RN - CVOR

RN - CVOR

Shift: Day (CVOR Team) DAYS: 4x10s 7:00AM-5:00PM, day off TBD; on call=1-2 shifts per week, and 1-2 weekends (Friday 5pm Monday 7 am) a month per 4-week period. Any week that includes the holiday day, the holiday itself would be her day off that week to guarantee the 40-hour work week. Call on the holidays if assigned would be a 24-hour call shift. If the traveler is not needed in the CV service line, she is aware that she may be floated to General. Travelers are to remain in the department unless on break to be available for patient care needs.

Job Summary: The staff Registered Nurse (RN) is a professional caregiver who assumes responsibility for a group of patients for a designated time frame and provides care to these patients via the utilization of the nursing process, nursing trends, technology, financial and human resources within the philosophy of the institution.

Job Responsibilities:

• Performs all responsibilities and duties required by unit as specific to the scope of service.
• Implements procedures and theories related to the specific area of practice.
• Maintains up-to-date and accurate documentation of nursing care provided to assure the integration of information for use by the healthcare team.
• Completes initial assessment upon patient admission and develops appropriate plan of care in accordance with unit standards and that is based on patient and family needs.
• Implements plan of care, nursing interventions, and patient care procedures.
• Modifies plan of care based upon continuous evaluation.
• Takes responsibility for patient and employee safety by reporting and/or correcting safety hazards and incidents.
• Communicates with others directly and in private when necessary to resolve issues.
• Offers constructive feedback to assist in the professional development of peers, and confers with colleagues to expand knowledge base.
• Identifies own learning needs and takes initiative to begin appropriate solution.
• Fulfills all requirements of departmental competencies.
• Prepares OR Suite for patient i.e. supplies, equipment, medications, and other needs.
• Interviews patient by utilizing the 2 identifiers (name and BD).
• Transports patient to appropriate OR Suite and onto OR Table using safety precautions, performs timeouts upon entry of suite, prior to incision, and prior to exiting the OR suite.
• Appropriately positions and preps patient for procedure utilizing positional aides and guidelines.
• Supports surgical team during procedure i.e. responding to request during procedure from team, extra supplies, blood, specimens, cultures, other meds, dressing etc.
• Transports patient to PACU or specific unit and provides handoff to receiving RN.

Skills: Required Skills & Experience:

• Minimum three (3) years of relevant nursing experience.
• Preferred Skills & Experience: N/A
• CVOR experience required
• Trauma 1 experience highly preferred
• Candidate must be comfortable being floated to General OR

Required Skills: [ "BLS - AHA", "CVOR"]

Required Education: ASN

Preferred Education: BSN

Required Certifications & Licensure:

• Illinois state RN License in good standing.
• BLS (American Heart Assoc.)

Job Category: Clinical-Nursing Guaranteed Hours: 40 Contract Weeks: 90

Client Details City Urbana State IL Zip Code 61801