Operating Room

Registered Nurse (RN) - Operating Room

Are you passionate about quality and committed to excellence? Consider joining our Tidelands Health team. As our region's largest health care provider, we are also one of our area's largest employers. More than 2,500 team members at more than 70 Tidelands Health locations bring our healing mission to life each day.

A Brief Overview

The Registered Nurse is responsible for the provision of nursing care based on AORN standards of care and professional nursing practice: accountable for outcomes of nursing care delivered.

What You Will Do

• Prepares patients for surgery and addresses their concerns.
• Ensures the operating room is sterile, and secure necessary supplies and instruments for surgery.
• Hands over medical supplies to attending surgeons during operations.
• Monitors patients' physical and emotional well-being throughout the care continuum, and observes patient vital signs.
• Informs attending surgeon of issues and anomalies.

Education Qualifications

• Associate's Degree in Nursing. (ADN) Required
• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing. (BSN) Preferred
• Master's Degree in Nursing. (MSN) Preferred

Experience Qualifications

• Previous experience in an acute care critical care setting Preferred

Skills and Abilities

• Works with patients, families, physicians, and other health care providers.
• Knowledge of equipment and appropriate use
• Knowledge and compliance in the Universal Protocol
• Knowledge of proper patient positioning

Licenses and Certifications

• Registered Nurse - South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation in good standing with South Carolina Board of Nursing Required
• Basic Life Support Certified - American Heart Association within 30 days of hire and recertification every two (2) years Required
• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support Certified - American Heart Association Preferred

Physical Demand Medium Physical Demand

The intent of this job description is to provide a representative and level of the types of duties and responsibilities that will be required of positions given this title and shall not be construed as a contract for employment nor a declaration of the total of the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position. Employees may be directed to perform tasks other than those specifically presented in this description.

Tidelands Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunity without regard to an individual's age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or veteran status.