Operating Room Registered Nurse

Job DetailsJob Location: Hickory Office - HICKORY, NC 28603Position Type: Full TimeGraystone Eye is looking for an individual who is willing to serve our patients with one vision in mind:

Achieving Exemplary

Clinical Outcomes

&

Providing an

Unparalleled Experience for Patients,

Employees and Families

MAIN FUNCTION

Supervises and directs patient care in a single operating room.

COVID-19 VACCINATION

In accordance with CMS Interim Final Rule, Omnibus COVID-19 Health Care Staff vaccination: this position must have received or be willing to receive the COVID-19 vaccination by date of hire.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

1. Philosophy

Supports the facility’s ideology, mission, goals, and objectives
Performs in accordance with the facility’s policies and procedures
Follows the facility’s standards for ethical business conduct
Conducts self as a positive role model and team member
Recognizes patients’ rights and responsibilities and supports them in performance of job duties
Participates in facility committees, meetings, in-services, and activities

1. Communication

Communicates effectively and professionally with patients, visitors, physicians, and coworkers
Interacts with others in a positive, respectful, and considerate manner

1. Financial practices

Uses facility resources appropriately and avoids wasteful practices
Reports wasteful practices
Analyzes work area and makes recommendations for potential cost-effective improvements

1. Compliance program

Contributes to the progress and development of the organization’s adopted compliance program
Performs according to established compliance policies and procedures

1. Performance-improvement program

Contributes to the progress and development of the organization's adopted performance-improvement program
Performs according to established performance-improvement policies and procedures

1. Safety/risk-management program

Adheres to safety policies and procedures in performing job duties and responsibilities
Reports observed or suspected safety violations, hazards, and policy/procedure noncompliance to the safety officer or other designated person

1. Professional competence

Participates in continuing education and other learning experiences
Shares knowledge gained in continuing education with staff
Maintains membership in relevant professional organizations
Seeks new learning experiences by accepting challenging opportunities and responsibilities
Develops teaching programs as requested for use in surgical or medical management, safety, health awareness, and enhancement of patient care
Develops and maintains current materials for teaching and consent procedures
Implements approved teaching programs as requested
Monitors the patient education and counseling programs to assess quality and areas for improvement
Evaluates the outcome of teaching and counseling programs as they pertain to patients’ overall satisfaction with the surgical experience
Welcomes suggestions and recommendations

1. Duties

Participates as a team member in support of the total perioperative process
Organizes time, equipment, supplies, and personnel to provide effective and efficient case management
Supervises and directs patient care in a single operating room
Organizes nursing activities efficiently and effectively
Delegates activities appropriate to the abilities of available staff members
Considers cost containment by using supplies economically and in effective turnover time
Assists with supply, drug, and equipment inventories to maintain stock level and availability
Addresses patient needs during admission to the operating room, with attention to requirements specific to the outpatient setting
Transports patients to the operating room observing policies/procedures, safety requirements, and patient needs
Identifies the patient and correct surgical intervention according to policy/procedure and communicates such information to all members of the surgical team
Reviews patients’ medical records/needs to plan care with other healthcare team members
Provides comfort and reassurance to patient
Maintains patients’ privacy and dignity
Explains intraoperative phase of routine procedures and care to the patient
Performs the circulating nurse’s role and functions following approved operating room procedures to meet the requirements of scheduled procedures
Prepares operating room according to requirements of patient/procedure to be performed
Assembles and provides properly functioning equipment, supplies, and instruments before start of procedure and positions and adjusts equipment as required during the procedure
Anticipates needs of surgical team and assists anesthesia personnel by supporting patient during administration of anesthesia
Assists with the proper and safe positioning of the patient and prepares operative site as directed by established procedures
Monitors compliance with principles of aseptic technique according to accepted standards
Assists with identification and confirmation of operative site
Provides for comfort in the physical environment by monitoring designated parameters
Provides continuity of patient care by communicating with other perioperative care personnel and documenting records accordingly
Responds in a timely manner to meet the needs of the patient and physician
Accurately comprehends and interprets verbal orders/directions
Documents patient care records and other forms accurately following policies and procedures
Accurately advises others responsible for the care of the patient about the patient’s status

QualificationsQUALIFICATIONS

Cooperative work attitude toward co-employees, management, patients, visitors, and physicians
Ability to promote a favorable facility image with physicians, patients, insurance companies, and the general public
Ability to make decisions and solve problems

REQUIREMENTS

Required

High school graduate or GED certificate recipient
Graduate of accredited school of nursing
RN with an active license in the appropriate state
BLS certification
Evidence of leadership qualities
Strong ethical and moral character references
Language skills adequate for high-level written, interpersonal and telephone communication in American English
ACLS certification within one year of permanent employment

Preferred

1. ASC experience
2. Computer literacy

JOB QUALITY REQUIREMENTS

Accuracy
Attention to detail
Timeliness
Organization
Little supervision needed to accomplish tasks

DEPENDIBILITY

Attendance
Punctuality
Ability to follow instructions
Ability to meet deadlines

PHYSICAL/MENTAL REQUIREMENTS

Ability to sit/stand for long periods; ability to walk
Capability for occasional overhead and low reaching
Physical strength for equipment needs and patient-care activities
Visual and auditory acuity for timely response and patient-care assessment activities
Ability to move quickly in response to patient needs
Ability to make frequent judgments and respond to routine problems
Ability to make occasional judgments and respond to disasters or emergencies, actual events, or drills

WORKING CONDITIONS (ENVIORMENTAL)

Well-lit and ventilated, with non-hazardous and hazardous equipment
Category I: involves occupational exposure to blood and other potentially infectious body fluids and materials

CONTACTS

Patients
Patients’ family/significant others
Physicians and physician office personnel
Facility personnel
Vendors
Administration
Medical director
Governing body

Reports to: Chief Surgical Administrator