Provide direct and individualized nursing care to surgical patients, including pre- and post-operative education and monitoring. Coordinate with the healthcare team to implement diagnostic and therapeutic orders while ensuring patient safety in the operating room.
Requirements summary
Requires a graduate degree from an accredited school of nursing, a current Washington State RN license, and BLS, ACLS, and PALS certifications. Previous inter-operative experience is required, with a BSN and CNOR certification preferred.
Island Health is offering a $10,000 sign-on bonus for an experienced Surgical Services Registered Nurse for our Day Shift at our hospital in Anacortes, WA.
Whether you’re a new grad or experienced in your field and considering a change, we invite you to explore a wide range of careers at Island Health with exceptional benefits including:
Utilizes the nursing process as a basis of care. Acknowledges, coordinates and implements diagnostic and therapeutic orders of each patient.
Accountable for administration of, observation, charting and reporting effects of drugs, intravenous procedure, other therapeutic and diagnostic measures in a safe and accurate manner.
Benefits
Dental Insurance
Employee Assistance Program
Life Insurance
Sign-On Bonus
Paid Time Off
Vision Insurance
Medical Insurance
Long-Term Disability
Flexible Spending Account
Tuition Reimbursement
Employee Recognition Events
Extended Illness Benefit
Vested Retirement Contribution
Responsible for appraising cleanliness of room and operational efficiency of equipment, reporting and solving any problems prior to the patient's admission.
Identifies patient by name, checks name band and chart. Checks chart for completeness of operative consent forms and reports from ordered diagnostic studies.
Informs surgeon and anesthesiologist of any pertinent observations regarding symptoms or reactions.
Performs pre-op physical assessment according to protocol. Checks chart for completion of consent, history and physical, and reports of ordered diagnostic studies.
Takes nursing history in reference to reason for hospitalization, allergies, physical limitations/special considerations influencing positioning and care during surgery.
Communicates with appropriate O.R. nurses and anesthesiologist regarding information gathered from patient interviews.
Operating Room Nurses provide direct and individualized nursing care to patients based on the application of scientific nursing principles.
This role requires staff to be available for On-Call assignments/periods. The on-call period can vary and will be based on departmental needs and staffing. The department leadership will work with staff to adequately cover all needed on-call assignments to ensure patient care and safety standards are maintained.
In addition to general nursing care, responsibilities of OR Nurses include (but are not limited to):
Consults and coordinates with health care team members to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care plans
Conducts pre- and post-operative education
Serves as the communication liaison to family and members of the operating team
Takes and monitors patients’ vital signs
Ensures that operating on correct patient and the correct procedure is being performed
Provides basic, bedside care
Prepares and administers (orally, subcutaneously, through an IV) and records prescribed medications. Reports adverse reactions to medications or treatments in accordance with the policy regarding the administration of medications by a licensed registered nurse
Responds to life-saving situations based upon nursing standards and protocol
Records all care information concisely, accurately and completely, in a timely manner, in the appropriate format and on the appropriate forms
Preps operating room for patient/procedure
Initiates corrective action whenever information from monitoring equipment shows adverse symptomatology
Monitors patients’ physical and emotional well-being throughout the care continuum
Initiates patient education plan, as prescribed by physician. Teaches patients and significant others how to manage their post-treatment home care needs, self-administration of medication and rehabilitation
Performs other position-related duties as assigned, depending on assignment setting
Job Requirements
Graduate of an accredited school of nursing
Current Washington State Registered Nurse License
Current Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification
Current Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) Certification
Current Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) Certification
Previous inter-operative experience required. (Preferably 2 years or more inter-operative experience, although any surgical experience will be taken into consideration.)
