OPERATING ROOM REGISTERED NURSE RN (PRN)
Fishers, Indiana
Employer: Central Indiana Orthopedics
Industry: Registered Nurse
Salary: Competitive
Job type: Full-Time
The Operating Room Registered Nurse provides professional nursing care for surgery patients following established standards and practices. This individual is responsible for delivering safe, effective, and efficient care in a surgical environment.
Type: PRNLocation: Fishers, IN ASCSchedule: As Needed
Responsibilities:
Education, Experience, and Certification/License Requirements: Graduate of an accredited school of nursing and must hold a current Registered Nurse license to practice in the State of Indiana. Minimum of two years' experience as a Registered Nurse required. Experience as a surgical, perioperative, or critical care nurse preferred. Must maintain BLS and ACLS certifications.
Working Conditions/Physical Requirements:
Working environment is in a surgical environment. Exposure to communicable diseases, toxic substances, ionizing radiation, medicinal preparations, bodily fluids, and other conditions common to a surgical environment. Work requires standing and walking or other means of mobility for extended periods of time. Position requires full range of body motion including reaching, handling and lifting/assisting patients, handling of instruments and equipment, manual and finger dexterity and eye-hand coordination. Occasionally lifts and carries items weighing up to 100 pounds. Requires normal visual acuity and hearing must be in normal range for telephone contacts and to interact directly with patients. Requires working under stressful conditions or working irregular hours. Regularly interacts with the staff, physicians, and the public.
Type: PRNLocation: Fishers, IN ASCSchedule: As Needed
Responsibilities:
- Perform pre- and post-op assessment for patients; perform and assess temperature, pulse, blood pressure, and respiration for assigned patients; and administer prescribed medications and delivery of care in accordance with nursing standards and under direction of physician and anesthesiologist.
- Carry out and monitor nursing process for assigned patients, which include assessing, developing, implementing, and evaluating a plan of nursing care for the patient.
- Anticipate patient needs for specific case utilizing physician preference card, knowledge and experience.
- Dispense medications as ordered and observe, record, and report patient's condition and reaction to drugs and treatments to physicians, maintaining accurate and timely updates in the patient's chart.
- Circulate and/or scrub as needed, maintain a sterile field at all times, assist with pain management procedures, and assist with anesthesia.
- Ensure all instruments, supplies, and equipment necessary during the surgical procedure are prepared in advance of surgery and have an understanding of the procedure being performed, anticipating the surgeon's needs in order to collaborate for optimum patient outcomes.
- Assist with timely room turnover and prepare the operating room for the next procedure.
- Assist in PACU as needed.
- Communicate with employees, Director of Surgery, and physicians in a timely manner and maintain effective public relations with physicians, patients, patient families, and employees.
- Maintain up-to-date knowledge of changes in the nursing field by attending classes and seminars as well as reading professional publications on an ongoing basis.
- Places a high priority on and maintains strict confidentiality in all situations.
- Participates in professional development activities and maintains applicable professional affiliations and certifications as required.
- Attends and participates in required organizational meetings and committees as requested.
- Perform additional related duties as assigned.
Education, Experience, and Certification/License Requirements: Graduate of an accredited school of nursing and must hold a current Registered Nurse license to practice in the State of Indiana. Minimum of two years' experience as a Registered Nurse required. Experience as a surgical, perioperative, or critical care nurse preferred. Must maintain BLS and ACLS certifications.
Working Conditions/Physical Requirements:
Working environment is in a surgical environment. Exposure to communicable diseases, toxic substances, ionizing radiation, medicinal preparations, bodily fluids, and other conditions common to a surgical environment. Work requires standing and walking or other means of mobility for extended periods of time. Position requires full range of body motion including reaching, handling and lifting/assisting patients, handling of instruments and equipment, manual and finger dexterity and eye-hand coordination. Occasionally lifts and carries items weighing up to 100 pounds. Requires normal visual acuity and hearing must be in normal range for telephone contacts and to interact directly with patients. Requires working under stressful conditions or working irregular hours. Regularly interacts with the staff, physicians, and the public.
Created: 2024-06-19
Reference: OPERR001473
Country: United States
State: Indiana
City: Fishers
ZIP: 46038
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