Job Description

JOB PURPOSE:
Responsible for general nursing activities in the operating room. In its entirety, the perioperative nurse is the registered nurse who, using the nursing process, designs, coordinates, and delivers care to meet the identified needs of patients whose protective reflexes or self-care abilities are potentially compromised because they are having operative or other invasive procedures. Establishes, ensures, and supervises surgical team members and procedures to maintain quality services and efficient operations.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES:
1 Promotes and restores patient's health by completing the nursing process; collaborating with physicians and multidisciplinary team members; providing physical and psychological support to patients, friends, and families; and supervising assigned team members.
2 Establishes a compassionate environment by providing emotional, psychological, and spiritual support to patients, friends, and families.
3 Assures quality of care by adhering to therapeutic standards; measuring health outcomes against patient care goals and standards; making or recommending necessary adjustments; and following hospital and nursing division's philosophies and standards of care set by state board of nursing, state nurse practice act, and other governing agency regulations.
4 Maintains safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations; and calling for assistance from health care support personnel.
5 Protects patients and employees by adhering to infection-control policies and protocols; medication administration and storage procedures; and controlled substance regulations.
6 Maintains continuity among nursing teams by documenting as per policy and communicating actions, irregularities, and continuing needs utilizing SBAR while maintaining patient confidentiality.
7 Ensures proper function and operation of equipment following manufacturer's instructions; troubleshoot equipment malfunctions; call appropriate personnel for repairs; and evaluate new equipment as necessary.
8 Ensure case readiness by confirming that supplies, equipment, instruments, and implants are available as per surgical procedure and doctor preferences. Ensure fiscal responsibility of the organization by accurately documenting/charging for supplies.
9 Maintains professional and technical knowledge through continuing education and organization and unit mandates. Achieves and maintained professional certification as required.
10 Contributes to team efforts and high quality, safe patient outcomes through collaboration with peers, supervisors, surgeons, and anesthesiologists. Promoting all PRIDE values.

COMPETENCIES:

Departmental and Organizational Mandatories, LMS/Corporate Compliance, Unit Based Shared Governance, CEUs, Peer Review, Certification, BSN preferred, Involvement, UBSG, Hand hygiene,). Ensures strict adherence to the Universal Protocol, Prevention of Retained Surgical Items and Specimen Management Policy by all team members in the Operating Room. Demonstrates knowledge of corporate and hospital policies and procedures. Maintains AORN standards of practice (i.e., directs and assists in accounting for all sponges, needles, and instruments, disposes patient specimens in the appropriate manner) Maintains a clean and well-organized patient care area including the return of medication and supplies to appropriate storage location. Utilizes standard precautions in the clinical setting. Assists Anesthesia with induction, & extubation. Assists in positioning, responding to comfort/safety of patient. Provides accurate care and handling of specimens. Observes and enforces strict standards of asepsis. Observes, checks, and monitors all equipment used during surgery to confirm they are running smoothly. Handles patient documentation including documentation of implants and accurately charging for supplies. Functions in assigned scrub/circulating role with knowledge of multiple specialty surgical procedures, instrumentation, and individual surgeon preferences. Demonstrates professional and respectful behavior. Assumes responsibility as the room coordinator when in the circulating role. Acts as a resource and role model when providing a safe and therapeutic environment. Identifies and ensures proper handling of instruments and equipment (i. E. returning instruments to original tray, flexible scope care, identifying and tagging malfunctioning instruments and equipment). Assumes professional and personal responsibility and accountability for patient care (i. E reading preference cards, checking case cart completeness, reports supply deficiencies, one-of-a kind item or specialty item usage to appropriate personnel). Ensures efficient turnaround time between cases, demonstrating organizational skills and priority setting.

#LI-MW1

Qualifications

Required:
1. Graduate of an accredited Nursing Program.
2. Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse.
3. BLS certification.

Preferred:
1. Bachelor's degree in nursing.
a. All ASN must complete their BSN studies within five years of their start date.
2. 1+ year of experience in OR Nursing

About Us

Morristown Medical Center is a nationally-recognized leader in cardiology and heart surgery, orthopedics, gynecology, geriatrics, gastroenterology and GI surgery, pulmonology and lung surgery, and urology.

We are the only hospital in New Jersey named one of America's '50 Best Hospitals' for six consecutive years by Healthgrades and one of the World's Best Hospitals by Newsweek. We were included on Becker's Healthcare 2020 list of "100 Great Hospitals in America". In addition, Leapfrog recognized us with an "A" hospital safety grade - its highest - twelve consecutive times, and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services awarded us again with its highest five-start rating in 2020.

Morristown Medical Center is a Magnet Hospital for Excellence in Nursing Service, the highest level of recognition achievable from the American Nurses Credentialing Center for facilities that provide acute care services. Our nonprofit hospital was also designated a Level I Regional Trauma Center by the American College of Surgeons and a Level II by the State of NJ.

EEO STATEMENT

Atlantic Health, Inc. is an equal employment opportunity employer and federal contractor or subcontractor and therefore abides by applicable laws to protect applicants and employees from discrimination in hiring, promotion, discharge, pay, fringe benefits, job training, classification, referral, and other aspects of employment, on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity and sexual orientation), national origin, citizenship status, disability, age, genetics, or veteran status.

Job Info