RN - OR - FT Days
Location: Nashville, Tennessee
Description: Southern Hills Medical Center is in need of RN - OR - FT Days right now, this career will be reside in Tennessee. For complete informations about this career opportunity please read the description below. TriStar Southern Hills Medical Center in Nashville TN is currently looking for experienced Operating Room/Surgery RN's for new FT day shifts. The Operating Room RN provides nursing care in accordance with established policies, procedures and protocols of the healthcare organization. The tasks and responsibilities include: Verifies the patients surgeon, the patients identity, the operative site, and assure patients consent for surgery. Identifies patients educational needs and learning barriers.Acts as a resource person and provides direction to other members of the health care team to ensure comprehensive and safe patient care. Assists with orientation and clinical education on new personnel and student nurses. Identifies unsafe patient care practice and assumes responsibility for intervention. Assists team members in selecting and preparing routine supplies, instruments, and equipment for surgical procedures. Accompanies patient to room, assists with inductions. Completes all required documentation.Gives patient status report to PACU nurse once procedure is completed Assessment of patient is completed according to unit policy.Notifies surgeon and/or anesthesiologist of abnormal lab values and changes in patient condition. When assigned to standby call, responds within specified timeframe. Provides patient care with consideration of professional ethics. Is aware of hospital ethics policy and utilizes as appropriate. Delivers medications according to policy. Responds appropriately to life threatening emergencies. Communicates with patients' family/significant other on an hourly basis and with any significant status change and appropriately documents. Assists with positioning of patients, provides protection of pressure points, and keeps body parts in proper alignment. Routinely scrubs and circulates on assigned cases. Performs surgical scrub according to procedure. Gowns and gloves self in accordance with gowning and gloving procedure. Opens instrument tray, following Basic Aseptic Technique Policy and Procedure. Inspects sterilization indicator. Notifies circulator if any instrument is missing, inoperative, or of suspect sterility. Sets up instrument stand with drapes, sutures, power tools, and other instruments in accordance with the operating surgeon's Preference Card. Opens drape pack, following basic aseptic technique. Assist first Assistant or surgeon in draping patient to establish the sterile field in\ accordance with AORN Standards and Recommended Practices for Perioperative Nursing. Provides surgeon appropriate instruments and supplies, following sterile technique, in anticipation of surgeon's need or at surgeon's request. Maintains own sterility and that of instruments until patient is no longer in room QUALIFICATIONS:Graduate of accredited school of nursingCurrent state licensureCPR certificationCNOR preferredMust be competent in both scrub and circulating skills with a minimum of 6 months OR experience or have successfully completed advanced training for OR Clinical Specialties. OUR FACILITY:For over 25 years, our 134 bed hospital has been serving our community's healthcare needs. We have implemented patient safety initiatives such as eMAR (electronic medication administration record) and ePOM (electronic provider order management). There is also a dedicated stroke program underway, which will be enhanced by our new whole body, 8-slice per second CT scanner. In 2003, we were recognized again as an accredited chest pain center by the Society of Chest Pain Centers and Providers. We continue to provide quality heart care services, including everything from stent placements and angioplasties to cardiac catheterizations. To apply for this position, please contact Melanie Simon at 615-781-4685 or melanie.simon@hcahealthcare.com.
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This career starts available on: Sat, 28 Jul 2012 12:48:09 GMT