Operating Room Nurses

Full Job Description - FT/PT/PRN/TEMP

Actively hiring for Registered Nurses (RN) Operating Room. (4) OR Rooms

• Promote the mission, vision, and values of SCA. 
• Assess patient status throughout the perioperative episode of care. 
• Develop an individualized perioperative patient plan of care by implementing: 
• Protecting the patient from injury caused by extraneous objects and chemical, electrical, laser, mechanical, and thermal sources. 
• Demonstrating safe operation of equipment and machinery and following procedures for reporting and correcting an unsafe situation. 
• Performing accounting procedures to protect the patient from unintended retained surgical items. 
• Speaking up with safety concerns acting as the patient's advocate.   
• Handling specimens according to facility policy and procedures. 

• Adhering to standard precautions including the use of personal protective equipment. 
• Communicating the patient’s current status to relevant parties throughout the continuum of care. 
• Administering medications safely and correctly using the 8 rights of medication administration. 
• Performing interventions to maintain the patient’s wound and tissue perfusion at or above baseline levels. 
• Performing interventions to ensure the patient is at or returned to normothermia at the conclusion of the immediate postoperative period. 

• Providing nursing and appropriate monitoring in accordance with policies and procedures. 
• Performing interventions to protect the patient from surgical site infection. 
• Assessing the knowledge level of the patient or designated support person. 
• Providing education regarding the expected psychosocial response, nutritional management, medication management, pain management, wound management, and expected responses to the operative or invasive procedure. 
• Involving the patient or designated support person actively in decisions affecting his or her perioperative plan of care and the rehabilitation process. 

• Protecting the patient’s rights, dignity, and privacy. 
• Providing age-specific, culturally competent, ethical care within legal standards of practice. 
• Maintaining a fire-safe environment. 
• Practicing and monitoring aseptic technique. 
• Complying with Universal Protocol and facility site validation and time-out policy. 

• Evaluate the patient’s progress toward attaining outcomes. 
• Transfer care as applicable.  
• Maintain radiation safety at all times in accordance with facility policies and procedures. 
• Provide hand-off reports to other teammates that are accurate, concise, and pertinent to the patient’s condition and response to care.  
• Delegate tasks according to the state Nurse Practice Act (if applicable), state board of nursing or professional registration requirements, state laws, and job descriptions.  

• Document episode of care accurately, timely, completely, and legibly. 
• Demonstrate effective communication and collaboration skills with members of the perioperative team and other stakeholders. 
• Serve as a member of a multidisciplinary team in planning perioperative patient care. 
• Participate in quality review and performance improvement projects. 
• Participate in the performance appraisal process. 

• Use problem-solving and conflict resolution skills to foster effective work relationships. 
• Maintain required competencies. 
• Pursue professional growth. 
• Act as a patient advocate and maintain the privacy and confidentiality of individuals and health information. 
• Comply with all SCA and facility policies and procedures when providing patient care. 

• Actively participate in team meetings, training, and daily safety huddles. 
• Demonstrate fiscal responsibility. 
• Perform all other duties as assigned.