Registered Nurse - Operating Room

Job Summary

The registered nurse (RN) is accountable for the coordination of nursing care, including direct patient care, patient/family education, and transitions of care. The RN supports professional nursing practice across practice settings and across the continuum of care to meet the needs of the patient and family. The RN functions within a comprehensive Nursing Care Model, including accountability for planning, implementing, evaluating, and communicating all phases of nursing care for assigned patients.

The RN provides leadership through activities such as preceptor roles, informal leadership roles, and quality improvement efforts. The RN delegates patient care according to skill level, experience, patient acuity, fiscal accountability, and adequacy of resources. The RN possesses excellent communication skills, is skillful in mentoring and teaching, and may participate on committees or projects.

• Provides direct patient care.
• Provides patient and family education.
• Supports transitions of care.
• Plans nursing care for assigned patients.
• Implements nursing care for assigned patients.
• Evaluates nursing care for assigned patients.
• Communicates all phases of nursing care for assigned patients.
• Provides leadership through preceptor roles and informal leadership roles.
• Participates in quality improvement efforts.
• Delegates patient care according to skill level, experience, patient acuity, fiscal accountability, and adequacy of resources.
• May participate on committees or projects.

• Excellent communication skills (verbal and written).
• Experience working in a team environment.
• Computer skills required.
• Ability to work flexible hours, which may include days, evenings, nights, holidays, weekends, and on-call.
• Ability to adapt to unpredictable situations within the work setting.
• Demonstrated leadership skills.
• Effective communication skills.
• Excellent critical thinking skills.
• Skillful in mentoring and teaching.

• Prior experience with electronic medical record systems preferred.

• Graduate of a nursing program.
• All entry-level associate degree registered nurses with an RN start date of April 1, 2020, and after must provide documented evidence of program completion of a baccalaureate degree in nursing program within five (5) years from the last day of the month of the RN start date.
• All entry-level associate degree registered nurses with an RN start date prior to April 1, 2020, must provide documented evidence of program completion of a baccalaureate degree in nursing program as stipulated by the degree requirement program in place at the time of hire.

• N/A

• Current RN license by applicable state requirements.
• Maintains Basic Life Support (BLS) competency.
• Successful sponsorship will require state licensure.
• Successful sponsorship will require completion of the Visa Screen or equivalent certification.

• Additional specialty certification/training as required by the work area.