Operating Room RN
Madison, Indiana
Norton Healthcare - 1373 N SR 62

Registered Nurse - Operating Room (OR)

Location: Madison, Indiana
Employment Type: Clinical Nursing
Shift: Day (6:30 AM - 3:00 PM)
Hours: 8 hours/day, 40 hours/week
Call: 7 days per six weeks, including 3 weekend days

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.
• Responsible for supervising licensed and non-licensed staff.
• Applies the Kristin M. Swanson Model of Care to assess, develop, implement, and evaluate patient care plans.
• Provides education and mentoring/precepting to staff.
• Participates in quality, safety, and service improvement efforts and complies with regulatory standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform patient assessments and reassessments; make sound independent 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 patient and family education during stay and at discharge.
• Delegate tasks appropriately and foster teamwork.
• Identify and communicate opportunities for improvement.

Required Qualifications

• Valid Registered Nurse (RN) license in Indiana
• Minimum 2 years of Operating Room (OR) experience, including experience within the last year
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) / Associate Degree in Nursing
• Acute care nursing experience
• Experience in orthopedic, general surgery, OB/GYN, ophthalmology (eyes), and urology cases

Preferred Experience

• Familiarity with DaVinci surgical system and bariatrics is desired.

Contract Length

• 13 weeks