Registered Nurse, Operating Room PRN

Job Summary

Utilizes the nursing process to provide quality patient care according to established standards of care which includes planning implementing evaluating and adjusting plan of care and discharge planning based on expected patient outcomes.

Reports to: Director of Perioperative Services RN Supervisor

Hourly range: $34.14 to $54.00 (posted hourly range excludes overtime and bonuses which are not guaranteed)

Essential Job Functions

• Admits transfers and discharges patients.
• Completes ongoing patient assessment and documents according to policy
• Completes nursing assessment as appropriate for the patients condition and within established time frames.
• Develops patient plan of care to include patient problems goals evaluations and interventions.
• Reports symptoms and significant changes in patients condition to appropriate personnel and in timely manner
• Assesses collaborates and coordinates patients discharge planning needs and readiness for discharge with other members of the care team.
• Demonstrates appropriate application of age specific standards policies and procedures and guidelines in caring for child adolescent adult and geriatric patients.
• Collaborates and works cooperatively with physicians and other members of the multidisciplinary healthcare team in formal and informal teaching of patients and/or family about his or her disease process and wellness promotion plan and discharge planning.
• Demonstrates an awareness and relevance of research in nursing. Evaluates practices to identify areas for improvement or opportunities for research.
• Other duties as assigned.

Animas Surgical Hospital offers a competitive benefits package including but not limited to: health dental vision & life insurance. 401k with employer matching

Animas Surgical Hospital is a drug free workplace and performs a pre-employment drug screen which includes marijuana.

Minimum Requirements

Education: Graduation from accredited school of nursing; Bachelor of Science in Nursing is preferred. Circulator experience required scrub experience preferred

Certification Licensure: Current state license as a registered nurse; current CPR certification required

Physical Requirements

Position requires lifting carrying pushing and/or pulling up to fifty (50) pounds while administering patient care; stooping kneeling and/or crouching; standing and walking five (5) or more hours per day; reaching grasping and handling and/or feeling five (5) or more hours per day. Visual acuity to correctly distinguish skin tone variations evidence of IV infiltration infection and to read telemetry blood pressure gauges etc; audio acuity to correctly distinguish various body sounds i.e. respirators heart sounds bowel sounds and to discern sounds made by various types of machinery or equipment which would indicate dangerous or improper operation.

Working Conditions/Environmental Exposures

Environmental hazards such as chemicals solvents needles needle containers sharps blood body fluids various infectious/communicable diseases infectious medical waste radiation and/or radioactive materials and/or radioactive waste proximity to moving mechanical parts. Protective clothing/equipment may be necessary.

ASH IMMUNIZATIONS AND VACCINATIONS REQUIREMENTS Aligns with CDCs Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) for Healthcare Personnel

Hepatitis B- Lab evidence of immunity (titer) to Hepatitis B or three doses Hep B vaccine at appropriate intervals

Influenza- documentation of current seasonal flu vaccine (mandatory from November 1st through March 31st each year)

Measles Mumps and Rubella - Lab evidence of immunity (titer) to Measles Mumps and Rubella or 2 doses of MMR Vaccination

Varicella (chickenpox) - Lab evidence of immunity (titer) to Varicella or 2 doses of Varicella Vaccine

Tetanus diphtheria pertussis (Tdap) - documented proof of immunization

Tuberculosis Screening -Documentation of a two-step TB skin test within the past year OR lab verification of a negative TB Gold or T-Spot tuberculin test within the past 6 months

* VACCINE RECORDS OR EVIDENCE OF IMMUNITY ARE REQUIRED PRIOR TO 1ST DAY OF SCHEDULED WORK

Required Experience:

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