Full Time Operating Room Staff Nurse - M - F 7:00 AM - 3:30 PM
MUST HAVE AT LEAST 2 YEARS OF PREVIOUS OPERATING ROOM EXPERIENCE with multispecialty cases.
No more Weekends, Holidays or Call!
Full Time Medical Benefits including Dental and Vision
Full Time PTO Benefits
401K Vested after 6 months of employment with 3% Safe Harbor!
Experience in multispecialty procedures required.
Job Description – OR Circulating Nurse
Lines of Responsibility: Chain of command for the individual – Director of Nursing, Executive Director
Job Summary: Responsible for the delivery of safe, effective, and quality patient-family centered care in the OR and other areas of perioperative services for all patient populations.
Primary Responsibilities:
Promotes the mission, vision, and values of the organization.
Assesses patients at intervals as stated in policies and procedures.
Develops an individualized perioperative patient plan of care.
Implements the plan of care by:
protecting the patient from injury caused by chemical, electrical, laser, mechanical, and thermal sources and extraneous objects;
performing counting procedures to protect the patient from unintended retained surgical items;
performing interventions necessary to ensure that the patient’s procedure is performed on the correct site, side, and level;
managing the patient’s specimens in the appropriate manner;
communicating the patient’s current status to the appropriate parties throughout the continuum of care;
administering medications safely and correctly;
performing interventions to maintain the patient’s wound and tissue perfusion at or above baseline levels;
performing interventions to maintain the status of the patient’s genitourinary, gastrointestinal, musculoskeletal, endocrine, respiratory, cardiovascular, and neurological systems and fluid, electrolyte, and acid-base balances at or above baseline levels;
performing interventions to ensure the patient is at or returned to normothermia at the conclusion of the immediate postoperative period;
performing interventions to protect the patient from surgical site infection;
assessing the knowledge level of the patient or designated support person;
providing education regarding the expected psychosocial response, nutritional management, medication management, pain management, wound management, and expected responses to the operative or invasive procedure;
actively involving the patient or designated support person in decisions affecting his or her perioperative plan of care and the rehabilitation process;
protecting the patient’s rights, dignity, and privacy;
providing culturally and age-appropriate, ethical care within legal standards of practice;
providing consistent and comparable care regardless of the setting.
Evaluates the patient’s progress toward attaining outcomes.
Transfers care as appropriate.
Delegates tasks as appropriate according to the state Nurse Practice Act and job descriptions.
Documents nursing care accurately, completely, and legibly.
Collaborates effectively with other disciplines as appropriate.
Participates in quality review and performance improvement projects.
Participates in the performance appraisal process.
Uses problem-solving and conflict resolution skills to foster effective work relationships with team members.
Maintains required competencies.
Pursues professional growth and participates in a professional organization.
Acts as a patient advocate and maintains privacy and confidentiality of all appropriate information.
Education/Licensure/Certification — Mandatory:
Degree in nursing from an accredited nursing program
Graduate from an accredited school of nursing
Current registered nurse licensure in state Pennsylvania
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
Qualifications
Preferred:
Minimum one year of Operating Room experience
Certified Nurse, Operating Room (CNOR) certification preferred but not required
Basic computer skills (ex. Microsoft Word)
Working Conditions/Physical Requirements:
Exposure to blood and body fluids, communicable diseases, chemicals, radiation, and repetitive motions
Pushing and pulling heavy objects
Full range of body motion including handling and lifting patients
Manual and finger dexterity
Hand and eye coordination
Standing and walking for extensive periods of time
Lifting and carrying items weighing up to 25 lbs.
Corrected vision and hearing to within normal range
Working under stressful conditions
Qualifications
Preferred:
Minimum one year of Operating Room experience
Certified Nurse, Operating Room (CNOR) certification preferred but not required
Basic computer skills (ex. Microsoft Word)
Working Conditions/Physical Requirements:
Exposure to blood and body fluids, communicable diseases, chemicals, radiation, and repetitive motions
Pushing and pulling heavy objects
Full range of body motion including handling and lifting patients
Manual and finger dexterity
Hand and eye coordination
Standing and walking for extensive periods of time
Lifting and carrying items weighing up to 25 lbs.
Corrected vision and hearing to within normal range
The Ambulatory Surgery Center at St. Mary is a free-standing, multi-specialty surgical center dedicated to providing safe, cost-effective outpatient surgical procedures to our community since 2011.
The Center consists of 4 state-of-the-art operating rooms and is home to more than 50 qualified and experienced surgeons and anesthesiologists, not to mention our highly trained employees who will take excellent care of you from the moment you register through discharge. To date more than 35,000 cases have been performed successfully at our facility. Our well-appointed ASC is located in the St Clare Medical Building on the beautiful campus of St. Mary Medical Center. The Ambulatory Surgery Center at St. Mary is PA Department of Health-licensed and Medicare-certified as well as accredited by The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care, Inc.
