RN Operating Room
Location: Elizabethtown, Kentucky
Contract Length: 13 weeks
Schedule: 4x10 hours, 6:45a-5:15p, call required (10 hours/day, 40 hours/week)
Role Overview
The RN provides direct patient care on the Operating Room unit. Responsibilities include:
Performing and documenting comprehensive patient assessments and developing problem lists
Implementing patient care therapies and procedures within scope of practice
Explaining procedures and treatments to patients and families
Recognizing and communicating changes in patient condition
Delegating and overseeing team members' patient care activities
Facilitating admission, transfer, and discharge activities, including discharge teaching and coordination with Case Management
Participating in unit quality improvement activities, including patient satisfaction, patient falls, pressure ulcers, CAUTIs, and documentation audits
Required Qualifications
Active, unrestricted Registered Nurse (RN) license in Kentucky
1 year of Operating Room experience, with experience within the last year
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) or Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
Skills
Effective verbal and written communication, including active listening
Collaboration and cooperation with co-workers
Assessing age-specific patient safety issues and implementing appropriate safety devices
Understanding of computer systems and applications, or ability to be trained