PRN Operating Room RN

HCA Healthcare Trident Hospital; Bluffton (SC); On-site; USD 70,000 - 85,000; Part time

Job summary

HCA Healthcare Trident Hospital in Bluffton, SC is seeking an experienced PRN Operating Room RN to join our team. You will evaluate patients pre‑op, educate families, and ensure patient safety through meticulous peri-operative care.

Responsibilities include preparing patients, verifying surgical sites, and participating in time-out and debriefing procedures within a collaborative medical team. BLS within 90 days and an RN license are required.

Qualifications

• RN with active license in good standing.
• Associate Degree in Nursing required.
• Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) certification within 90 days of employment start date.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate patients prior to surgery.
• Provide patient and family education regarding the procedure and peri-operative process.
• Prepare patients including intravenous therapy, preoperative medications, and surgical site verification.
• Participate in surgical site verification and universal protocols.
• Recognize and respond to patient emergencies.
• Deliver high-quality, patient-centered care with evidence-based practices and continuous improvement.
• Be part of a dynamic interdisciplinary team.
• Apply nursing process, critical thinking and leadership to deliver safe care.
• Assess patient condition and document changes throughout shift.
• Educate patients and families about medical conditions, treatment and follow-up.

Skills

RN experience

Operating Room

Education

Associate Degree in Nursing

RN license

Job description

Do you have the PRN career opportunities as a(an) PRN Operating Room RN you want with your current employer? We have an exciting opportunity for you to join HCA Healthcare Trident Hospital which is part of the nation's leading provider of healthcare services, HCA Healthcare.

Job Summary and Qualifications

Position Details:

• Self/preferential scheduling posted four weeks in advance for you to have predictability in your schedule
• Culture of mutual respect and collaboration among all surgical staff
• Continuous investment in equipment including surgical instruments, devices and patient positioning for you to do your best work with patient safety and workflow efficiency in the Operating Room
• Rounding with unit leaders, including charge nurses, to ensure your voice is heard on suggestions for patient care and surgical workflow improvement
• On-call is required during select non-business hours

What you will do in this role:

• Evaluate patients prior to surgery
• Provide patient and family education surrounding the procedure and peri-operative process
• Assume responsibility for patient preparation, including intravenous therapy, preoperative medications, and surgical site verification
• Participate in surgical site verification, including briefing, time out, debriefing, and universal protocols, according to hospital policy
• Recognize and respond to patient emergencies
• Deliver high-quality, patient-centered care while managing evidence-based practices and continuous improvement initiatives
• Be an integral member of a dynamic interdisciplinary team – consisting of the provider(s), surgeons, surgical technologists and more
• Consistently apply the nursing process, critical thinking skills, scientific judgment, technical skills and leadership to independently deliver safe nursing care to patients
• Assess patient condition, monitor throughout your shift, and document changes in patient condition along with the care provided thoroughly
• Educate patients and families/caregivers about the patient’s medical condition, treatment and follow-up measures

What qualifications you will need:

• Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 90 days of employment start date
• (RN) Registered Nurse
• Associate Degree

No Travel Required

No experience Required Years of Experience

Benefits

HCA Healthcare Trident Hospital, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include some or all of the following:

• Comprehensive benefitsfor medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support,including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from workprograms for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
• Education supportthrough tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefitsfor fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

Learn more about Employee Benefits

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location and position.

Trident Health is a 445-bed HCA Healthcare hospital system comprised of two acute care hospitals, HCA Healthcare Trident Hospital and HCA HealthCare Summerville Hospital and three freestanding emergency departments, Brighton Park Emergency, Moncks Corner Medical Center and Centre Pointe Emergency.

We provide care to nearly 375,000 South Carolina Low country residents each year. Every day Trident Health's more than 2,600 employees, more than 500 physicians and more than 130 volunteers are dedicated to fulfilling our mission.

"Bricks and mortar do not make a hospital. People do."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.
HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status