Inpatient Operating Room RN, Westside Hospital (40hrs, Days)

Kaiser Permanente; Hillsboro (OR); Sur place; USD 90 000 - 120 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Kaiser Permanente in Oregon seeks an experienced Registered Nurse to diagnose, plan, implement, and evaluate patient care within the operating room and perioperative settings. You will collaborate with the health care team to ensure high-quality outcomes.

Requirements include a valid Oregon RN license, BLS, 9 months of RN experience, and OR or transition-to-practice credentials. ACLS/ CNOR are preferred; strong documentation and aseptic technique are essential.

Qualifications

• Minimum nine (9) months of RN experience.
• Graduate of an accredited nursing program.
• Basic Life Support required at hire.
• Registered Nurse License (Oregon).

Responsabilités

• Assessment, planning, directing, providing and evaluating nursing care.
• Coordinate nurses care activities with other health care disciplines.
• Perform pre-operative assessments and intra-operative care; assist in room turnovers and aseptic technique.
• Document care in the EMR and ensure compliance with policies.

Connaissances

RN clinical judgment

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Documentation accuracy

Patient-centered care

Formation

Accredited nursing program

Description du poste

Job Summary:

Under general supervision and in collaboration with other members of the health care team, uses clinical judgment skills to diagnose and treat human responses to actual or potential health problems. The RN is responsible for assessing, planning, directing, providing and evaluation nursing care for patients and coordinating nurses care activities with other health care disciplines.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Assessment: standard of performance: Performs accurate multi-system assessments, including; biophysical, psychosocial, environmental, self-care, education needs and discharge planning needs. Identifies deviations from normal on routine lab diagnostic tests. Reassesses patient throughout hospitalization. Performs complete discharge assessment.
• Planning: standard of performance: Develops an individual nursing plan of care. Nursing plan of care is sensitive to the developmental needs of the patient. Coordinates patient care activities and discharge planning with other hospital and clinic departments and community agencies. Develops patient teaching plan and documents on care plan or teaching plan. Appropriately delegates patient care activities based on patients condition and scope of practice of other health care providers. Established priories for patient care. Classifies acuity level of assigned patients.
• Implementation: standard of performance: Initiates appropriate measures based on protocol for the management of the medical and/or surgical patient. Bases nursing care on protocol in place for management of each patient. Correctly carries out the physicians plan of care. Accurately documents in the emr. Documents care according to policy and procedure. Utilizes a multidisciplinary approach when appropriate. Performs all necessary procedures correctly. Utilizes available teaching plans in addressing patient teaching needs. Accurately calculates and administers medications. Initiates appropriate measures in emergency situations.
• Evaluation: standard of performance: Evaluates assessment methods, plan of care, and patients response to treatment. Participates in unit quality assurance activities.

• Performs accurate pre-operative assessments including pre-operative checklist, operative consent, H&P, lab results and anesthesia evaluation.
• Continuous reassessment through intra-operative period.
• Utilizes knowledge of procedure to plan for appropriate set up.
• Applies principles of aseptic technique and proper body alignment.
• Initiates and facilitates room turnovers, light housekeeping duties, cleaning of instruments, procurement of equipment, supplies, and PACS images.
• Restocking of unused supplies and equipment.
• Participates in pre-operative briefing, surgical time-out, and debriefing processes.

Basic Qualifications:

Experience

• Minimum nine (9) months of RN experience.

• A minimum 1 year experience Operating Room Nurse or Surgical Technologist OR 1 Year RN experience AND Successful completion of a formal Operating Room Transition to Practice Program OR Operating Room Fellowship Program.

Education

• Graduate of an accredited nursing program.

License, Certification, Registration

• Basic Life Support required at hire

• Registered Nurse License (Oregon)

Additional Requirements:

• Computer keyboarding skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Previous health care experience.
• Bachelors degree in nursing or related field.
• Three (3) to five (5) years of operating room circulating and scrubbing experience preferred
• CNOR preferred
• ACLS preferred
• Pre-op area skills preferred
• IV start skills preferred.