OR Lifestyle RN-Operating Room Registered Nurse

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* Employment Type:

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* Full time

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* Day Shift

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* Description:

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* At Mercy One, health care is more than just a doctor's visit or a place to go when you're in need of medical attention. Our Mission is based on improving the health of our communities - that means not only when you are sick but keeping you well.

Mercy One Genesis serves a 17-county bi-state region of the Quad Cities (Davenport and Bettendorf, Iowa, and Rock Island and Moline, Ill.) metropolitan area and the surrounding communities of Eastern Iowa and Western Illinois. But when it comes to clinical capabilities and quality, we exceed those geographical limits. We have earned distinction as a two-time national Top 15 Health System, and recognition for being in the top 1 percent in the nation for patient safety.

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Join the Mercy One Family! We are looking to hire a Registered Nurse!

An Operating Room Registered Nurse at Mercy One provides perioperative patient care, specifically in the intraoperative phase, in both the scrub and circulating roles according to established guidelines. Serves the population from neonate, infant, pediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatric.

** This position will be full-time exempt and paid a weekly salary to provide on-call coverage weeknights M-F, starting at 6:00 pm each evening and ending at 7:00 am the next morning. A commitment to work one 10-hour shift a pay period M-F between the hours of 6:00 am - 6:00 pm will be in place at the discretion of the manager.*
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* Essential Functions:

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* + Knows, understands, incorporates, and demonstrates the Trinity Health and Mercy One Mission, Vision, and Values in behaviors, practices, and decisions.

+ Scrubs and circulates on cases independently, with minimal direction.

+ Prepares for surgical cases in an efficient manner, anticipating needs of patient, surgeon, anesthesia and other O.R. team members.

+ Provides a safe environment for patient and staff by implementing standards of aseptic technique and by controlling the physical and psychological aspects of that environment.

+ Collects and analyzes data and assesses patient in developing nursing diagnosis.

+ Communicates effectively with the patient, staff, physicians, and families.

+ Maintains knowledge of equipment set-up and function.

+ Initiates and directs room clean up and turnover.

+ Participates in orientation and training of new personnel.

+ Assists in maintenance of physician's preference cards and other O.R. resource material.

+ Utilizes computer in surgical documentation, disposition of specimens and obtaining pertinent information.

+ Participates in departmental Performance Improvement activities as appropriate.

+ Attends department meetings and in-services.

+ Other duties as assigned by the manager.

+ Maintains a working knowledge of applicable Federal, State, and local laws and regulations, Trinity Health's Organizational Integrity Program, Standards of Conduct, as well as other policies and procedures in order to ensure adherence in a manner that reflects honest, ethical, and professional behavior.

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* Schedule:

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* + 1.0 FTE

+ Exempt and paid a weekly salary to provide on-call coverage weeknights M-F 6pm-7am

+ A commitment to work one 10-hour shift a pay period M-F between the hours of 6:00 am - 6:00 pm will be in place at the discretion of the manager

+ 30-minute response time

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* Minimum Qualifications:

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* + Associate degree in nursing required.

+ Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred.

+ Current Iowa RN license, (Mercy One Genesis - current Registered Nurse (RN) license in either Iowa or Illinois is required at the time of hire. A secondary RN license for the other state must be obtained within 12 months of the hire date.) 

+ Operating Room experience preferred.

+ American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) required. 

+ Proof of completion of Mandatory Reporter - Child and/or Dependent Adult Abuse training within three (3) months of hire.   

+ Must be comfortable operating in a collaborative, shared leadership environment.

+ Must possess a personal presence that is characterized by a sense of honesty,…