Surgery Registered Nurse

Overland Park Regional Medical Center; Overland Park (KS); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Competitive benefits package

401(k) with employer match

Tuition assistance

Career development opportunities

Job summary

Overland Park Regional Medical Center in Overland Park, KS is seeking an experienced Registered Nurse for OR duties. You will evaluate patients pre-op, educate families, and support surgical teams to ensure patient safety and efficient workflow.

This role offers a $10,000 sign-on bonus for eligible experienced RNs, with self/preferential scheduling, and a culture of collaboration. Must hold RN diploma and BLS; one year nursing experience required; OR experience not required.

Qualifications

• RN licensure in good standing.
• BLS certification required.
• Minimum one year of nursing experience; OR experience not required in surgery setting.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate patients preoperatively.
• Educate patients and families about procedures.
• Assist with preoperative medications and site verification.
• Participate in surgical site verification, briefings, time-outs per hospital policy.
• Recognize and respond to patient emergencies.
• Deliver high-quality, patient-centered care within evidence-based practices.
• Be an integral member of an interdisciplinary team.
• Apply nursing process, critical thinking, and leadership to deliver safe care.
• Assess patient condition, monitor changes, and document care.
• Educate patients and families about medical conditions, treatment and follow-up.

Skills

RN

BLS

Education

Registered Nurse Diploma

Job description

Now offering $10,000 Sign-On Bonus for eligible experienced Registered Nurses

Position Details

• Self/preferential scheduling posted four weeks in advance for you to have predictability in your schedule
• Culture of mutual respect and collaboration among all surgical staff
• Continuous investment in equipment including surgical instruments, devices and patient positioning for you to do your best work with patient safety and workflow efficiency in the Operating Room
• Rounding with unit leaders, including charge nurses, to ensure your voice is heard on suggestions for patient care and surgical workflow improvement
• On-call is required during select non-business hours
• New Hires without direct surgery experience, must participate in OR Cohort

What you will do in this role

• Evaluate patients prior to surgery
• Provide patient and family education surrounding the procedure and peri-operative process
• Assume responsibility for patient preparation, including intravenous therapy, preoperative medications, and surgical site verification
• Participate in surgical site verification, including briefing, time out, debriefing, and universal protocols, according to hospital policy
• Recognize and respond to patient emergencies
• Deliver high-quality, patient-centered care while managing evidence-based practices and continuous improvement initiatives
• Be an integral member of a dynamic interdisciplinary team – consisting of the provider(s), surgeons, surgical technologists and more
• Consistently apply the nursing process, critical thinking skills, scientific judgment, technical skills and leadership to independently deliver safe nursing care to patients
• Assess patient condition, monitor throughout your shift, and document changes in patient condition along with the care provided thoroughly
• Educate patients and families/caregivers about the patient’s medical condition, treatment and follow-up measures

What qualifications you will need

• Basic Cardiac Life Support
• (RN) Registered Nurse
• Registered Nurse Diploma
• Minimum one (1) year nursing experience; No experience Required in surgery setting

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

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Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

Overland Park Regional Medical Center is a 340+ bed facility offering acute medical services to our patients. We are Johnson County’s only Pediatric Intensive Care Unit and Level II Trauma Center. We have an Accredited Stroke and Chest Pain Center. Our hospital is a premier area destination for Women\'s & Children\'s healthcare services. We offer the region’s only Maternal Fetal Health Center to care for critically ill mothers and their babies. Our hospital has an antepartum unit, a labor and delivery unit, and a Level III NICU. We have four emergency rooms, including a dedicated Pediatric emergency room and two freestanding ERs located in Olathe and Shawnee. Each year our colleagues treat over 45,000 patients. Caring for patients is more than a job for us, it's our mission and our calling. OPRMC is part of HCA Midwest Health, Kansas City’s leading healthcare provider in the region.

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.