Registered Nurse - Heart Hospital

Registered Nurse - Heart Hospital OR (Full Time)

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At Our Lady of Lourdes we offer you much more than just a job in the healthcare industry. We offer career opportunities for people who have a calling to share their gifts and talents as part of our healing ministry. As a Catholic hospital, we are here to create a spirit of healing – and we invite you to join our team today if you would like to be part of that spirit.

In addition to competitive salaries and generous benefits, we offer you something special – the chance to do God's work by helping to serve people in need throughout our community, every day. The staff nurse provides direct nursing care to patients of all ages who have undergone surgical intervention requiring post‑anesthesia care with emphasis placed on airway management and circulation.

• Clinical Practice and Care Management
• Involves the patient and/or family in the utilization of processes which respects patients rights.
• Prepares for the care, safety, comfort and privacy of the patient in accordance with their individual needs.
• Completes an age‑specific physical, biological and psychological assessment of the patient for infant, toddler, preschooler, school age, adolescent, adult, and older adult in the holding area. Identifies critical elements for each age group using the following tools: chart review, patient observation, patient/family interview, communication with other team members (health care providers), reaffirmation of patient identification, verification of surgical procedure, patient/familys understanding of procedure, analyzes and reports abnormal assessment to anesthesia/surgeon.
• Reassesses the patient upon transfer to OR and accommodates patients changing needs.
• Uses nursing process to formulate plan of care based on assessment and individual needs of the patient.
• Assists anesthesia with induction and throughout procedure.
• Utilizes positioning aids to facilitate procedure, protecting pressure points and maintaining normal anatomical alignment.
• Transport patient to OR and PACU in a safe and timely manner.
• Provides specific attention to supplies and equipment based on the cultural needs and age of the patient, infant, toddler, preschooler, school age, adolescent, adult, and older adult.
• Utilizes a collaborative interdisciplinary process to provide appropriate patient/family education.
• Accurately identifies and records specimens according to policy.
• Gives complete and accurate report to Recovery.
• Assists Recovery as needed with direct nursing care.
• Demonstrates a working knowledge of all equipment; maintains equipment in safe and proper working condition through correct use.
• Shares the responsibility of general departmental duties with all OR team members, including but not limited to the following: prepares for the next day’s cases, participates in general cleaning, puts away instruments and supplies as received, shares responsibility of maintaining appropriate inventory levels, schedules surgery cases.
• Participates in evaluations of new products, methods or equipment to determine quality.
• Serves as a resource for physicians and other departments.
• Maintains an accurate sponge, needle and instrument count with the scrub nurse-0 deficiency rate.
• Assists the scrub nurse in gathering all necessary equipment, instruments, and supplies for the procedure.
• Prepares room and sets up case, adhering to the principles of aseptic technique and Infection Control policies.
• Conduct and Communication Skills.
• Observes and enforces department/hospital policy concerning no smoking, telephone usage, dress code and other rules governing conduct while at work.
• Appropriately identifies self to others (i.e. patients, patients family, staff, physicians, etc.).
• Accepts responsibility for action and omissions. Is responsive to identified need for change.
• Willing to adjust personal schedule to meet hospital staffing needs when requested (including weekends and holidays).
• Reports to department on time and prepared to begin assigned duties.
• Provides proper notification and advance notice for absence or tardiness and…