Registered Nurse- Operating Room; PRN

Overview

Townsen Memorial Health System is hiring a PRN Operating Room Registered Nurse for our west hospital in Houston, 77072!

Summary: Responsible for direct patient care effectively and efficiently, which may include 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 the patient priorities and abilities.
• Follows the nursing processes, modifies care based on continuous evaluation of the patient’s condition.
• Demonstrates clinical problem-solving and critical thinking.
• Makes decisions using evidence based analytical approach.
• Plans for 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 direct patient care in a single operating room.
• Reviews patient medical records/needs to plan care with other health care team members.
• Maintains patient’s privacy and dignity.
• Assist with identification and confirmation of operative sight.
• 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 initiative 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.
• Perform assessments on patients within appropriate time frames.
• Models and reinforces behaviors consistent with goals for teaching the medical patient; communicates patient status to the appropriate member of the healthcare team and provide 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.
• Ability to adequately diagnose, plan and implement nursing interventions and evaluate patient conditions.
• Compliance with facility policies and procedures.
• Compliance 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.
• Possess appropriate communication skills to practice collaborative nursing.
• Ability to respond quickly, physically and mentally when priorities and/or patient’s condition changes.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

• Nursing care for intra-operative patients.
• Operation of vital sign monitors.
• Assessment skills.
• A basic understanding of nursing diagnosis.
• Principles of Standard Precautions.
• IV therapy.
• Basic computer skills.
• Must be able to perform skills and competencies.

• Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing.
• Registered Nurse in the State of Texas;
  License must remain active and unencumbered while employed.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certified.
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certified.
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certified or must be obtained within ninety (90) days of hire.
• One (1) year of previous Intra-Operative Care experience.

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