This is the perfect position for a Registered Nurse that would be looking to move into Perioperative (Operating Room) as a new-to-specialty nurse!
UNIT SUMMARY:Northwest Hospital's main operating room(Main OR)provides innovative surgical services on both inpatient and outpatients. The main surgical suite consists of a new exquisite pre-and post-operativearea, five operating rooms, one Cysto suite and a newendoscopy suite.The main operating room cares for approximately 480 surgical patients a month. Patients of surgical services may require care following general or
Orthopedic, neurologic, urologic,gynecologic, thoracic, vascular, podiatric, cosmetic procedures.Surgicalservice employees provide excellent care to their patients and follow Association of Peri-OperativeRegisteredNurses (AORN)and AmericanSociety ofPeri-Anesthesia Nursing Practice
(ASPAN)standards of care.Surgical staff must utilize strong organizational and leadership skills to assess patient status, implement clinical nursing interventions to modify symptoms.
JOB SUMMARY: As a member of the patient care team, the RNprovides safe, age-appropriate patient care and functions as an advisor and resource for patients and their families.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Basic professionalknowledge; equivalent to an Associate's degree (2 years college); workingknowledge of theory and practice within a specialized field.
- RN Diploma with relevant experience also accepted
- Maryland Registered Nurse License
- American Heart Association CPR Certification
Keywords:
RN
Registered Nurse
Nurse
ED
ER
Emergency
OR
Operating Room
Critical Care