Registered Nurse - Operating Services, FT
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Job Description Summary

The Operating Room RN administers intra-operative care to patients within the surgical/operating room environment. Care is provided in collaboration with anesthesia, surgeons and other staff members. Under the supervision of the OR Supervisor/Manager/Director, the OR RN:• Integrates physiologic, medical, surgical, and anesthetic information to give appropriate patient care. • Utilizes the nursing process to assess, plan, implement, evaluate, delegate, supervise and document care. • Effectively communicates pertinent patient/family information to health care team. Participates in finding solutions for variances from patient goals and ensures implementation of solutions. • Cares for surgical patients of all ages and all levels of acuity.• Coordinates care of patients groups with multi-system needs. • Provides leadership in the coordination and delivery of quality compassionate patient care.

Entity

Medical University Hospital Authority (MUHA)

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type​

Regular

Cost Center

CC003609 FLO - OR - Main Surgery (FMC)

Pay Rate Type

Hourly

Pay Grade

Health-27

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Work Shift

Job Description

The Operating Room RN administers intra-operative care to patients within the surgical/operating room environment. Care is provided in collaboration with anesthesia, surgeons and other staff members. Under the supervision of the OR Supervisor/Manager/Director, the OR RN:• Integrates physiologic, medical, surgical, and anesthetic information to give appropriate patient care. • Utilizes the nursing process to assess, plan, implement, evaluate, delegate, supervise and document care. • Effectively communicates pertinent patient/family information to health care team. Participates in finding solutions for variances from patient goals and ensures implementation of solutions. • Cares for surgical patients of all ages and all levels of acuity.• Coordinates care of patients groups with multi-system needs. • Provides leadership in the coordination and delivery of quality compassionate patient care.

Additional Job Description

Bachelor of Nursing degree preferred. RN staff hired on or after July 1, 2013 with an Associate or Diploma degree in nursing are required to be enrolled in an accredited BSN program within two years and successfully obtain a BSN degree within four years of the RN hire or reclassification date. Refer to policy A141 for more details. A minimum of one year of work experience as a registered nurse required. Licensure as a registered nurse by the South Carolina Board of Nursing or a compact state. Current American Heart Association (AHA) Basic Life Support (BLS) certification or American Red Cross BLS for Healthcare Providers certification is required

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