RN-Operating Room Job Description
RN-Operating Room Duties & Responsibilities
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RN-Operating Room Qualifications
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Licensing or Certifications for RN-Operating Room
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: BLS, ACLS, CNOR, PALS, AORN, AHA
Education for RN-Operating Room
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Employers hiring for the rn-operating room job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and Associate Degree in Nursing, Science, Education, Associate Degrees, Graduate, Nursing Program, School of Nursing, Associates, Department of Education, Nursing Education
Skills for RN-Operating Room
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Desired experience for rn-operating room includes:
RN-Operating Room Examples
RN-Operating Room Job Description
- Plan of care is developed and updated as patient condition changes to include learning barriers and multidisciplinary team input with discharge being addressed from admission
- Communicates changes in patient condition to physicians, necessary staff, family, and patient in a timely professional manner
- Performs scrub functions, including the preparation, selection, and handling of instruments and supplies used during the surgical procedure and performs surgical counts with the circulating nurse
- Provides nursing care to a complex, high acuity surgical patient population in a technically complex environment
- Exercises independent judgement and decision making to control the OR environment and maintain sterile field, privacy, body temp, and manage potential for discomfort, injury, or risks of infection
- Empathizes with patient, expresses compassion and understanding for the situation and demonstrates care which is appropriate for the age, and cultural, religious, or ethnic background
- Collaborates with members of the healthcare team, physicians, and surgeons ensuring the coordination of care between other disciplines and support staff through different levels of care
- Develops and implements a plan of care for patients that considers patient age, cultural and religious preferences
- Assess the physiological health status of the patient
- Establish realistic and attainable goals based on nursing diagnosis and develop a plan of care based on nursing actions to achieve patient goals
- Patient assessment- includes both objective and subjective data collection
- Sterile Processing and the Operating Room are both under Nursing Patient Care Services
- Current Maine RN license or eligible to obtain licensure
- Minimum of 1 year Operating Room experience required, 2 years preferred
- Circulating and scrub experience, required
- At least two (2) years previous Critical Care or Emergency Center experience required if no previous circulating experience
RN-Operating Room Job Description
- Actively involved in solving problems on the unit
- Organizes and utilizes time efficiently
- Helps foster success of new staff
- Effectively supervises team members and maintains accountability for standard of care provided
- Acts as a clinical resource to other staff
- Provide direction to others that is clear, concise and promotes efficiency in the Operating Room
- Demonstrates ability to direct and provide for patient care in emergency situations.Assesses learning needs according to patient’s level of understanding and readiness to learn
- Participates in the monitoring and evaluation of nursing care provided.Demonstrates ability to coordinate the nursing care provided in the facility
- Participates in the orientation of nursing staff.Participates in developing standardized patient education programs, as requested
- Appropriately modifies approach to the patient based upon patient age utilizing a developmental perspective.Provides appropriate age-specific interventions related to safety issues
- Previous circulating experience preferred, if no previous circulating experience, at least two (2) years previous Critical Care or Emergency Center experience required
- Associate Degree RN or BSN with OR RN experience
- BSN RN preferred with 2 years of OR RN experience
- RN with current hospital experience and successful completion of Peri-op 101 course
- New Grad RN with 3 years of Clinical OR experience
- Minnesota R.N
RN-Operating Room Job Description
- Demonstrates knowledge of anesthesia agents and adjuncts (central nerve blocks/conductive blocks, and regional anesthesia/local blocks)
- Takes measures to provide thermoregulation and intervenes appropriately when identifying malignant hyperthermia
- Demonstrates knowledge and skill in hemodynamic monitoring of patient
- Performs pre-op assessments
- Provides care for patient requiring intubations and mechanical ventilation
- Uses Meditech appropriately and accurately
- Accountable for coordinating all daily operating activities of the Operating Room (See reference guide at Center Core.) in conjunction with Nurse Manager and the Department of Anesthesia
- Assists in the supervision of personnel and department to provide quality patient care and a safe environment for all
- Assists in staff development and education and in identification of unit needs
- Assists in additional duties as directed by Nurse Managers
- Physical dexterity and perceptive acuity (e.g., visual, hearing) to satisfactorily perform all required duties
- Successful completion of the Maxim Staffing Solutions testing process
- One-year experience of OR experience preferred
- BLS, ACLS and PALS preferred or successful completion with 90 days of hire
- Current New Jersey license as a Registered Nurse* Current in BLS, and ACLS preferred
- Possesses the ability to work independently and prioritize responsibilities
RN-Operating Room Job Description
- Gather all supplies needed for the operation
- Assume responsibility of keeping the operating room sterilized
- Position and prepare patient on operating table
- Pass medical instruments or other objects to the surgeon during operation
- Monitor patient’s vital signs to detect anomalies
- Evaluate patient in postoperative phases
- Adhere to safety standards and precautions
- Assume duties within or out of the sterile field as assigned
- Excellent customer service skills, ability to work effectively in a team environment are a must
- Twelve (12) months acute care experience working with the patient population similar to department of hire or completion of the specialty residency located at that facility (OR nursing experience in a level III trauma center or higher required)
- Orthopedic OR experience, including total joint replacements
- Candidate must have a track record of circulating in the OR
- Previous experience in an ASC preferred
- BLS upon hire, ACLS preferred, PALS preferred
RN-Operating Room Job Description
- Notifies appropriate staff member to order supplies
- Control of Contamination
- Successful completion of Basic Life Support (BLS)/Basice Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) within 90 days of employment or documentation of current BLS/BCLS certification
- Minimun of 1 year OR experience, or completion of an approved Periop 101 program, or 2 years' experience as a Surgical Technologist
- Extensive scrubbing experience required
- 1 year current operating room experience or recent successful completion of an external perioperative program will be considered in lieu of experience
- Applies electrosurgical return electrodes, tourniquets, , according to physician preference, policies and procedures
- Provides necessary supportive equipment for patient comfort (i.e., pillows, blankets, protective paddings, etc…)
- Maintains adequate room supplies
- Assists in stocking, replenishing, outdating and preparation of supplies
- Reviews and updates physician preference cards
- Has working knowledge of sterilizers and recorders