Operating Room Registered Nurse
Louisville, KY
Host Healthcare
3x12 hrs, Days
Referral Bonus

Job Opportunity: RN - Operating Room (OR)

Location: Louisville, Kentucky
Employment Type: Clinical Nursing
Contract Length: 13 weeks

Job Summary

As a Registered Nurse in the Operating Room, you will be responsible for providing safe, effective, patient- and family-centered care. You will focus on quality outcomes, customer satisfaction, and maintaining a financially stable unit. The role includes supervising licensed and non-licensed staff, applying evidence-based practice, and participating in education and practice governance.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform patient assessments and reassessments, making sound independent decisions.
• Develop, prioritize, implement, and revise patient care plans in collaboration with patients, families, and interdisciplinary teams.
• Monitor and document patient responses to clinical interventions.
• Provide and coordinate education tailored to patient and family needs during the stay and at discharge.
• Delegate tasks to licensed and non-licensed personnel; serve as a mentor and preceptor.
• Promote teamwork and communicate opportunities for improvement.
• Participate in quality, safety, and service improvement initiatives and comply with regulatory standards.
• Engage in the Practice Governance model.

Required Qualifications

• Registered Nurse (RN) license appropriate for the state of Kentucky.
• Minimum of 2 years of acute care RN experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• None specified.

Additional Notes

• Prior travel experience is not explicitly required.
• This job focuses on the Operating Room specialty within nursing.