Experienced Registered Nurse, Operating Room

Position: Experienced Registered Nurse, Operating Room (OR)
*** St. Luke's is proud of the skills, experience and compassion of its employees. The employees of St. Luke's are our most valuable asset! Individually and together, our employees are dedicated to satisfying the mission
* * of our organization which is an unwavering commitment to excellence as we care for the sick and injured; educate physicians, nurses and other health care providers; and improve access to care in the communities we serve, regardless of a patient's ability to pay for health care.
*** Nurses are pivotal to providing the care that is needed and demanded in our communities. e's, we are proud to be the forerunners of that higher quality standard. Our philosophy and professional practice model are our commitment to safe, compassionate and quality patient centered care. Nursing uniquely leaves a lasting impression on patients and families who rely on these skills.
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The operative setting utilizes a plethora of technologies to drive meaningful and measurable outcomes. Intricate surgical procedures require modern equipment, supplies, and innovation that include robotics, integrated hybrid systems, stealth navigation, and imaging capabilities. Working with experts in their field, St. Luke’s surgical services collaborates with a diverse list of vendor groups to provide state of the art implants systems and surgical supplies.

Perioperative nursing is rewarding in that most patients undergo a procedure that prolongs or improves the quality of their lives. Only in perioperative nursing is the nurse able to care for one patient at a time. Join the team working in a fast-paced environment where you are continuously learning.
Campuses available:
- Allentown Campus   - Anderson Campus, Easton, Level 2 Trauma Center   - Bethlehem Campus, Level 1 Trauma Center   - Carbon Campus, Lehighton, Level 4 Trauma Center   - Easton Campus   - Geisinger St. Luke’s Campus, Orwigsburg, Level 4 Trauma Center   - Miners Campus, Coaldale, Level 4 Trauma Center   - Monroe Campus, Stroudsburg, Level 4 Trauma Center   - Orthopedic Hospital, Allentown  - Sacred Heart Campus, Allentown   - Upper Bucks Campus, Quakertown (cross train to Endoscopy/GI and APU),   Level 4 Trauma Center   - Warren Campus, Phillipsburg NJ (cross train to APU)   Specialized Cardiovascular Operating Room Nurse (open heart surgery) opportunity at the Bethlehem Campus.

Requires Cardiac OR experience.
** SHIFT DETAILS:
** Days with hours varying based on the needs of the department.
Evenings,   nights  and  weekend  program options   available at select campuses.
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Full time, 36   or 40 hours per week      Part time, less than  36  hours per week
Per Diem (if available), minimum of 2 shifts/month      Holiday and weekend requirements per unit and company policies  
** On-Call responsibilities required     All positions (including per diem) must have the ability to complete several business days of initial orientation as well as required unit  orientation.

** JOB DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:
*** Performs in depth, systematic assessment of all assigned patients.

* Formulates collaborative and individualized plan of care and identifies expected patient outcomes, using the nursing process and prioritizes patient care consistently utilizing available resources cooperatively with ancillary, nursing and other patient-team personnel to maintain standards for professional nursing practice.

* Demonstrates ability to function successfully in scrub role as identified in CST job description and as it relates to scrubbing, gowning, gloving, preparing instruments, & suture, implementing surgical asepsis, safety precautions, counts, and  cost-effective  safe care.

* Functions as a professional role model and resource person providing…