Registered Nurse - Operating Room - CNOR & FA

Job Description

• Job responsibilities include those listed in the competency document.
• Maintains a professional image and exhibits excellent customer relations to patients, visitors, physicians, and co-workers in accordance with our Service Excellence Standards and Core Values.
• Assesses needs of Operating Room (OR) patients as assigned based on data collected through history, observation, physical examination, and analysis of diagnostic data.
• Plans individualized nursing care to meet the holistic age specific needs of patients.
• Provides appropriate nursing interventions, consistent with the Plan of Care and standards of practice, incorporating the Physician's prescribed medical plans of care.
• Demonstrates competency in, but not limited to, the following in the OR (refer to McLeod Health Nursing Competencies A, B, and
  
  C):
• Following all new hire expectations for, but not limited to, the Operating Room.
• Following unit expectations around scheduling.
• Emergency Management
• Identifying resources, understanding the role of the resource(s), and the ability to contact the resource for needs of the unit
• Patient Satisfaction Initiatives: GET IT scripting, Service Recovery, and Communication Boards
• Performing Patient Safety Initiatives
• Initiating Core Measures
• Carrying out Physician’s Orders
• Utilizing the Electronic Medical Record (EMR)
• Nursing Handoff in Care/Bedside Report
• Completing Procedural Paperwork
• Maintaining Patient Privacy with the Patient Record/Patient Information
• Providing Patient Education
• Utilizes Downtime Toolkit when applicable.
• Reconciling and Administering Patient Medication
• Utilizing standard work for:
  Venipunctures, Blood Cultures, Blood Bank Bandings, and Capillary Collections.
• Administering Blood and Blood products
• Performs Waived Testing.
• Utilizing Improve the Process.
• Applying and Documenting Patient Restraints and Seclusion.
• Performing and documenting full systems assessments.
• Utilizing Infection Control Precautions.
• Caring for patients with, but not limited to, the following unit specific asks, needs and/or conditions:
  Assesses needs of patients as assigned based on data collected through history, observation, physical examination and analysis of diagnostic data;
  Delegates, supervises, and evaluates the activities of other team members while simultaneously executing immediate directives and interventions in urgent or emergent situations;
  Completes verification of Safe Surgery checklist, Prepares Operating Room for patient and procedure;
  Positions and prepares the patient for the surgical procedure on the Operating Room table;
  Initiates and maintains the surgical count for the procedure;
  Serves as a communication liaison to family and members of the operating team; etc.
• Performs the following, but not limited to, RNFA duties:
  Collaborates with the surgeon and the surgical team in performing a safe operating with optimal outcomes for the patient;
  Practices in collaboration with and at the direction of the surgeon during the intraoperative phase of the perioperative experience;
  Assists surgeons in surgical procedures and assist with surgical preparatory procedures;
  Performs multiple tasks to get patients prepared for the physician and assists the physician with giving surgical care to the patient; etc.
• Performing Preventative care for Hospital Acquired Conditions, including but not limited to:
  Falls, CAUTI, and CLABSI
• Fosters an environment that demonstrates caring, compassion, and respect for all patients, families, and visitors.
• Utilizes appropriate health and safety equipment to protect both patient and staff.
• Uses standard precautions and appropriate personal protective equipment when working around or handling hazardous substances, including blood or bodily fluids.
• Utilizes standard work in caring…