Periop RN

CommonSpirit Health; Chattanooga (TN); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

CommonSpirit Health is seeking an experienced Registered Nurse for the Operating Room to deliver comprehensive perioperative care from preop to postop. You will lead the intraoperative team, ensure patient safety, and collaborate across disciplines to optimize outcomes.

The role requires strong clinical expertise in perioperative nursing, critical thinking, and the ability to manage complex patient care in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited nursing program.
• Registered Nurse license in TN required at hire.
• Basic Life Support (CPR) within 14 days of hire.
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) within 6 months.
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) within 6 months.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive perioperative nursing care across preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative phases.
• Direct and coordinate activities of the healthcare team to ensure patient safety.
• Lead in patient-centered care and monitor patient outcomes.
• Respond to extreme emergencies and manage challenging clinical situations.
• Assess learning needs and educate patients about illness, diet, activity, and lifestyle changes.

Education

Registered Nurse license (TN)

Job description

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our Registered Nurse in the Operating Room, you will be responsible for the comprehensive care of the surgical patient across all perioperative phases: preoperative, intraoperative, and immediate postoperative. You will play a critical role in ensuring patient safety and optimal outcomes.

Every day, you will engage in all activities, both technical and professional, that contribute to the safest perioperative course and most positive outcome possible for each patient. This includes direct patient assessment, intervention, and evaluation. Furthermore, you will effectively direct and coordinate the activities of other healthcare team members to achieve this paramount goal, functioning as a leader in patient-centered care.

This role demands exceptional clinical expertise in perioperative nursing, sharp critical thinking, and the skill to manage complex patient care in a dynamic environment. Achieving superior patient safety and positive surgical outcomes will hinge on your leadership in coordinating multidisciplinary teams and unwavering commitment

• Skilled performance in extreme life threatening emergencies.
• Prioritizing, coordinating, and meeting multiple patient needs and requests in a timely manner.
• Anticipating and preventing periods of extreme workload within a shift as evidenced by good time management and organisational skills.
• Detection and documentation of significant changes in a patient's condition.
• Assist patients to understand their illness and the effects of lifestyle including diet, activity, smoking and weight loss.
• Assess and evaluate a patient's readiness to learn, and consider factors affecting a patient's learning ability and knowledge level.

Job Requirements

Required

• Graduate of an accredited nursing program, upon hire and
• Registered Nurse: TN, upon hire and
• Basic Life Support - CPR, within 14 - days and
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support, within 6 - months and
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support, within 6 - months

Preferred

• one (1) years' experience in preoperative surgical area or ICU and
• Bachelors Of Nursing Nursing, upon hire

Where You'll Work

CommonSpirit Memorial is an award-winning, not-for-profit, faith-based health care organization dedicated to the healing ministry of Jesus Christ. Founded by the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth, we offer a comprehensive continuum of care, from preventative and primary care to acute hospital services specializing in cancer, cardiac, neuroscience, stroke, and orthopedic services. Our commitment to excellence has earned us top prestigious recognition repeatedly from U.S. News and World Report, PINC AI™, CMS, Healthgrades®, Leapfrog, and most recently as one of the Best Places to Work in Tennessee. We are proud to serve Southeast Tennessee and Northwest Georgia with the expertise of 4,700 employees and nearly 500 affiliated physicians.