About this role
- Promotes and restores patient’s health by completing the nursing process; collaborating with physicians and multidisciplinary team members; providing physical and psychological support to patients, friends, and families; and supervising assigned team members.
- Establishes a compassionate environment by providing emotional, psychological, and spiritual support to patients, friends, and families.
- Assures quality of care by adhering to therapeutic standards; measuring health outcomes against patient care goals and standards; making or recommending necessary adjustments; and following hospital and nursing division’s philosophies and standards of care set by state board of nursing, state nurse practice act, and other governing agency regulations.
- Maintains safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations; and calling for assistance from health care support personnel.
- Protects patients and employees by adhering to infection-control policies and protocols; medication administration and storage procedures; and controlled substance regulations.
- Maintains continuity among nursing teams by documenting as per policy and communicating actions, irregularities, and continuing needs utilizing SBAR while maintaining patient confidentiality.
- Ensures proper function and operation of equipment following manufacturer’s instructions; troubleshoot equipment malfunctions; call appropriate personnel for repairs; and evaluate new equipment as necessary.
- Ensure case readiness by confirming that supplies, equipment, instruments, and implants are available as per surgical procedure and doctor preferences. Ensure fiscal responsibility of the organization by accurately documenting/charging for supplies.
- Maintains professional and technical knowledge through continuing education and organization and unit mandates. Achieves and maintained professional certification as required.
- Contributes to team efforts and high quality, safe patient outcomes through collaboration with peers, supervisors, surgeons, and anesthesiologists. Promoting all PRIDE values.
Education:
Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing required
Bachelors’ Degree of Nursing preferred
All ASN must complete their BSN studies within five years of their start date
License & Certifications:
Current NJ (New Jersey) Registered Nurse License required
Basic Life Support required
CNOR certification preferred
Experience:
Minimum of 1 year Operating Room RN experience