Registered Nurse, CVOR, Baptist South (Evergreen)

Baptist Health; Jacksonville (FL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Baptist Health in Jacksonville, FL seeks an RN for the Cardiovascular Operating Room (CVOR) team. The nurse will support surgical services, ensure sterility, prepare equipment and medications, and advocate for patient safety before, during, and after procedures.

The CVOR RN will assist with sedation, monitor vital signs, apply dressings, and coordinate operating room activities to maintain sterility and readiness of supplies.

Qualifications

• Active RN licensure in Florida
• BLS and ACLS certifications required
• 1–2 years operating room nursing experience
• Ability to coordinate care with multidisciplinary teams

Responsibilities

• Provide patient care using the nursing process in the CVOR
• Supervise supportive personnel and coordinate care with ancillary services
• Engage patients and families in developing an individual plan of care
• Educate patients and families about disease processes and care plans
• Coordinate and prepare assigned operating room/case
• Assess patient care needs and anticipate the needs of the case
• Circulate, scrub, and assist on cardiothoracic and vascular procedures

Job description

About Baptist Health

Recognized as a top place to work in health care, Baptist Health cares for more patients in Northeast Florida than any other provider, ranking as “most preferred” for more than 30 years. We’re Jacksonville's only locally governed, faith-based, not-for-profit health system and provide a full spectrum of preventive and specialty care through 200+ locations and six hospitals. Our centers of excellence include Baptist MD Anderson Cancer Center, Baptist Heart Hospital, Baptist Neurological Institute and Wolfson Children's Hospital.

About Baptist Health

Recognized as a top place to work in health care, Baptist Health cares for more patients in Northeast Florida than any other provider, ranking as “most preferred” for more than 30 years. We’re Jacksonville's only locally governed, faith-based, not-for-profit health system and provide a full spectrum of preventive and specialty care through 200+ locations and six hospitals. Our centers of excellence include Baptist MD Anderson Cancer Center, Baptist Heart Hospital, Baptist Neurological Institute and Wolfson Children's Hospital.

Baptist South is hiring Registered Nurses for our Cardiovascular Operating Room (CVOR) Team in Jacksonville, FL.

The nurse in this role will work as part of the surgical services and operating room teams that treat cardiovascular patients. The individual will assist with patient care, ensure that sterile procedures are followed during surgery, take stock of necessary equipment and medications are needed by the operating room team, and that the patient’s safety and well-being is advocated for. The CVOR nurse will be responsible for the care of cardiovascular patients before, during, and following surgical procedures. The CVOR nurse will participate in the sedation of patients and assist physicians during the procedure by administering medications, monitoring vital signs and applying dressings. The CVOR nurse coordinates the entire operating room with respect to sterility, cleanliness and availability of functioning equipment and supplies, as well as provides critical quality control to ensure the patient's safety.

As an RN in the CVOR Unit, you will be responsible for:

• Providing for patient needs as recognized through use of the nursing process
• Supervision of care provided by supportive personnel and coordination of care provided by ancillary services
• Including patients and significant others (SO)/families in developing an individualized plan of care
• Education of patients/SO/families to their disease process and plan of care
• Coordinating and preparing assigned operating room/case
• Assessment of patient care needs and the anticipation of needs of the case
• Circulating, scrubbing, assisting on Cardiothoracic and vascular procedures

Experience Requirements

• 1-2 years Operating Room Nursing Experience Required

Education & Credential Requirements

• Basic Life Support (BLS) Required
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Required
• Licensed Registered Nurse Required
• Associate of Science, Nursing

Primary Location: South - Main Building 14550 Old St Augustine Rd Jacksonville, FL 32258 United States of America