Registered Nurse (RN), Inpatient Surgery
Bon Secours
About the Role
Registered Nurse (RN) - Inpatient Surgery - St. Francis Eastside
Shift: three 12-hour shifts Monday to Friday, 6:30 am - 7:00 pm
On-call rotation required
Job Summary
The Operating Room Registered Nurse (RN) position is responsible for delivering exceptional nursing care to patients.
Key Responsibilities
- Utilize strong organizational and leadership skills to assess patient status.
- Determine the priority of the patient’s problems and needs.
- Implement clinical nursing interventions for acute, critical patients requiring intensive medical care.
- Develop and perform patient care plans to enhance and improve outcomes.
- Ensure a safe and therapeutic environment.
- Collaborate with the interdisciplinary care team.
- Conduct initial and ongoing patient assessment.
- Observe the surgery and surgical team from a broad perspective and assist the team to create and maintain a safe and comfortable environment for the patient.
- Manage the nursing care of the patient within the OR and coordinate the needs of the surgical team with other care providers.
- Provide pre-op, intra-op, and post-op care, including assessment and discharge instructions.
- Other duties as assigned.
Requirements & Tech Stack
- Registered Nurse (RN)
- BLS Basic Life Support
- ACLS Advanced Cardiac Life Support (preferred at hire, must obtain from approved source prior to direct patient care; may be required within 6 months based on specific surgical department requirements)
- PALS Pediatric Advanced Life Support (preferred at hire, must obtain from approved source prior to direct patient care; may be required within 6 months based on specific surgical department requirements)
Qualifications
- Graduate of an accredited Associates degree or Bachelors degree in Nursing.
- Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN).
- CNOR Certified Perioperative Nurse (preferred, not required).
- SGNA Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates (preferred, not required).
- Two years of RN experience in Critical Care Department (preferred, not required).
- Completion of OR internship program (preferred, not required).
- Successful completion of Peri-op 101 (preferred, not required).