RN - OR
Profession: Nursing
Specialty: Surgical Services
Duration: 18 months
Shift: First Shift
Hours per Shift: 10 hours
Experience: No experience required
License: Active, unrestricted Registered Nurse (RN) license in the applicable state
Certifications: BLS
Must-Have:
- Accepts responsibility for words, actions, attitude, and results while meeting deadlines and performance expectations.
- Practices effective, clear, and respectful communications (both verbal and written) and demonstrates attentiveness through active listening and engaged body language.
- Collaborates, respects, and cooperates with all co-workers, valuing differences and addressing concerns directly, while actively contributing to team vision and results.
- Warmly, personally, and professionally greets all internal and external customers, promoting a high level of satisfaction by providing information about what to expect.
- Shows understanding and knowledge of computer systems and applications and/or ability to be trained.
- Ability to communicate and collaborate with other care team members.
- Ability to assess age-specific patient safety issues and implement appropriate safety devices for all patients.
Description:The RN implements professional nursing practice centered on the patient as a whole person.Nursing practices focus on creating a caring environment centered on healing and wellness.Nursing practices are based on evidence, current research, hospital policies, regulatory standards, and professional guidelines.Clinical decision-making incorporates all phases of the nursing process, critical thinking, and creativity.Nursing excellence is promoted through collaboration among nursing staff and across other disciplines.
Responsibilities include:
- Performing and documenting comprehensive patient assessments according to scope of practice and hospital policies.
- Considering the patient’s culture, age, and developmental level in assessments.
- Identifying patient risk factors and presenting complaints.
- Collecting objective and subjective data.
- Verifying initial admission assessments.
- Developing problem lists and prioritizing patient needs based on inter-professional input.
- Designing actions and interventions relevant to the patient’s context.
- Determining desired outcomes in coordination with patients and families.
- Implementing patient care therapies and procedures within established policies and guidelines.
- Explaining procedures and treatments to patients and families.
- Initiating actions to alleviate patient stress and discomfort.
- Recognizing and communicating changes in patient conditions.
- Documenting ongoing assessments and responses to treatments.
- Delegating tasks appropriately and overseeing team members.
- Monitoring accuracy and completeness of delegated patient care.
- Identifying and addressing educational needs of patients.
- Facilitating timely patient discharge processes.
- Providing input into patient/nurse assignments based on staffing and patient acuity.
- Actively participating in unit-based activities and promoting organizational values.
- Creating a positive and healing environment through supportive interactions.
- Contributing to quality improvement activities and core measures.
- Using a holistic perspective regarding patient care.