Registered Nurse OR ($5000 Sign-On Bonus)

Surgery Partners, Inc; Westmont (IL); On-site; USD 50,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Health Savings Account with employer

Life Insurance

Paid Time Off

Job summary

Surgery Partners, Inc. is seeking a Registered Nurse - OR to provide comprehensive perioperative nursing care in a high-volume surgical setting.

The role requires clinical excellence in preop, intraop, and postop phases, with emphasis on patient safety, documentation, and teamwork. Ideal candidates hold an accredited nursing degree, an active RN license, and current BLS/ACLS/PALS certifications, plus at least one year of OR experience.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
• Current RN license.
• Current American Heart Assn. BLS, ACLS and PALS certifications.
• Minimum one year in the OR. Ability to scrub and circulate is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Deliver nursing care through the nursing process in preoperative, intraoperative and postoperative phases.
• Assess, diagnose and plan for patient outcomes.
• Document patient histories and communicate with staff for continuity of care.
• Maintain aseptic technique and safety standards during procedures.
• Assist with surgical procedures as scrub and/or circulator and manage emergencies as needed.

Skills

Nursing assessment

Patient care

Documentation

Emergency response

Communication

Education

RN license

BLS/ACLS/PALS

OR experience

Job description

JOB TITLE

Registered Nurse- OR

Salary Range: $36.00 - $52.00 per hour, based on skill and experience level.

SCHEDULE

Monday through Friday. Hours may vary depending on cases, but typical shifts are 0630-1500

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.

Education/ Experience

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing
• Current Registered Nurse License
• Current American Heart Assn. BLS, ACLS and PALS certifications
• Minimum one year in the OR. Ability to scrub and circulate is preferred

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

• 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.

This description is intended to provide only basic guidelines for meeting job requirements. Responsibilities, knowledge, skills, abilities and working conditions may change as needs evolve.

Benefits

• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance
• Health Savings Account with an employer contribution
• Life Insurance
• PTO