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Hours Full-time, Part-time
Location hendersonville, North Carolina

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RN Surgical Services - Park Ridge Health -- FT - Days

Park Ridge Health seeks to hire a full time Registered Nurse for our Surgical Services unit who will embrace our mission to extend the healing ministry of Christ.

Park Ridge Health Profile

Since 1910, Park Ridge Health has provided healing, health and hope to Western North Carolina. Today, 104 years after beginning our dedication to health, we have never wavered in our mission of providing an environment of Christian compassion and care for those in need of healing, health or hope. Beginning as a small, one-building care center, we have grown both in size and expertise during the past century - leading the way in the newest technology and treatment as the only faith-based hospital in Western North Carolina. From employing the very first registered nurses in North Carolina in 1916, to offering the first 64-slice CT Scanner in the state in 2006, Park Ridge Health has participated in a number of firsts that reflect the unwavering dedication of our more than 1,100 care givers and 223 physicians to caring for the whole person - mind, body and spirit.

Our strength of purpose and passion for health is also aided by our relationship with the Adventist Health System - as one of 44 hospitals that comprise the largest, not-for-profit Protestant health care system in the nation.

Work Hours & Shifts

PRN -- Days -- 6:45 am -- 3:15 pm

Job Summary

Provide direct patient care to neonate through geriatric patient populations. Address the psychosocial, physical and general aspects of care related to the surgical environment. Communicate with surgeon and anesthesiologist continuously and as needed about patient condition. Assist with the maintenance of surgical equipment and inventory. Participate in performance improvement activities. Assess operating room for equipment functioning and readiness, obtain supplies for individual cases and ensures all appropriate needs of surgical operating team are met. Monitor position and assist patient during procedure.

Skills, Education & Experience Required

Current North Carolina RN license.

BLS certification.

One (1) year of Operating Room experience required.

Job Responsibilities

Monitor, position, and assist patient during procedure.

Take appropriate action and document in response to manifested anxiety or distress. Request Social Service/Pastoral Care as appropriate. Give patient explanations and verbal reassurances consistently.

Identify physical symptoms and changes, and take appropriate actions in a timely manner. Assess cardiorespiratory systems for changes in pediatric to geriatric patients and is able to treat appropriately. Carry out established techniques for safe administration of medications and parenteral fluids, as per hospital policies and procedures.

Assess and reassess pain and medication response, utilizing and educating patient and family of appropriate pain management techniques.

Position, prep and drape patients safely and correctly for all procedures.

Carry out medical and surgical asepsis during all procedures.

Prepare and clean OR suites before and between cases and after terminal case.

Accurately record, handle, and label specimens; demonstrate care of specimens.

Ensure pre-op checklist is complete (H&P present, informed consent signed, test results present, etc.) before the patient is taken into surgical suite.

Is consistently ready and prepared for assigned cases and has patient in the surgical suite fifteen minutes before the scheduled time.

Assessment and reassessment of the patient is clearly and concisely communicated in charting. Documentation meets current standards, policies, and procedures, and is completed within the shift.

Effectively communicate with the physician in accounting for all sponges, needles, and instruments during and after the procedure, and document in the appropriate area.

Communicate lab/imaging services reports to the surgeons during the procedure.

Give thorough report of the patient's intraoperative condition to PACU nurse.

Demonstrate thorough knowledge of instrument processing, sterilization and biological monitoring.

Is able to perform all duties of circulating and scrub nurses.

If you want to be a part of a team that is dedicated to delivering the highest quality in patient care, we invite you to explore the full time Registered Nurse -- Surgical Services job opportunity with Park Ridge Health and apply online today.

Job Keywords

RN, Registered Nurse, Surgical , Nurse