Registered Nurse - Operating Room (Monday-Friday, Day-Time Hours)

This position provides general nursing care and leadership in a fast-paced operating room environment. You will work collaboratively with physicians and multidisciplinary caregivers to promote and restore patient health by providing comprehensive professional nursing care for patients of all ages, genders, cultures, and backgrounds. Using the nursing process, you will determine objectives of nursing care within the framework of the physician's surgical plan, patient needs, standards of nursing practice, legal regulations, and ambulatory surgery center policies.

Clinical Setting

This is a Monday-Friday, day-time position with no holidays, nights, or on-call duties at an ambulatory surgery center. You will work in the operating room providing perioperative nursing care.

Responsibilities

• Actively promote and maintain an organizational culture that enhances the surgery center as the best place to work and receive care
• Participate in staff meetings, department meetings, in-services, and educational requirements
• Maintain cooperative relationships among all caregivers by communicating information, responding to requests, building rapport, and participating in team problem-solving
• Provide care to patients utilizing the nursing process to facilitate a positive perioperative experience
• Establish a compassionate environment by providing emotional, psychological, and spiritual support to patients, families, and friends
• Implement plans to keep patient families and friends informed of progress if delays occur in any area of care
• Perform perioperative assessments of surgical patients based on surgical procedure, type of anesthesia, protocols, policies, procedures, and patient needs
• Demonstrate effective communication and interpersonal skills while assessing patient understanding of the procedure and providing information and emotional support
• Implement proper clinical protocols that ensure patient safety, comfort, and quality of care
• Demonstrate knowledge of the surgery center's current policies and procedures
• Implement nursing interventions to assure compliance with established standards, policies, procedures, and best practice
• Anticipate potential patient problems and take measures to prevent occurrences
• Demonstrate willingness to cross-train and float when opportunities arise
• Contribute to meeting fluctuating staffing needs of the department through flexibility in assignments and work schedule
• Assume responsibility for availability of supplies and proper functioning of equipment necessary to provide patient care
• Contribute to supply stocking and housekeeping to facilitate patient care and maintain a safe and clean working environment
• Assist with stripping, cleaning, and setting up the OR suite for own and other cases with efficiency and speed
• Validate achievement of desired outcomes as evidenced by patient record documentation
• Ensure information relating to patient care is documented according to established procedures
• Communicate verbally and in writing to effectively develop and disseminate the patient's plan of care to all necessary caregivers
• Facilitate continuity of patient care through verbal reports on patient status to the appropriate caregiver receiving the patient
• Protect patients and co-workers by adhering to infection control policies and protocols, medication administration and storage procedures, and controlled substance regulations
• Delegate patient care activities to support personnel according to their level of knowledge and expertise
• Demonstrate initiative and collaborate professionally with caregivers in and out of the OR suite
• Promote teamwork by assisting with the precepting of new caregivers
• Identify areas of conflict, intervene effectively, or seek assistance in conflict resolution

Required Qualifications

• Completion of a minimum of two years of education at an accredited School of Nursing in order to be eligible for licensure as a Registered Nurse
• Minimum of one year in Ambulatory Surgery, Outpatient Surgery, or OR nursing
• Currently holds American Heart Association (AHA) Basic Life Support for Healthcare Provider (BLS) or AHA approved equivalent
• Currently holds a nursing license in the state of Massachusetts, free of sanctions and disciplinary actions
• Ability to lift 10 lbs. box overhead
• Ability to lift and carry 15 lbs.
• Ability to push/pull 20 lbs. cart
• Ability to lift and carry 25-35 lbs.
• Ability to push/pull 50-100 lbs. (e.g., empty bed, stretcher)
• Ability to lift and carry 40-50 lbs.
• Ability to push/pull 150-200 lbs. (e.g., patients on bed, stretcher)
• Ability to laterally transfer 150-200 lbs. (e.g., patient)
• Ability to lift over 50 lbs.
• Ability to carry 80 lbs. a distance of 30 feet
• Ability to push/pull greater than 200 lbs. (e.g., patients on bed, stretcher)
• Critical thinking skills
• Attention to detail
• Organizational skills
• Ability to remain calm under pressure
• Strong communication skills

Licenses and Certifications

• American Heart Association (AHA) Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) required within one year of hire
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) Certification preferred or must be obtained within six months of request

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BS Nursing)

Schedule

• Monday-Friday, day-time hours
• No holidays, nights, or on-call duties

Compensation and Benefits

• Pay range: $48-$66 per hour plus benefits
• Individual pay is based on skills, experience, and other relevant factors
• $10,000 sign-on bonus eligible
• Free parking onsite