RN, Operating Room at Cape Cod Healthcare

Falmouth, Massachusetts, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

14 Jun, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

16 Mar, 26

Experience

0 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Nursing Process, Customer Service, Patient Teaching, Medication Administration, Best Practice Standards, Neglect/Abuse Reporting, Pain Management, Advance Directives, Cardiovascular Assessment, Neurological Assessment, Epidural Anesthesia Care, Anesthesia Agents Knowledge, Malignant Hyperthermia Intervention, Intravenous Therapy Management, Hemodynamic Monitoring, Pre-op Assessments

Industry

Hospitals and Health Care

Description

*Sign-On Bonus Eligible! 1. Practices according to entity mandatory requirements. 2. Practices according to department expectations. 3. Practices with a Customer Service approach to all activities. 4. Cares for patients utilizing the nursing process. 5. Provides care as part of the interdisciplinary team. 6. Utilizes internal and external resources. 7. Provides effective patient/family teaching. 8. Documents according to entity/department guidelines. 9. Administers medications safely. 10. Provides care according to best practice standards of care in nursing. 11. Identifies signs and symptoms of neglect/abuse and reports as required by law. 12. Cares for terminally ill patient and family. 13. Manages the patient with pain. 14. Utilizes chemical and physical restraints as per policy. 15. Utilizes techniques of time management effectively. 16. Provides care respective of patient's advance directives. 17. Maintains appropriate licenses, certifications, registrations required to perform duties of their designated role/position. 18. Addresses age-specific needs of infants, toddlers, school age, adolescents, adults, older adults. 19. Assists Anesthesiologist per protocol. 20. Performs cardiovascular assessment. 21. Performs neurological assessment. 22. Provides care for patient receiving epidural anesthesia. 23. Demonstrates knowledge of anesthesia agents and adjuncts (central nerve blocks/conductive blocks, and regional anesthesia/local blocks). 24. Takes measures to provide thermoregulation and intervenes appropriately when identifying malignant hyperthermia. 25. Manages patients with intravenous therapy. 26. Demonstrates knowledge and skill in hemodynamic monitoring of patient 27. Performs pre-op assessments. 28. Provides care for patient requiring intubations and mechanical ventilation 29. Uses Meditech appropriately and accurately. 30. Other duties may be assigned. Registered Nurse, OR – Grade: FHMNA30, Job Code: 00330 • Ability to read, write, and communicate in English • Graduate of a School of Nursing • (RN) - Currently licensed as a Registered Nurse in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts • Minimum of 1 year of current acute care OR RN experience • (BLS) - Current Basic Life Support certification

Responsibilities

The Registered Nurse in the Operating Room is responsible for practicing according to entity and department requirements, utilizing the nursing process to care for patients, and providing effective patient/family teaching. Duties also include administering medications safely, documenting according to guidelines, and assisting the Anesthesiologist per protocol.