Registered Nurse - Operating Room; PRN

Registered Nurse OR Circulator (PRN) – Med Center

Townsen Memorial is seeking a Registered Nurse OR Circulator (PRN) for our Med Center located in Houston, TX
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Responsible for direct patient care, including patients with varied and complex needs. Assumes leadership roles with progressive responsibility to maintain patient care and safety.

• Develops and updates plan of care in partnership with patient and family using the nursing process, incorporating patient priorities and abilities
• Follows nursing processes, modifies care based on continuous evaluation of patient’s condition
• Demonstrates clinical problem‑solving and critical thinking
• Makes decisions using evidence‑based analytical approach
• Plans routine events and anticipates/prevents and manages/elevates emergent situations
• Contributes to meeting quality and safety standards
• Reports near misses as errors promptly and consistently to improve systems and processes to identify trends
• Communicates in an active, positive, and effective manner to health care team members
• Manages usual patient assignments and other area demands
• Addresses patient needs during admission to the operating room
• Prepares operating room according to requirements of patient/procedure being done
• Supervises and directs patient care in a single operating room
• Reviews patient medical records to plan care with other health care team members
• Maintains patient’s privacy and dignity
• Assists with identification and confirmation of operative site
• Accurately comprehends and interprets verbal orders/directions
• Completes patient care responsibilities in a timely manner with accurate documentation
• Organizes multiple priorities and anticipates/plans for potential problems
• Uses downtime efficiently, aware of other team member workloads and offers assistance
• Responds to requests for assistance from other team members positively
• Implements initiatives to achieve national patient safety goals; works within the policy and procedures set forth by the facility
• Responsible for assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating patient care in the operating room
• Assists in ensuring supplies and equipment are available for use
• Performs assessments on patients within appropriate time frames
• Models and reinforces behaviors consistent with goals for teaching the medical patient and communicating patient status to the appropriate member of the healthcare team; provides support to the family as needed
• Acts as clinical resource for staff
• Communicates with the supervisor regarding patient care staff conflicts and unusual occurrences
• Maintains general overview of surgeons and their needs
• Demonstrates mentoring ability when interacting with staff members
• Maintains a safe environment for staff, patients, physicians, and visitors
• Monitors staff adherence to protocols and procedures
• Monitors efficient room turnover
• Verifies physician and ancillary personnel credentialing when in question
• Maintains a working relationship with all staff
• Maintains continuous communication with schedulers to help solve scheduling problems and/or operating room utilization
• Completes or delegates the unit daily check/logs per policy and protocol
• Directs, delegates, and oversees work efforts as appropriate to insure the best possible delivery of service
• Provides leadership to staff, giving direction and guidance to staff as appropriate
• Maintains accountability regarding patient care and unit operations
• Works in cooperation with the Medical Staff to ensure regulations and accreditation standards are maintained
• Follows all safety rules on the job and reports accidents promptly and corrects minor safety hazards
• Has ability to adequately diagnose, plan and implement nursing interventions and evaluate patient conditions
• Complies with facility policies and procedures
• Complies with continuing and mandatory education programs
• Practices nursing within the scope of the Nurse Practice Act of Texas and accepts responsibility and accountability for own actions
• Possesses appropriate communication skills to practice collaborative nursing
• Can respond quickly, physically and mentally when priorities and/or patient’s condition changes
• Performs other related duties…