Registered Nurse; RN - Hospital - Surgery

Registered Nurse (RN - Hospital) - Surgery

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Coordinates and performs perioperative nursing activities in the assigned operating room and endoscopy in a circulating, and/or surgical assistant capacity during the preoperative, intra‑operative and postoperative phases of the patient’s surgical experience.

Full‑time, benefited position working 80 hours per pay period. Days of work are Monday‑Friday from 6:30 am–3:00 pm with call 1 night a week and every 5th weekend. Holiday work is 5th holidays per year.

• Maintains the standards of nursing care and implements the policies and procedures of the hospital and nursing department.
• Assesses the health status of the patient of all ages throughout the perioperative period.
• Establishes patient goals based on nursing diagnosis.
• Implements nursing actions in transferring the patient according to the prescribed plan.
• Creates and maintains a sterile field.
• Prepares and gathers equipment and supplies based on patient needs.
• Performs sponge, sharps and instrument counts with the scrub technician.
• Administers drugs and solutions as prescribed by the physician.
• Physiologically monitors the patient during surgery.
• Monitors and controls the environment.
• Respects patient’s rights.
• Performs nursing actions that demonstrate accountability.
• Evaluates patient outcomes.
• Measures effectiveness of nursing care.
• Continuously reassesses all components of patient care based on new data.
• Participates in orientation of new personnel and performance evaluation of nursing staff.
• Participates in staff development programs.
• Performs other related duties as assigned or requested.
• Restock carts and supplies, put away clean instruments/trays, and do PAR level orders.
• Pull supplies for scheduled procedures for the next day.

• Assists the surgeon during operations and surgical procedures and performs a variety of crucial tasks during the operation.
• Maintains an unobstructed operating field with surgical retractors, sponges, and suctioning and irrigating equipment.
• Prepares tables, instruments, supplies, and implants as required for specific operations. Has knowledge of surgeon’s preference and step‑by‑step procedure.
• Assists in preparation and draping of the patient and operative area.
• Prepares and passes instruments, sutures, sponges and supplies needed in the operative procedure and maintains a correct count.
• Prepares and maintains the sterile field for the surgical procedure.
• Assists with table equipment, positioning patients, application of casts and dressings.

• Pull supplies for scheduled procedures for the next day.
• Relieve staff for breaks and lunches when able.
• Restock carts and supplies, put away clean instruments/trays, and do PAR level orders.
• Assists in transferring patients to and from the OR suite.
• Assists other members of the team with terminal cleanup of room in readiness for the next patient.
• Cleans and stocks assigned rooms.
• Performs other related duties as assigned or requested.

• PREPARATION AND TRAINING - Work requires a professional level of knowledge acquired by completing an accredited RN nursing education program. Must hold RN licensure from the ND State Board of Nursing for the current year. Position requires completion of BLS CPR. Position is required to attend Crisis Prevention Intervention (CPI) training in the appropriate timeframe according to department orientation checklist.
• WORK EXPERIENCE - Prefer minimum of nine months recent perioperative experience or complete approved college perioperative program. Nurses who do not meet this minimum requirement must successfully complete a surgical competency‑based orientation program.
• ATTENDANCE - Punctual and regular attendance is an essential responsibility of each employee loyees are expected to report to work as scheduled, on time and prepared to start working. Employees are also expected to remain at work for their entire work schedule.
• ANALYTICAL ABILITY - A high level of analytical ability is required in a variety of duties in order to gather and…