Registered Nurse (RN) WC Operating Room

We are searching for aRegistered Nurse (RN) to work in our OR- someone who works well in a fast-paced hospital setting and provide nursing care to patients by assessing planning educating implementing and evaluating age-appropriate care in a manner that incorporates family-centered principles and cost-effective applicant willprovide specialized care to patients undergoing surgery in an operating room nurse will work before during and after surgical procedures collaborating with surgeons and other healthcare professionals to ensure patient safety and comfort.

Think youve got what it takes

• 1-year specific Operating Room experience

Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in nursing Associates degree or technical diploma in nursing with acceptance or current enrollment in a BSN program and signed agreement or an Associates degree in a related field accepted by the Texas Board of Nursing for the purposes of obtaining and maintaining an RN license required or must be currently enrolled in a nursing bridge program working toward an MSN with a verified BSN-equivalency or a signed agreement.
• 9 months experience in nursing (minimum)
• RN License by Texas Board of Nursing or Nurse License Compact
• CPR Basic Life Support from the American Heart Association
• The ability to demonstrate positive and appropriate interpersonal skills good time and resource management skills flexibility strong oral and written communication skills knowledge of unit-specific equipment and knowledge of the nursing process critical thinking skills PALS and interdisciplinary collaboration

Responsibilities

• Performs and documents assessment of the patient/family including biophysical psychosocial developmental (age-appropriate) culture spiritual and environmental needs in an organized and systematic manner
• Analyzes situations anticipates potential problems and detects changes in patient status
• Re-prioritizes and updates plan of care based on new information and changes to the patients condition; communicates this information to other health care team members and documents in the medical record
• Participates in interdisciplinary rounds and/or patient care conferences and documents in the medical record
• Assists patients/family in implementing their role in the plan of care as appropriate
• Assess patient family learning needs capabilities preferences and readiness to learn prior to teaching
• Demonstrates positive and effective interpersonal skills when dealing with patients/families visitors peers and other health care team members
• Administers and documents medications and treatments in a timely manner
• Demonstrates willingness and ability to acquire new knowledge and utilize new skills needed to improve individual team and organizational performance
• Participate in unit performance improvement initiatives

As part of our commitment to maintaining a safe and healthy workplace all successful candidates will be required to undergo respiratory fit testing in compliance with occupational health and safety standards.