OR RN II Surgery

Operating Room Competency

Competent to circulate in the Operating Room during a surgical procedure. Knowledgeable of and consistently applies the principles of aseptic technique. Competent to safely operate all equipment routinely utilized in the Operating Room. Competent to prepare patients for the facility, including safe, appropriate anatomical positioning. Competent to perform pre, intra, and post procedure patient care planning and assessment following established department criteria. Competent to safely handle and dispose of biohazardous materials from operative procedures. Competent to access facility information systems to retrieve and utilize pertinent information for the provision of patient care or in the performance of other job related responsibilities. Demonstrates the knowledge and skills to safely and appropriately fulfill job specific responsibilities related to patient safety, security, emergency preparedness, emergent patient situations, control of hazardous materials/waste, life safety, medical equipment and utility systems as outlined in the Hospital's environment of care plan. Documents temperature of tissue/allografts, verifies package integrity, delivers to sterile field, per manufacturers' guidelines; documents process in appropriate tissue log book.