RN - OR

Registered Nurse Surgical Suite

Profession: RN Specialty: OR Duration: 13 weeks Shift: 08:00 AM - 08:30 PM Hours per Shift: 12.5 Experience: Minimum years of experience required License: Registered Nurse License Certifications: BLS required Must-Have: Experience in surgical settings

Utilizing the nursing process, responsibility for providing immediate and long-term nursing care needs of patients within the standards of the department, hospital, and regulatory agencies. Accurately assesses patients' needs. Utilizes multiple data sources to determine actual/potential health problems and functional status. Utilizes a Recovery Oriented Framework to identify patient strengths. Performs point-of-care testing. Communicates findings effectively to members of the healthcare team. Documentation reflects response to intervention and demonstrates an understanding of patients' responses to treatment interventions. Identifies patient behaviors that contribute to the development of a crisis and utilizes non-verbal and verbal techniques to de-escalate crisis situations. Accurately plans nursing interventions for assigned patients. Modifies and individualizes Nursing Plan of Care and protocols. Participates in the development of the multidisciplinary treatment plan. Demonstrates ability to prioritize patient care needs. Partners with patients and families to support recovery goals. Provides and implements nursing care interventions. Establishes a therapeutic alliance with assigned patients. Demonstrates safe, accurate, and timely medication administration using scanning technology. Reviews physician orders in a timely manner. Promotes interventions that provide the least-restrictive alternatives and recovery-oriented goals. Participates in leading patient groups. Accurately evaluates the effectiveness of nursing care interventions. Documentation on the Nursing Plan of Care, protocols, and Assessment Flowsheet reflects response to intervention and demonstrates an understanding of patients' responses to treatment interventions. Accurately communicates patients' clinical status at clinical team rounds and change of shift reports. Utilizes evidence-based nursing knowledge to guide practice decisions. Provides a leadership role in organizing and providing patient care. Provides direction and supervision of team members. Delegates care interventions. Assumes a leadership role in medical and psychiatric emergencies. Promotes and provides for critical incident de-briefing following emergency events.