Operating Room, RN

Job Description

$10,000 sign-on bonus! This position takes call one night a week and rotating weekend call. A 30-minute response time is required when on call.

Our 116-bed hospital has been an integral part of the community for over 20 years, offering a full range of inpatient, outpatient, and emergency room services to over 125,000 individuals. We are dually accredited by the Joint Commission and Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program (HFAP), a Primary Stroke Center, an Accredited Chest Pain Center, and a Blue Distinction Maternity Center. We are committed to continuing to be a trusted provider of quality care, close to home, for generations to come.

We recognize that our patients deserve qualified, engaged, and competent healthcare professionals. And we know that our employees deserve a working environment that is safe, with leaders who are visible and supportive, and opportunities to grow and develop. We have a positive, hopeful, and resilient leadership team focused on taking care of our people. If you feel that your skills and compassion fit with our vision for person-centered care and evidence-based practice, we invite you to apply today.

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Our Benefits:

• Competitive compensation
• Relocation assistance
• Approximately 4 weeks of PTO per year
• Student loan repayment
• Specialty certification pay (CEN, CCRN, RN-BC, CPAN, etc.)
• Comprehensive benefit package
• Qualifying tuition reimbursement
• Professional Development Department
• Loyalty Rewards program
• Shared Governance councils
• Tickets at Work discounts
• Gym membership discounts
• Neptune Island Waterpark discounts
• Professional team

Under the supervision of the Director of Surgery:

The Surgical Services RN has the responsibility and accountability for planning, delegating, and coordinating the provision of nursing care via the nursing process for assigned patients. The RN is responsible for meeting the standards of care and practice and assisting in the management of staff (LPN, ORT/CST, Nursing Assistant, Secretary) and the supplies and equipment in the department. The RN demonstrates professional responsibility and accountability in collaborating with other ancillary departments and members of the health care team to establish and achieve patient goals and maintain high quality patient care. The RN is responsible for preparations for surgery, performs the circulating role, and may assist the physician while performing the scrub role. The RN must be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care based on the physical, psycho/social, educational, safety, and related criteria for the neonate, pediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatric population served. All functions are performed in an ethical and professional manner.

Essential Job Functions:

• Plans, delegates, and coordinates the nursing care of a specific patient population.
• Assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates individualized patient care.
• Supervises and makes assignments for LPNs, ORTs/CSTs, and Nursing Assistants and reviews work for accuracy.
• Prepares and administers medications as ordered; supervises the administration of medications supplied to the sterile field.
• Ensures accurate record keeping by completion of all documentation including charge mechanism and transfer of information to specified location.
• Ensures department is prepared for patient care at all times.
• Follows and enforces safety policies and procedures and infection control policies and procedures to maintain a safe environment.
• Recognizes emergency situations and responds appropriately.
• Checks emergency supplies and equipment daily.
• May function in the scrub and/or circulating role in surgery.
• Restocks rooms daily as assigned, notifying appropriate person if low on supplies as appropriate.
• May perform other duties from time to time as assigned by the Director of Surgery.

Qualifications:

• Valid SC Nursing License
• Prior OR experience required