Perm Placement: CVOR RN OOJ - 35576

Perm Placement: CVOR RN

A Cardiovascular Operating Room (CVOR) Registered Nurse is the nurse advocate for patients undergoing cardiac surgery. Responsibilities including assessment, diagnosis, outcomes identification, planning, evaluation, documentation and time management.

Assists in positioning, responding to comfort/safety of patient during all phases of surgery.

Provides for accurate care and handling of specimens.

Observes and enforces strict standards of asepsis.

Responsible to demonstrate ongoing competency in the use of surgical equipment, including but not limited to surgical beds, electrocautery generators, suction devices, video equipment, point-of-care testing, positioning devices, and other specialized equipment.

Observes, checks, and monitors all pieces of equipment used during surgery to confirm they are running smoothly.

Completes patient documentation in electronic medical record.

Inventories all countable items both pre- and post-surgery to ensure none remain in the patient post-operatively.

Scrub Nurse role adds the following additional duties:

Maintains the integrity of the sterile field; selects and handles instruments and supplies used for the operation, passing them to surgeon and assistant as needed.

The CVOR RN will be expected to float into non-cardiac specialties when not functioning in cardiac cases.

A Registered Nurse III (RN III) is responsible for the care of the population they are assigned. A RN III is required to complete yearly mandatory competencies, any unit specific competencies that are identified by the Director/Designee as it relates to the patient population of their unit as well as completion of the Professional Practice Ladder requirements which include: Assuming responsibility as Charge Nurse, PI Activity and department initiatives, communicates and shares information to Director/Designee and co-workers from unit or hospital committee, a Facilitator paid Education, Seminar/Conference, workshop or Nursing Article. Portfolio is current and submitted to Director/Designee annually by March 1st. Must be on a committee and provide validation of participation. Routinely solicits and validates patient/family satisfaction, participates in peer review for unit and develops bulletin board or poster that provides educational information to staff/patients/family members.

Work Function/Activity: Light to heavy physical demand (20 to 100 lbs) Frequent hand washing required. Occasional sitting. Frequent standing, walking, bending, squatting, crouching, kneeling, lifting, pulling, pushing, carrying, holding, stretching, reaching, climbing. Frequent repetitive arm, hand and finger movements. Frequent use of surgical and medical equipment and materials. Visual ability to see details at a distance (corrected to 20/40) and at a close range (within a few feet of the observer), to match or detect differences between colors, shades of color, brightness and to judge which of several objects is closer or farther away, and to judge the distance between an object and the observer. Able to speak clearly so that it is understandable to a listener. Able to identify and understand the speech of another person. Able to focus on a single source of auditory (hearing) information in the presence of other distracting sounds and to detect or tell the difference between sounds that vary over broad ranges of pitch and loudness. Mental activities necessary include a high level of cognitive functioning with nursing, observation, evaluation, assessment, communication, interpersonal, organizational, problem solving and decision-making capabilities. May be exposed to fluctuating temperatures.

Education

Bachelors Nursing (BSN) required

Masters Nursing (MSN) preferred

Additional Educational Requirements

Experience

Advancement to this level requires a minimum of 5616 hours of RN experience

Certification & Licensures

RN License required *

BLS Certification (Basic Life Support) - American Heart 'Healthcare Provider' (HCP) - AHA approved required **

Relevant Specialty Certification preferred

Qualifications

Meets all requirements of a RN II

Competent to provide case based on the cognitive, physical, emotional and chronological stages of human growth and development

Competent to provide care using the nursing process

Must have a reliable means of phone communication with hospital

Criminal Background Checks

VA State Police

3rd Party Background Check

Physical Demands

20 A Nursing, Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA), Patient Care Tech.

Why is This a Great Opportunity

Great benefits. Relo offered!