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CVOR RNJOB SUMMARYThe Operating Room (OR) Registered Nurse (RN) is a licensed professional who uses the BSWH nursing professional practice model to coordinate patient care delivery by the health care team. Using the nursing process the RN assesses the patient identifies nursing diagnoses based on responses to health problems develops and implements an individualized plan of care and evaluates the patients response. The RN promotes safe passage for their patients by using knowledge of patient needs and the healthcare environment to assist patients to transition through the healthcare encounter without any preventable complications or delays. The RN delegates interventions to health care personnel based on the Texas Nursing Practice Act each patients condition and the competencies of the FUNCTIONS OF THE ROLEClinical Judgment: Using clinical reasoning conducts accurate clinical assessments according to practice standards. Identifies and prioritizes patient and family needs. Develops implements and evaluates the nursing plan of care. Modifies plan to meet clinical Inquiry: Systematically evaluates the quality and effectiveness of nursing practice including but not limited to nursing delicate indicators. Helps evidencebased practice changes through research utilization and experiential learning. Participates in quality/performance improvement Practices: Creates an attentive helpful safe and therapeutic environment for patients families and staff. Develops therapeutic relationships with patient and family and maintains appropriate boundaries. Manages both fervid and physical pain with the aim of promoting relief and healing and preventing unnecessary to Diversity: Recognizes appreciates and incorporates a patients and familys unique differences such as culture spiritual beliefs gender race ethnicity lifestyle socioeconomic status age and values into an individualized plan of and Moral Agency: Preserves and protects the confidentiality autonomy dignity and rights of patient and family and represents their concerns. Creates an individualized plan that accurately reflects patient and family values and goals. Identifies and helps resolve ethical and clinical of Learning: Facilitates learning for patients and families nursing staff other members of the health care team and community; integrating appropriate education throughout the continuum of care to help them participate and/or make informed conclusions about their health care and treatments including health promotion and disease prevention. Assesses and documents learning needs and : Works collaboratively and interdependently with colleagues and community to develop and implement an integrated plan of care. Open and delicate to all team members unique contributions. Delegates tasks and care to appropriate staff and ensures timely Thinking: Uses strategies and available resources for problemsolving for patients family and staff. Recognizes that resources are limited and considers factors related to safety effectiveness and efficiency in planning and delivering patient : Improves nursing practice and the work environment through participating in mutual governance and stepmaking processes and meaningfully recognizing the contributions of others. Participates in the staffing process from education and planning to evaluation. Identifies personal goals and fulfills to ongoing professional growth through continuing education networking with professional colleagues membership and involvement in professional nursing organizations selfstudy professional reading certification and seeking advanced degrees. Contributes to the professional development of peers colleagues and others. Demonstrates commitment to community SUCCESS FACTORSKnowledge and expertise of nursing and patient care standards and of laws rules and regulations; standards and guidelines of certifying and accrediting bodies; hospital and department/unit standards protocols policies and procedures governing the provision of nursing care applicable to the area of of medical terminology; methods and practices of health promotion risk reduction illness and disease prevention and management; medications and drugs common dosages their physical and physiological effects and possible adverse of medical and professional nursing ethics and patient privacy be able to communicate thoughts clearly both verbally and in skills to interact with a widerange of have critical thinking and problemsolving to observe changes in the medical condition of patients and effectively communicate these changes to other nursing staff members and physicians/ to provide agespecific quality patientcentered care to all patients through the nursing process and standards of nursing practice with care and respect for the diversity of human experience and to develop evaluate implement and as necessary modify a patient care plan to meet the needs of separate computer skills including but not limited to: Microsoft Office information security scheduling and payroll systems electronic medical documentation and competitive benefits package includes the followingImmediate eligibility for health and welfare benefits401(k) savings plan with dollarfordollar match up to 5%Tuition ReimbursementPTO accrual beginning Day 1QUALIFICATIONSEDUCATION Grad of an Accredited Program or 2 years of work experience above the minimum qualificationMAJOR NursingEXPERIENCE 2 Years of ExperienceCERTIFICATION/LICENSE/REGISTRATION Registered Nurse (RN)Basic Life Support (BLS): BLS or BLS within 30 days of hire or transfer.