHA) Basic Life Support (BLS) required.

Cardiac/Critical Care – Current AHA BLS and AHA ACLS required.

Emergency Department – Current AHA BLS, AHA ACLS, Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), and Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC).

Perioperative – Current AHA BLS and AHA ACLS required. Additionally:

PACU – AHA PALS required

Prep & Discharge/Post-Surgical – Does not require ACLS.

Rehab – Current AHA BLS required.

Women's/Children – Current AHA BLS required. Additionally:

NICU – Current AHA Neonatal Resuscitation (NRP) and STABLE Program required.

Labor & Delivery – Current AHA ACLS, AHA NRP, and Intermediate Fetal Monitoring required.

Mother Baby Unit – Current AHA NRP, and STABLE Program required.

Pediatrics – Current AHA PALS required.

Clinical Support – Current AHA BLS required. Additionally:

Cardiac Monitoring Unit – Current AHA ACLS required.

North Harbor – Current AHA BLS required.

Working Conditions

Demonstrate leadership skills

Requires decision making that will affect others

Responsible to achieve outcomes

Must be able to communicate clearly and accurately

Ability to delegate to team members and students

Must be able to receive delegation

Address conflict and stressful situation

Communicate with different personalities and engage in face to face discussion

Dealing with unpleasant or verbally/physically aggressive personalities

Must be able to use electronic mail, telephone and texting

Must be able to work in groups

Must be able to perform structured and unstructured work

Must be able to meet time pressure and time lines

Includes possible exposure to human body fluids, disease, infection, lab chemicals and hazardous materials and/or cleaning solutions

Requires wearing of common protective and safety equipment such as gloves, safety glasses, mask, gowns, etc.

Medium work. Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 30 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects. Must be able to tolerate prolonged periods of standing and walking.

Must be able to reach reasonable distances in any direction.

Must be able to stand, walk, kneel, bend, sit and stoop.

Must be able to run in an emergency.

Must have the ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull and carry objects.

Must be able to move fingers in a coordinated manner and must be ablet o feel and perceive temperature, texture, shape and size with fingertips.

Must be able to perform the duties with or without reasonable accommodation.

Must possess stamina to work prolonged shifts.

Hearing and vision must be normal or corrected to within normal range.

Physical presence onsite is essential.