OR RN
Gardner, MA
Modern Healthcare Solutions
4x10 hrs, Days
Referral Bonus

Essential Functions:

• Conduct interactions with individuals in a friendly, courteous, and respectful manner.
• Proactively offer assistance; if unable, find someone who can help.
• Advocate for privacy and confidentiality while encouraging awareness.
• Maintain a clean and safe hospital environment.
• Respond appropriately and immediately in emergency situations.
• Ensure a safe and healthy environment for patients, visitors, and staff, maximizing comfort and minimizing risk and injury.
• Ensure compliance with regulations to maintain required accreditation and licensure.
• Adhere to Hospital Attendance and Tardiness Policies.
• Complete all mandatory training and requirements annually.
• Report incidents in a timely and effective manner.
• Engage in the monitoring and enforcement of hand hygiene practices.
• Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate nursing interventions and care plans for patients.
• Provide care in accordance with established standards, protocols, and policies.
• Respect each patient as an individual, fostering their dignity and positive self-regard.
• Deliver patient and family teaching based on identified needs and readiness to learn.
• Collaboratively plan and prepare patients and families for discharge, incorporating necessary support systems.
• Delegate and supervise nursing interventions performed by others appropriately.
• Prioritize patient care effectively, seeking assistance when necessary and recognizing the need for emergency interventions.
• Document all pertinent data, therapeutic interventions, and patient responses accurately and in a timely manner.
• Provide comprehensive reports on assigned patients to other healthcare team members for continuity of care.
• Promote learning for colleagues and self by serving as a preceptor, instructor, or trainer, and attending professional development programs.
• Identify risks to patient safety proactively and find opportunities to reduce medical errors.
• Address ethical issues in care by developing appropriate plans.
• Administer medications and intravenous therapy according to physician orders, protocols, and policies.
• Assess and document patient pain levels upon admission, utilizing established pain assessment scales.
• Reassess pain control effectiveness and notify physicians as needed, documenting assessments and patient responses.
• Complete required documentation related to medication reconciliation for use by the attending physician.
• Collaborate with the surgical team to ensure patient well-being during procedures.
• Maintain sterile fields and oversee the care, handling, and sterilization of supplies and instruments.
• Ensure accurate patient identification and procedure verification prior to surgical interventions.
• Select and prepare necessary supplies and equipment for all surgical cases following aseptic principles.
• Apply principles of body mechanics for safe patient positioning and transfer.
• Ensure that all practices during surgical procedures meet perioperative standards.
• Maintain proper counts of sponges, needles, and instruments according to policies, notifying the surgeon of results.
• Handle specimens and cultures according to established policies and procedures.

Job Requirements:

• Minimum Education: Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
• Minimum Work Experience: Operating room nursing experience and CNOR certification preferred.
• Required Licenses: Current RN license in the state of Massachusetts. ACLS certification upon hire, or an active BLS card with AHA ACLS certification obtained within 60 days of hire.
• Required Skills: Ability to function in a fast-paced environment with competing priorities; excellent communication skills; ability to multitask; positive outlook.

Shift Information: 40-hour workweek, consisting of 4 ten-hour days with a call rotation.

Holiday Coverage: Required.

Minimum Years of Experience: Less than 1 year.

Certifications / Requirements: ACLS, BLS/BCLS.