What are the responsibilities and job description for the Registered Nurse - Operating Room position at McLaren Health Care Corporation?
Department : Operating Room
Shift : Variable
Scheduled hours per pay : 0
Position Summary:
The registered nurse is a professional nurse who coordinates the delivery of nursing care for monitored patients during their hospital stay including cardiac monitoring, hemodynamic stabilization, responsive to emergent situations and care of evidence-based medicine patients. The registered nurse ensures that quality nursing care is rendered to all patients in accordance with the Michigan Department of Public Health, the medical center and nursing department standards. Utilizing the nursing process, functions primarily in direct patient care. The registered nurse participates in maintaining a safe patient care environment, maintains patient privacy, dignity, confidentiality and respects patient's rights.
Essential Functions and Responsibilities:
- Performs purposeful hourly rounding including: Pain, Position, Personal needs and Possessions
- Applies the nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation, evaluation, and discharge needs of patient/family
- Assesses patient condition using vital signs, test results, monitor readings, etc.
- Interacts with physicians and charge nurse regarding patient condition
- Prepares patient and equipment for medical procedures as required
Qualifications:
Required:
- Graduate of an accredited school of nursing
- Must possess valid State of Michigan Nursing License
- BLS certified
- ACLS certified within 3 months of hire
- Possesses excellent customer service skills and the ability to communicate and present self to patient, visitors, other staff and physicians verbally and in writing in courteous, confident and professional manner
- Minimum 1 year OR experience within a hospital setting
Preferred:
- CNOR Certification
- Previous work experience within the specific unit specialty
- Specialty certification within the specific unit
- Schedule: Per Diem
- Requisition ID: 25000109
- Daily Work Times: Variable
- Hours Per Pay Period: 0
- On Call: Yes
- Weekends: Yes