OR - Operating Room

Opportunity:

RN - OR

Job Details:

• AHA ACLS certification required upon hire
• Current Massachusetts RN license required
• CNOR certification strongly preferred
• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing required
• Operating room nursing experience strongly preferred
• Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate nursing interventions and patient care plans
• Collaborate with surgeon, anesthesiologist, clinical coordinator, and surgical technicians to ensure patient well-being during surgical procedures
• Maintain sterile fields and oversee the correct care, handling, and sterilization of sterile supplies and instruments
• Apply principles of aseptic practice and oversee the selection and preparation of supplies, equipment, and instrumentation for all surgical cases
• Verify patient identification, consent forms, operative procedure, and site before taking patients to the operating room
• Maintain sponge, needle, and instrument counts according to policies and procedures
• Identify, label, care for, and handle all specimens and cultures according to established policy and procedure
• Safely administer medications and intravenous therapy in accordance with physician orders, protocols, and procedures
• Assess and reassess patient pain levels utilizing the numerical pain scale and notify physicians as needed
• Provide thorough and accurate documentation of all pertinent data, therapeutic interventions, and patient responses
• Must possess excellent communication skills, ability to multitask, and ability to function in an environment with competing priorities