STO Staff RN - Perioperative Services

Perioperative Nurse

Job Summary:

Responsible for assessing, formulating plan of care, implementing and evaluating nursing care for assigned patient population. Is a leader and collaborates with the healthcare team to promote a world class environment.

Essential

Job Duties:

• Performs patient assessments in a systematic and organized manner to provide high quality care and safe outcomes. The nurse will exercise their autonomy when needed to make decisions in the best interest of the patient.
• Education and implementation of the patient's plan of care will be shared with the patient and the family.
• Communicate and collaborate with multidisciplinary departments to coordinate the appropriate care for the surgical patients in the most efficient and highest quality manner.
• Follow all relevant federal requirements, AORN standards, the Joint Commission standards, and hospital policies and procedures, when caring for the patient and performing other tasks.
• Participate in perioperative services nursing and hospital wide Performance Improvement activities.
• Provides direction and collaborates with team members to support a healthy work environment.
• Maintains high patient and family satisfaction by providing care that is based upon individual needs.
• Pursue lifelong education, by staying current on professional changes and best practices within the health care system.
• Be a community leader and represent the nursing profession beyond the walls of Good Samaritan.
• Maintain yearly hospital wide and unit specific competencies.
• Be responsible for your FTE hours.
• Maintain financial responsibility in helping to stay within the unit's budget.
• Coordinate with charge nurse and manager on plans for all new staff orientation.
• Be a resource leader for the perioperative service department.
• Actively participate on the unit-based council.

Secondary

Job Duties:

Minimum Qualifications:

Education -- Graduate from an accredited school of nursing;
Bachelor's Degree in Nursing preferred

Licensure – Registered Nurse license from the Indiana State Board of Nursing. Some areas may require a current and valid driver's license

Experience -- Graduate of RN Program

Basic Life Support;
Advanced Life Support;
Pediatric Advanced Life Support

Reports to:

Nurse Manager and/or Director of the department.