CVOR RN

Ruby Recruiting; United States; On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Ruby Recruiting is seeking a CVOR RN to provide direct patient care and support surgical services. Responsibilities include maintaining a safe OR environment and monitoring patients.

The ideal candidate will have a graduate nursing degree, experience in surgical CV, and appropriate certifications. Join us in delivering high-quality care across diverse patient populations in a supportive team environment.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an approved school of nursing.
• Must not have more than one year lapse since graduation without employment.
• Minimum of 1 year of surgical CV experience required.
• Registered with the State of Texas.
• BLS certification.
• BSN preferred.

Responsibilities

• Perform direct patient care within the scope of the Registered Nurse Practice Act.
• Maintain a safe and therapeutic OR environment.
• Provide emotional support to patients and significant others.
• Participate in surgical services specific initiatives.
• Monitor all patients for airway and pain management.

Skills

Patient care

Communicative skills

Surgical expertise

Supervision

Education

Graduate of an approved school of nursing

BSN preferred

Tools

BLS certification

Job description

Unit: OPERATING ROOM - CVOR RN

Job Summary

• Perform direct patient care within the scope of the Registered Nurse Practice Act, with emphasis on peri‑operative patients/surgical services.
• Use therapeutic communication in daily practice.
• Maintain a safe and therapeutic OR and pre‑surgical area environment.
• Implement and direct care, using the nursing process with emphasis on the needs of individual OR patients.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of the nursing process.
• Provide emotional support of the patient and significant others to make informed choices regarding health care.
• Delegate tasks to the appropriate caregiver.
• Participate in surgical services specific initiatives and process improvement.
• Promote a supportive OR environment.
• Provide supervision of new employees, patient care assistants, vocational nurses, nurse technicians, student nurses and/or nurse externs.
• Maintain high quality (age‑specific) care for adolescent, adult and geriatric patients as assigned.
• Support the mission, vision and values of the organization.
• Provide pre and post‑surgical care of patients ranging from infant to geriatrics who will have (or have had) general anesthesia, epidural/spinal anesthesia and IV sedation.
• Monitor all patients for airway and pain management.
• Proficient in interpretation of EKG changes, lab values and hemodynamic monitoring.
• Provide care to patients receiving high‑risk intravenous therapies and blood components.
• Performs direct patient care in the peri‑operative patient with duties related in developing a surgical plan of care throughout the continuum.
• Following competency verification, may perform and monitor conscious sedation and blood/blood products administration.
• Propose the plan of care for pre and post‑operative/pre and post procedure patient.
• Provide supervision for patient care assistants, LVN, nurse techs, student nurses and nurse externs.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an approved school of nursing.
• Must not have more than one year lapse since graduation without employment.
• Minimum of 1 year of surgical CV experience required.
• Registered with the State of Texas.
• BLS certification.
• BSN preferred.

Additional Information

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