RN PRN (Surgical Services)

Sullivan County Community Hospital; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Part time

Job summary

Sullivan County Community Hospital is seeking an RN PRN for Surgical Services in Indiana. You will assess patients in the operating room, coordinate perioperative care, and scrub or circulate for procedures.

Strong nursing process knowledge and English literacy are required. Qualifications include graduation from an accredited nursing program, a perioperative course or on‑the‑job training, and Indiana RN licensure with CPR/ACLS.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
• Graduate of a formal perioperative nursing course or documented on-the-job training.

Responsibilities

• Assess patient status in the intraoperative period and plan perioperative care.
• Coordinate patient care with surgical team using surgeon's preference cards.
• Scrub and/or circulate for simple to complex procedures.
• Document and communicate nursing care and changes in patient condition.
• Perform on-call duties as required.
• Maintain infection control and sterile technique.

Skills

Circulating duties

Scrubbing duties

Nursing process

Clinical knowledge

English literacy

Education

Accredited nursing program

Perioperative nursing course/on‑the‑job training

Job description

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RN PRN (Surgical Services)

PRN Professional Sullivan, IN, US

17 days ago Requisition ID: 1561

QUALIFICATIONS

Education

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing
• Graduate of a formal perioperative nursing course or documented on-the-job training

Experience/Skills

• Preferably possesses at least one year experience in a clinical setting
• Possesses circulating and/or scrubbing duty experience
• Performs nursing intervention using the nursing process and incorporating current clinical knowledge with established nursing practice
• Continuously acquires surgery skills through clinical experience, on-the-job training, inservice, and continuing education
• Proficiently reads, writes, and understands English
• Accurately reads fine print, supply labels, patient identification bracelets, the surgical schedule, and policies and procedures
• Accurately hears and follows verbal instructions
• Pushes and pulls heavy objects such as gurneys, patient beds and OR beds
• Lifts patients, heavy boxes weighing up to 40 pounds, and instrument sets weighing up to 20 pounds

Required Licenses/Certifications

• Registered Nurse licensed to practice in the state of Indiana
• CPR
• ACLS

Working Conditions

• Works in an air-conditioned environment with a temperature of 65ºF-72ºF and humidity of 45%-55%
• Works in temperatures up to 85ºF-90ºF when assigned to assist with pediatric cases
• Wears hospital-provided scrub attire while on duty
• Works in an environment with the potential for cuts, bruises, muscle strains, and exposure to contagious diseases via blood and body fluids
• Works in an environment with the potential for exposure to anesthetic waste gases, harsh disinfectants, sterilizing agents, high steam pressure, and radiologic factors

ROUTINE RESPONSIBILITIES

• Consistently complies with established Behavioral Expectations

RN Duties – Assessment/Planning

• Assesses the physiological health status of the patient on admission to the operating room and performs an ongoing assessment of the patient’s physiological health status during the intraoperative period
• Assesses psychological, sociocultural, and spiritual status on admission to the operating room
• Identifies nursing diagnoses appropriate to the intraoperative and postoperative period
• Plans care based on the patient’s problems/needs in the assessment
• Plans and coordinates patient care perioperatively to allow for patient comfort by efficient use of down time; using surgeon’s preference cards; and by coordinating activities of other disciplines to implement individual plan of care
• Initiates discharge planning for local and endoscopy patients which includes patient and family instruction/teaching, resource referral

RN Duties – Implementation/Evaluation

• Implements perioperative nursing care according to an established plan of care and operating room policies and procedures
• Supervises perioperative nursing associates and assistants assigned to perform the actions necessary to accomplish the identified goals
• Scrubs and/or circulates simple as well as complex surgical and endoscopy procedures
• Evaluates the effectiveness of the care provided
• Communicates and perioperative nursing care
• Designs, implements, and evaluates systems to improve the quality of perioperative nursing patient care
• Assumes on-call for department

RN Duties – Post Anesthesia Recovery

• Demonstrates effective airway management; frequently monitors respiratory adequacy and intervenes appropriately
• Monitors cardiac system of post-op patient
• Identifies arrhythmias and evidence of shock, intervening appropriately when necessary
• Utilizes PAR scoring system to determine patient status toward post-anesthesia recovery
• Demonstrates a knowledge of proper documentation and charging procedures (e.g. vital signs, I&O, patient care record)