Operating Room RN
Florence, South Carolina
McLeod Regional Medical Center

Registered Nurse - Operating Room

Location: Florence, South Carolina
Employment Type: Long-Term Assignment
Contract Length: 13 weeks

Job Description

• Maintain a professional image and provide excellent customer relations to patients, visitors, physicians, and co-workers.
• Assess patient needs based on history, observation, physical examination, and diagnostic data.
• Delegate, supervise, and evaluate activities of team members; respond to urgent or emergent situations.
• Provide nursing interventions consistent with the Plan of Care and physician’s medical plans.
• Complete Safe Surgery checklist verification using service excellence standards.
• Accurately and timely document all care information.
• Use appropriate health and safety equipment to protect patients and staff.
• Prepare the operating room and position patients on the operating table.
• Serve as communication liaison between family and operating team.
• Participate in professional growth through goal setting and educational offerings.
• Assist in supply and equipment control and maintenance.
• Perform circulating duties efficiently.
• Participate in assigned call as scheduled.
• Utilize computer programs relevant to patient care delivery.

Required Qualifications

• Valid Registered Nurse (RN) license in South Carolina
• Minimum of 1 year of Operating Room (OR) experience, with OR experience within the last year
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification issued by the American Heart Association
• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification issued by the American Heart Association
• Certified Registered Central Service Technician (CRCST) or certification from the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (NBSTSA)
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) or Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)