RN (5-8s) | Operating Room Surgical Center Oaks | Full Time | Days

This is a full-time day shift position for a Registered Nurse in the Operating Room at Surgical Center Oaks. You will provide direct patient care in the surgical setting, assessing patients' health status, implementing nursing interventions, and evaluating patient outcomes. You will supervise and direct care provided by Licensed Practical Nurses and Unlicensed Assistive Personnel, assign and delegate tasks to qualified team members, and coordinate care with other professional disciplines as needed.

Responsibilities

• Identify patients' alterations in health and assess human responses to actual and potential health problems
• Implement nursing interventions based on theoretical concepts from nursing and other arts and sciences
• Evaluate the effectiveness of nursing interventions to achieve optimal patient outcomes
• Involve patients, families, and significant others in assessment, planning, intervention, and evaluation efforts
• Supervise and direct care provided by Licensed Practical Nurses and Unlicensed Assistive Personnel
• Assign and delegate care to other qualified members of the health care team
• Coordinate care between other professional disciplines as needed
• Participate in unit-based activities that contribute to a positive work and professional environment

Required Qualifications

• Current RN license in the State of Florida
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred at time of hire; if hired without a BSN after April 30, 2014, you must obtain a BSN within three years of hire
• Professional nursing board certification preferred at time of hire; if hired without certification after June 30, 2011, you must obtain professional nursing board certification after two years of hire or at the certification eligibility date for certifications requiring more than two years of experience

Schedule

• Full-time, day shift position