RN-Inpatient-Operating Room-PRN

The Operating Room at Rust Medical Center is seeking an Experienced Registered Nurse (RN) to join the surgical services team. Provides direct patient care by assessing, planning, implementing, evaluating, and documenting individual patient needs, actions taken and patient responses. Coordinates patients care through collaboration with the patient/family and healthcare team.

Performs assessments as per unit standards and documents on appropriate data base/assessment flow sheet. Initiates, utilizes and documents appropriate protocols and standards of care. Administers medication and treatments as prescribed by physician, or standard protocols and documents according to policy.

Identifies and meets patient and family learning and discharge needs on admission and throughout episode of care. Evaluates patient progression toward outcomes per unit standards and documents through EOSS etc. Performs competently in emergency situations. Delegates or assigns aspects of patient care to healthcare team members commensurate with their validated competency to perform the task.

Provides leadership through communication about and validation of patient care. Assists with various procedures, treatments, surgical techniques or delegate/assign to other healthcare team members as appropriate. Completes patient population/age specific/procedure and protocol education and competency testing per unit standards.

Demonstrates competency in required psychomotor skills. Assists in orientation of new staff or students, and serve as a resource person and professional role model. Assumes professional responsible for current nursing structure and clinical standards of care.

Assumes responsibility for the clinical supervision of LPNs and non-licensed assertive personnel. Incorporates PHS mission (VVPS) in care-giving activities. Supports DON philosophies of shared governance and models of care delivery.

Meets requirements of PRN connection agreement. Demonstrates flexibility in meeting patient care needs in other departments through floating within cluster. Assumes other leadership roles (i.e. relief charge nurse) as required by the department.

Two (2) shifts in a four (4) week block is the minimum requirement.