Registered Nurse Operating Room (Full-Time)

Surgery Partners, Inc; Saint Peters (MO); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

PTO

401(k) with match

Life Insurance

HSA

Job summary

Surgery Partners, Inc is seeking an Operating Room Registered Nurse for four 10-hour shifts to support ENT, Orthopedics (including total joints), plastic surgery, pain and podiatry procedures. The role emphasizes nursing process across preop, intraop, and postop care with a focus on patient safety and effective communication.

Required are an accredited nursing program graduate, an active RN license, and BLS/ACLS certifications, plus OR experience.

Qualifications

• Graduate from an accredited school of nursing.
• Minimum of one year OR nursing experience.
• Current Registered Nurse license.
• BLS and ACLS certifications (American Heart Association).

Responsibilities

• Provide nursing care through the preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative phases.
• Verbally report pertinent information to the care team for continuity of care.
• Document patient records legibly and sign records with professional title.
• Assess pain and patient understanding, and set mutual care goals.
• Demonstrate aseptic technique and participate in proper case counting.

Skills

OR experience

Nursing assessment

Patient safety

Aseptic technique

Emergency response

Education

Graduate from accredited school of nursing

Registered Nurse license

BLS/ACLS certifications

Job description

Operating Room Registered Nurse- ( Four 10 hour shifts)

Ability to circulate ENT, Orthopedics including total joints, plastic surgery, pain and podiatry procedures.

Essential Functions

The delivery of patient care through the framework of the nursing process (assessment, diagnosis and patient outcome) in the preoperative, interoperative and postoperative phase of the surgical patient.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED

Supervisor of Clinical Services

Education/ Experience

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing
• One year experience
• Current Registered Nurse License
• Current American Heart Assn. BLS and ACLS certifications

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

• Operating room experience
• Demonstrates current, comprehensive professional knowledge and skills in conformance with recognized nursing standards and department policies including the Patient Bill of Rights and JCAHO regulations, Standards for Nursing Care and the Nurse Practice Act.
• Assesses physiological and psychosocial health status of patient.
• Assesses pain per policy.
• Completes patient history.
• Verbally reports pertinent information to appropriate staff to provide continuity of care.
• Legibly documents information in patient record and signs record using appropriate professional title.
• Assesses level of understanding and expectations of care.
• Identifies desired patient outcomes.
• Establishes nursing diagnosis
• Establishes patient/family goals that are mutually acceptable
• Formulates Plan of Care for the patient
• Implements nursing care plans tailored to patient/family needs
• Demonstrates ability to assess and problem solve
• Responds to emergencies
• Practices within legal and ethical guidelines (Nurse Practice Act, legal statutes, ANA code for Nurses, PRMC Policy and Procedures.
• Performs nursing actions that demonstrate accountability (demonstrates flexibility, exercises safe judgment).
• Continually adjusts care plan based on patient/family data
• Demonstrates proper preoperative process – communication/report
• Demonstrates proper procedure and documentation for surgical case counting
• Demonstrates proper aseptic technique
• Demonstrates efficient turnover time
• Demonstrates proper technique for obtaining blood products
• Demonstrates proper patient identification verification per policy
• Demonstrates proper surgical site identification and marking per policy
• Anticipates surgeon’s needs during surgical procedure
• Participates in a Profession Nursing Organization

Benefits

• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance
• Health Savings Account with an employer contribution
• Life Insurance
• PTO
• 401(k) retirement plan with a company match
• And more!

Equal Employment Opportunity & Work Force Diversity

Our organization is an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment based on race, color, creed, sex, religion, marital status, age, national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, parental status, sexual orientation, veteran status, genetic testing results or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state or local laws. This practice relates to all personnel matters such as compensation, benefits, training, promotions, transfers, layoffs, etc. Furthermore, our organization is committed to going beyond the legal requirements of equal employment opportunity to take positive actions which ensure diversity in the workplace and result in a multi-cultural organization.

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