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Operating Room RN - ASC, Kensington Medical Center
•30 days ago
| Hours | Full-time, Part-time |
|---|---|
| Location | Kensington, Maryland |
About this job
Provides quality patient care in accordance with nursing philosophy, approved standards, and applicable regulatory laws. Functions as a scrub or circulating nurse in all areas of surgical specialties.
Essential Functions:
* Utilizes the standard of care in the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of the surgical patient in the delivery of perioperative nursing care during the surgical process.
* Directs the coordination of efforts of the OR team members in rendering perioperative nursing care while in the roll of the circulating, scrub, pre-op or recovery nurse.
* Develops a perioperative nursing care plan on each surgical patient.
* Ensures a safe supportive environment for staff, physicians and patients.
* Assembles and communicates appropriate information in verbal or written reports in order to maintain continuity of care in the perioperative nursing process.
* Maintains current skill and knowledge of surgical procedures and principles of sterile techniques.
* Executes proper use, care, handling and processing of equipment, supplies and instrumentation used in the area of surgical specialty.
* Participates in operating room Quality Assurance program.
* Promotes personal and professional growth by actively participating in continuing education programs.
* Participates in the professionalism of the Operating Room by showing courtesy, compassion, respect and adherence to the standards.
* Performs other related duties as directed.
Basic Qualifications:
Experience
* Two (2) years of current Operating Room experience required.
* Experience in scrub and circulating roles in major surgical specialties required.
Education
* N/A
License, Certification, Registration
* Current RN Licensure in appropriate jurisdiction.
* BLS certification required.
* Cardio-pulmonary resuscitation required.
Additional Requirements:
* N/A
Preferred Qualifications:
* Certification in IV insertion and therapy preferred.
* Recent Ambulatory Surgery experience preferred.
Travel is Required 20% in emergency situation within 30 mile radius of base center.
Essential Functions:
* Utilizes the standard of care in the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of the surgical patient in the delivery of perioperative nursing care during the surgical process.
* Directs the coordination of efforts of the OR team members in rendering perioperative nursing care while in the roll of the circulating, scrub, pre-op or recovery nurse.
* Develops a perioperative nursing care plan on each surgical patient.
* Ensures a safe supportive environment for staff, physicians and patients.
* Assembles and communicates appropriate information in verbal or written reports in order to maintain continuity of care in the perioperative nursing process.
* Maintains current skill and knowledge of surgical procedures and principles of sterile techniques.
* Executes proper use, care, handling and processing of equipment, supplies and instrumentation used in the area of surgical specialty.
* Participates in operating room Quality Assurance program.
* Promotes personal and professional growth by actively participating in continuing education programs.
* Participates in the professionalism of the Operating Room by showing courtesy, compassion, respect and adherence to the standards.
* Performs other related duties as directed.
Basic Qualifications:
Experience
* Two (2) years of current Operating Room experience required.
* Experience in scrub and circulating roles in major surgical specialties required.
Education
* N/A
License, Certification, Registration
* Current RN Licensure in appropriate jurisdiction.
* BLS certification required.
* Cardio-pulmonary resuscitation required.
Additional Requirements:
* N/A
Preferred Qualifications:
* Certification in IV insertion and therapy preferred.
* Recent Ambulatory Surgery experience preferred.
Travel is Required 20% in emergency situation within 30 mile radius of base center.