Registered Nurse (RN)- Operating Room

Mt Ascutney Hospital and Health Center; Windsor; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Financial benefits for certification

Job summary

Mt Ascutney Hospital and Health Center is seeking an OR Clinical Nurse to join the surgical team in both circulating and scrubbing roles. Services include general surgery, urology, ophthalmology, podiatry, and endoscopy.

The OR nurse provides education to patients and families and contributes to intra-operative nursing care. The role requires RN licensure (Vermont) with BLS and ACLS within 3 months of hire, and 3–5 years of OR experience preferred.

Qualifications

• Graduate from an accredited Nursing Program required.
• BSN or ADN; 3-5 years of OR experience strongly preferred but will consider training the right candidate.

Responsibilities

• Functions in a circulating and scrubbing capacity as part of the surgical team.
• Plans and delivers nursing care using the nursing process; educates patients and families; maintains professional knowledge.
• Exhibits written and verbal communication skills; participates in on-call schedule as needed.

Skills

BLS

ACLS

Education

BSN or ADN, 3-5 years OR experience preferred

Job description

The OR Clinical Nurse is a key member of the surgical team who functions in a circulating and scrubbing capacity. Services lines include: General surgery, urology, ophthalmology, podiatry, endoscopy procedures. Our nurses provide specialized care for all these services.

The OR Clinical Nurse utilizes the nursing process in planning and delivering nursing care; provides for the educational needs of patients and families; provides skilled, compassionate nursing care to patients during the intra-operative experience; demonstrates skill in written and verbal communication; maintains and updates skills and knowledge base in keeping with expected performance levels; projects a professional and positive attitude towards patients, staff, visitors and hospital; participates as a team member to meet departmental needs and participates in the on call schedule as needed.

The Surgical Services department has 2 operating rooms and 1 procedure room. We provide mostly outpatient procedures with limited inpatient. We provide care to patients ages 16 and older. We also offer financial benefits for certification.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Graduate from an accredited Nursing Program required
• Bachelor of Science Degree in nursing or Associates Degree (ADN); 3-5 years of OR experience strongly preferred but will consider training the right candidate

Required Licensure/Certification Skills:

• Licensed Registered Nurse in Vermont required
• Basic Life Support (BLS)
• ACLS Certification within 3 months of hire