Registered Nurse, Operating Room

UNC Health; Patton Park (NC); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Pardee UNC Health Care in North Carolina is seeking a Clinical Nurse for the Operating Room. This full-time role focuses on coordinating and delivering patient care using the nursing process in a surgical setting, under physician supervision.

Responsibilities include planning and implementing care, collaborating with the care team, documenting in the EMR, ensuring site marking and consent, counting instruments, and coordinating specimen handling while upholding safety and infection control

Qualifications

• Must be licensed to practice as an RN in North Carolina or a compact state.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
• One year of experience in a surgical setting preferred.

Responsibilities

• Administers patient care under physician supervision and pursues expected outcomes with the care team.
• Develops and implements care plans to protect patient safety and optimize outcomes.
• Assesses and monitors patients per policy and procedure.
• Collaborates with interdisciplinary care team to provide surgical care.
• Documents care and surgical events in the EMR.
• Performs instrument and supply counts and assists during patient movement.
• Ensures patient identification, site marking and consent.
• Coordinates specimen collection and lab testing as ordered.
• Communicates with patients/families to explain plans and address concerns.
• Maintains infection control and a safe hospital environment.

Skills

Nursing care coordination

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Clinical documentation

Education

RN licensure in NC or compact state

Tools

EMR documentation

Job description

Description

Your passion belongs at UNC Health. Join more than 56,000 teammates working together to improve the health and well‑being of the communities we serve across North Carolina.

Summary:
Reporting and accountable to the Nurse Manager/Director, the Clinical Nurse is responsible for coordinating and delivering patient care utilizing the nursing process in a hospital surgical setting.

Responsibilities:

• Administers patient care under the direction of a physician. Identifies and pursues expected patient outcomes in collaboration with the interdisciplinary care team. Provides competent clinical nursing care consistent with healthcare organization and nursing standards, policies and procedures.
• Develops a plan of care to protect patient safety, prevent injury, and ensure optimal care outcomes. Identifies expected patient outcomes specific to surgical procedures through assessment, implementation, and evaluation of care, in collaboration with the interdisciplinary care team. Communicates relevant information to promote continuity of care.
• Assesses and monitors patients per documented policy and procedure.
• Collaborates with and assists interdisciplinary care team in the provision of surgical care.
• Documents care performed before, during and after surgical encounter in electronic medical recordkeeping (EMR) tool.
• Performs surgical instrument and supply count. Administers interventions during patient movement and positioning in order to prevent injury. Ensures proper patient identification, site marking and surgical consent.
• Collect, label and coordinate delivery of specimens to laboratory as well as order appropriate testing.
• Communicates with patient/family to prepare or update the plan of care using cultural competency and active listening. Develops relationships with patients and their families that promote their ability to advocate for patient and family needs.
• Promotes a safe, clean and secure hospital environment for all, including the application of standard precautions and principles of infection control.

Other information:

Required

• Must be licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse in the state of North Carolina or one of compact states by the day of clinical care.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.

Preferred

• One (1) year of experience working in a registered nurse role in a surgical setting

Job Details

Legal Employer: Pardee - HCHC

Entity: Pardee UNC Health Care

Organization Unit: Operating Room

Work Type: Full Time

Standard Hours Per Week: 40.00

Work Assignment Type: Onsite

Work Schedule: Day Job

Location of Job: PARDEEHOSP

Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: No

Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran or political affiliation.