This full-time position offers the opportunity to deliver professional and technical nursing care to pediatric (over 2 years), adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients undergoing surgical procedures. You will work in a collaborative operating room environment, partnering with the medical staff and multidisciplinary team to provide age and developmentally appropriate surgical nursing care.
Responsibilities
- Deliver surgical nursing care using the nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation
- Provide direct patient care to diverse age groups in the operating room setting
- Prepare equipment and assist physicians during surgical procedures
- Perform nursing techniques for patient comfort and well-being
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary team members to ensure quality care
- Ensure nursing care complies with hospital objectives and policies
- Take emergency call as assigned by the department head
- Work assigned shifts and may be asked to work beyond regular hours as assigned by the department head or nursing supervisor
Schedule
- Full-time, flex shift position
Required Qualifications
- Graduate from an approved nursing educational program as defined by the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN)
- Current Florida RN license
- Current Basic Life Support (BLS) card
- Excellent physical assessment and critical thinking skills
- Ability to perform effectively in a fast-paced and stressful environment
- Effective oral and written communication skills in the English language
- Visual and hearing senses must be adequate to assess and detect changes in human physiological conditions
Preferred Qualifications
- One year of perioperative experience
- Demonstrated leadership and time management skills
- Positive affect