Registered Nurse; RN - OR General Team​/Eve

Overview

Registered Nurse – Operating Room, General Team

Up to $15,000 Sign-On Bonus | New Grads Welcome

Expand your nursing skills in a supportive, team-based environment by joining the Operating Room at Mercy Cedar Rapids.

Our OR department functions 24/7 and is comprised of 15 OR's specializing in Orthopedics, Neuro, General, ENT/Plastics, Open Heart, and more! With such variety, every day offers new learning opportunities and the chance to grow in both confidence and competence.

Mercy's OR is made up of close-knit specialty teams driven by people who bring integrity, compassion, accountability, respect and excellence to every interaction – the Mercy Touch®.

• with call every 7th weekend & rotating holidays
• On-Call Pay: $6/hr
• 40 hours/week = full-time pay & benefits

• Open to both experienced nurses and new graduates
• Comprehensive hands-on orientation and mentorship program, with ongoing opportunities for professional growth
• OR team members pull supplies for their own cases and take pride in quick room turnover
• Mercy Cedar Rapids is an independent, locally-managed healthcare system that has served the community for 120+ years.

• 3 DaVinci Robots
• HOLEP Procedure in Urology

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• Work Shift
  :
  Day/Evening
• Scheduled Weekly Hours
  : 40

This position supports Mercy's philosophy of patient-centered care by being a competent, respectful, and compassionate professional who is able to safely, appropriately, accurately, efficiently and independently follow Mercy's standards along with policies and procedures while caring for patients. The Registered Staff Nurse works with the unit-specific team members to identify clinical problems, develop a plan, and educate patients and families.

• Ensure that accurate and clinically relevant information is communicated with patients, their families, and co-workers at handoffs and other times as needed. Take all measures necessary to ensure that the appropriate and involved parties have communicated necessary information in order to allow for the best possible patient outcome.

• Demonstrates competent assessment, planning, intervention, coordination and evaluation skills based on the individual patient plan of care.

• Continually assesses patient and family needs in order to provide quality care based on a patient-centered care model.

• Demonstrates critical thinking skills and judgment necessary to implement a patient plan of care, nursing interventions and procedures.

• Maintains accurate and real-time documentation of nursing care provided to ensure the integration of information for use by the healthcare team, according to hospital policy and procedure related to documentation parameters.

• Functions as a role model for current and new staff by creating a healthy work environment to facilitate the department's or unit's ability to meet identified goals and objectives.

• Demonstrates respect and regard for the dignity of all patients, families, visitors and fellow employees to ensure a professional, responsible and courteous environment.

• Directs other licensed and non-licensed personnel in the provision of care to patients as assigned.

• Demonstrate effective and age-appropriate communication as well as the ability to understand the needs of the patient including non-verbal communication, fears, anxieties and language/cultural barriers.

• Responds within scope of practice to emergencies and life-threatening conditions.

• Adheres to and promotes patient safety practices throughout the patient experience.

• Communicates and collaborates effectively with all members of the healthcare team.

• Provides ongoing education to patients and families.

• Delegates to other staff: registered nurse, licensed practical nurses, certified nursing assistants, patient care technicians, unit secretaries, and other staff positions specific to the department.

• Follows Mercy's safety guidelines, carries out job-specific safety duties and responsibilities, and promptly reports any unsafe conditions,…