Operating Room RN
Louisville, KY
Access Healthcare
5x8 hrs, Nights

Registered Nurse - Operating Room (OR)

Location: Louisville, Kentucky
Employment Type: Clinical Nursing
Shift: Day (6:30 AM - 3:00 PM), Monday to Friday, no weekends
Hours: 8 hours per day, 40 hours per week
Contract Length: 13 weeks

Job Summary

• Accountable for the care of a group of patients in the Operating Room.
• Focus on safe, effective patient- and family-centered care, customer satisfaction, and quality outcomes.
• Assist in maintaining a financially stable unit and promote professional development with emphasis on evidence-based practice.
• Supervise licensed and non-licensed staff members.
• Apply the Kristin M. Swanson Model of Care to assess, develop, implement, and evaluate patient care plans.
• Provide patient and family education, comfort, and satisfaction.
• Mentor and precept staff.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform patient assessments and reassessments; make sound independent clinical decisions.
• Initiate, prioritize, implement, and revise plans of care in collaboration with patients, families, and interdisciplinary teams.
• Monitor and document patient responses to clinical interventions.
• Facilitate and evaluate education tailored to patient and family needs during stay and at discharge.
• Delegate tasks appropriately; foster teamwork and mentor staff.
• Identify opportunities for quality improvement and participate in safety and service process improvements.
• Comply with regulatory standards and participate in Practice Governance.

Required Qualifications

• Valid Registered Nurse (RN) license in Kentucky
• Minimum 2 years of Operating Room (OR) experience, including experience within the last year
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) or Associate Degree in Nursing
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification
• Clinical experience with the following surgical specialties and procedures:

  • Hysterectomy
  • Gynecology
  • Total joint replacements (Orthopedic Surgery)
  • General surgery
  • Bariatric surgery
  • Da Vinci robotic surgery
  • Ear, Nose, and Throat (ENT) surgery
  • Thoracic surgery
  • Neurosurgery (Neuro spine)
  • Plastic surgery

Additional Information

• Call required up to 40 hours on a 6-week rotation schedule.
• Emphasis on patient assessment, care plan development/implementation/evaluation, quality improvement, regulatory compliance, patient education, mentoring, precepting, and teamwork.