Job DescriptionThis is a RN Travel position. You must live more than 50 miles from the facility to be considered for this position.
Position OverviewType of Position: Travel
Description:
OR Registered Nurse - CirculatorShift Details
- Start date: 11/16
- Full-time: 4x9s / 36 hours per week
- Schedule: Monday-Friday
- Shift times: 6:30a/7:30a - 3:30p/4:30p
- 1 on-call day per week (Monday-Thursday)
- 3 on-call weekends per 4-6 weeks for first contract (Friday-Monday), 4x9
Required Certifications
- BLS (through AHA/RQI)
- ACLS (through AHA/RQI)
- PALS (through AHA/RQI)
- STROKE (NIHSS)
- NYS RN Licensure
Float Requirement
- Float required to units at SSMH/GGH
Service Lines - Circulators Must Be Able to Cover
Orthopedics - Total joints
- Ortho trauma
- Sports medicine (shoulder/knee arthroscopies)
- Upper extremity procedures
- Some endoscopic procedures
- Some open procedures (hands, fingers, nerve repairs, etc.)
General Surgery Urology - Including use of a litho laser
ENT - Pediatric patients
- PE Tubes
- T&As
- Septoplasties
- FESS with and without navigation
GI - Colonoscopies
- EGDs
- Dilatation
Spine - ACDF
- Lumbar fusions
- Discectomies
- Kyphoplasties
- Posterior cervical fusions
Ophthalmology - Cataracts with use of microscope and phaco machine
Podiatry - Similar to sports medicine
- Some open, many endoscopic procedures
Services Not Currently Performed
- OBGYN
- GYN
- Vascular
- Cardiothoracic
- Organ transplant
Ideal Candidate Profile
- Experience in a small community hospital setting
- Call experience is strongly preferred
- Ability to be called in for any of the listed service lines
- Comfortable serving as the only OR RN on site during on-call shifts
- GI experience for an OR RN is a perk, not a requirement
- Ophthalmology experience is not required; cross-training is available as basic procedures are currently performed
- Must have some familiarity with the remaining service lines to be up and running within 3 days of orientation
- Does not need to be an expert in all service lines, but some familiarity with each is a must
Role Overview
- Applies knowledge of nursing theory, technical, and communication skills in delivering high-quality, compassionate care to patients and families
- Assesses patient needs, develops a plan of care in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team, provides direct care, evaluates patient progress, and coordinates care delivery throughout the patient's episode
- Develops specialized skill in the area of patients admitted for medical conditions
- Provides care to adult, adolescent, and geriatric populations
- Accountable for patient and family education to assist in understanding self-care beyond hospitalization, including lifestyle changes to support health and healing
- Expected to promote comfort and provide emotional support in a Healing Environment
Clinical Responsibilities
- Applies nursing knowledge and skill in the delivery of care
- Assesses patient/family needs through active listening, social perceptiveness, and analyzing data or information obtained through direct observation/assessment, technology, or health team communication
- Creates a developmentally and age-appropriate, culturally relevant, individualized plan of care to address the nature and scope of health problems identified
- In collaboration with the patient, family, physician, and healthcare team members, sets goals and monitors the patient's progress
- Adjusts the plan based on patient response or change in condition/reprioritization of needs
- Promotes, advocates for, and protects the health, safety, and rights of the patient
- Encourages and builds mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members to accomplish the best possible patient outcome
- Teaches others as appropriate and delegates tasks and interventions consistent with the individual's education, training, and scope of practice
- Understands the personal responsibility to safeguard public safety through compliance with infection prevention strategies
- Demonstrates skill in application of interventions including medication administration
- Occupational exposure to bloodborne pathogens is reasonably anticipated; required tasks involve potential contact with blood, body fluids, and tissues
Patient & Family Education
- Motivates the patient/family by teaching them what is needed to continue care and healing at home
- Assesses the patient/family learning styles and structures sessions to maximize understanding
- Seeks "teachable" moments during the care delivery process to emphasize pertinent information
- Asks questions to evaluate retention of key points in the self-care process
- Provides tools and information to assist the patient's family after discharge
- Documents the education provided and the patient/family response to the education
Professional Practice & Development
- Systematically evaluates quality and effectiveness of nursing practice
- Uses the results of quality improvement activities to initiate changes in individual nursing practice and care delivery
- Engages in self-evaluation of practice, identifying strengths and areas in which professional development would be beneficial
- Takes accountability to increase knowledge and enhance skill
- Uses logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems
Healing Environment & Patient Connection
- Nursing practice reflects the importance of making a meaningful connection with patient/family
- Seeks to develop a helping, trusting, and caring relationship by being present in the moment of interaction, listening, communicating, engaging, and anticipating patient/family needs
- Strives to understand what is most important to the patient/family, acknowledging that the patient and family are the central focus of all care and services
- Embraces the importance of creating a Healing Environment as a key element of professional nursing practice
Required Skills & Experience
- BLS, ACLS, PALS, NIHSS, NYS RN Licensure - Required
- OR circulator experience - Required
- Minimum 2 years of experience working in the OR - Required
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