Operating Room Registered Nurse

## Description
**Graystone Eye is looking for an individual who is willing to serve our patients with one vision in mind:**
**Achieving Exemplary

Clinical Outcomes

&

Providing an

Unparalleled Experience for Patients,

Employees and Families**

**MAIN FUNCTION**

Supervises and directs patient care in a single operating room.

**COVID-19 VACCINATION**

In accordance with CMS Interim Final Rule, Omnibus COVID-19 Health Care Staff vaccination: this position must have received or be willing to receive the COVID-19 vaccination by date of hire.

**ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES** include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

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| 1. Philosophy - Supports the facility’s ideology, mission, goals, and objectives - Performs in accordance with the facility’s policies and procedures - Follows the facility’s standards for ethical business conduct - Conducts self as a positive role model and team member - Recognizes patients’ rights and responsibilities and supports them in performance of job duties - Participates in facility committees, meetings, in-services, and activities 2. Communication - Communicates effectively and professionally with patients, visitors, physicians, and coworkers - Interacts with others in a positive, respectful, and considerate manner 3. Financial practices - Uses facility resources appropriately and avoids wasteful practices - Reports wasteful practices - Analyzes work area and makes recommendations for potential cost-effective improvements 4. Compliance program - Contributes to the progress and development of the organization’s adopted compliance program - Performs according to established compliance policies and procedures 5. Performance-improvement program - Contributes to the progress and development of the organization's adopted performance-improvement program - Performs according to established performance-improvement policies and procedures 6. Safety/risk-management program - Adheres to safety policies and procedures in performing job duties and responsibilities - Reports observed or suspected safety violations, hazards, and policy/procedure noncompliance to the safety officer or other designated person 7. Professional competence - Participates in continuing education and other learning experiences - Shares knowledge gained in continuing education with staff - Maintains membership in relevant professional organizations - Seeks new learning experiences by accepting challenging opportunities and responsibilities - Develops teaching programs as requested for use in surgical or medical management, safety, health awareness, and enhancement of patient care - Develops and maintains current materials for teaching and consent procedures - Implements approved teaching programs as requested - Monitors the patient education and counseling programs to assess quality and areas for improvement - Evaluates the outcome of teaching and counseling programs as they pertain to patients’ overall satisfaction with the surgical experience - Welcomes suggestions and recommendations 8. Duties - Participates as a team member in support of the total perioperative process - Organizes time, equipment, supplies, and personnel to provide effective and efficient case management - Supervises and directs patient care in a single operating room - Organizes nursing activities efficiently and effectively - Delegates activities appropriate to the abilities of available staff members - Considers cost containment by using supplies economically and in effective turnover time - Assists with supply, drug, and equipment inventories to maintain stock level and availability - Addresses patient needs during admission to the operating room, with attention to requirements specific to the outpatient setting - Transports patients to the operating room observing policies/procedures, safety requirements, and patient needs - Identifies the patient and correct surgical intervention according to policy/procedure and communicates such information to all members of the surgical team - Reviews patients’ medical records/needs to plan care with other healthcare team members - Provides comfort and reassurance to patient - Maintains patients’ privacy and dignity - Explains intraoperative phase of routine procedures and care to the patient - Performs the circulating nurse’s role and functions following approved operating room procedures to meet the requirements of scheduled procedures - Prepares operating room according to requirements of patient/procedure to be performed - Assembles and provides properly functioning equipment, supplies, and instruments before start of procedure and positions and adjusts equipment as required during the procedure - Anticipates needs of surgical team and assists anesthesia personnel by supporting patient during administration of anesthesia - Assists with the proper and safe positioning of the patient and prepares operative site as directed by established procedures - Monitors compliance with principles of aseptic technique according to accepted standards - Assists with identification and confirmation of operative site - Provides for comfort in the physical environment by monitoring designated parameters - Provides continuity of patient care by communicating with other perioperative care personnel and documenting records accordingly - Responds in a timely manner to meet the needs of the patient and physician - Accurately comprehends and interprets verbal orders/directions - Documents patient care records and other forms accurately following policies and procedures - Accurately advises others responsible for the care of the patient about the patient’s status |

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## Qualifications

**QUALIFICATIONS**

• Cooperative work attitude toward co-employees, management, patients, visitors, and physicians
• Ability to promote a favorable facility image with physicians, patients, insurance companies, and the general public
• Ability to make decisions and solve problems

• **REQUIREMENTS**
• *Required*

• High school graduate or GED certificate recipient
• Graduate of accredited school of nursing
• RN with an active license in the appropriate state
• BLS certification
• Evidence of leadership qualities
• Strong ethical and moral character references
• Language skills adequate for high-level written, interpersonal and telephone communication in American English
• ACLS certification within one year of permanent employment

*Preferred*

• 1. ASC experience