Perioperative RN Resident - Graduate Nursing @ Health First

Job Requirements

POSITION SUMMARY

The Perioperative Registered Nurse Resident provides safe, evidence-based, patient-centered care in both the circulating and scrubbing roles within the Operating Room (OR). During a six (6) month residency with mentorship from a Perioperative Coach, the Perioperative Registered Nurse Resident demonstrates a thorough understanding of the surgical process including ensuring a smooth flow of surgical procedures, maintenance of a sterile environment, and collaboration among the surgical team according to the standards of professional nursing practice. The Perioperative Registered Nurse Resident provides to the individual patient based upon cultural, spiritual, and age specific needs.

PRIMARY ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Manages the overall nursing care in the operating room and ensures safe patient positioning, accurate documentation, and communication with the surgical team when functioning as a Circulator.
• Assists the surgeon by providing sterile instruments, equipment, and supplies during surgery, maintaining sterile technique throughout the procedure when functioning as a Scrub Nurse
• Coordinates the interdisciplinary plan of care based on current evidence-based practices, ensuring collaboration with anesthesiologists, surgeons, and surgical technologists.
• Adheres to aseptic techniques and infection control protocols as required by policy.
• Handles surgical specimens with care to ensure specimen integrity and safety during transportation, in accordance with policy and protocols.
• Offers compassionate care that respects the expectations, needs, and individual differences of patients and families, including age, cultural spiritual and any other personal considerations.
• Ensures efficient use of equipment and supplies in accordance with the manufacturers’ instructions for use (IFUs), ensuring economical usage.
• Functions independently when clinical competency is demonstrated and at the discretion of the Manager, Educator, or Clinical Coach.

Work Experience

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Education: Associate’s degree in Nursing (ASN), or Nursing Diploma.
• Work Experience: None
• Licensure: Registered Nurse (RN) licensure in the State of Florida.
• Certification:
• American Heart Association Basic Life Support (AHA BLS) Healthcare Provider Completion card prior to start date and maintained.
• Additional certifications to meet unit specific care requirements (e.g., ACLS, PALS, NRP, NIHSS).
• Skills/Knowledge/Abilities:
• Proficient keyboarding skills with ability to utilize Health First computer systems for order entry, order inquiry, and patient care documentation.
• Ability to speak and understand written and verbal instructions in the English language.
• Strong interpersonal skills with ability to function in often stressful environment with surgical team members of various levels.
• Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills to ensure patient safety and surgical efficiency.
• Ability to respond appropriately in emergent situations.
• Ability to work under close supervision of preceptors, clinical mentors and surgical team leaders.
• Ability to satisfy a two (2) year full-time employment commitment post residency.
• Ability to participate in on-call responsibilities, and respond from location to assigned facility within 30 minutes when on call.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Work Experience: One (1) year RN experience in surgical services or acute care.
• Skills/Knowledge/Abilities: Exceptional communication and collaborative skills to work effectively within a surgical team and with other interdisciplinary professionals.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Physically agile; may require walking, standing, running, bending, stooping, kneeling, climbing, or crouching frequently.
• May occasionally include lifting or moving objects up to 50 pounds, with or without assistance.
• May require moving in different positions to accomplish tasks in various environments including tight and confined spaces, including reaching out and above shoulders, or overhead.
• May lift, turn, pull, push, or ambulate people and/or equipment with or without assistance up to 90% of the assigned shift.
• May be exposed to inside and outside environments with varied temperatures, air quality, lighting, and/or low to loud noise.
• May require working with biohazards such as blood/body fluids and airborne particles following OSHA and CDC guidelines.
• Communicating with others to exchange information.
• Visual acuity and hand-eye coordination to perform tasks.
• Workspace may vary from open to confined.
• May require travel to various facilities within and beyond county perimeter; may require use of personal vehicle.

Benefits

ABOUT HEALTH FIRST

At Health First, diversity and inclusion are essential for our continued growth and evolution. Working together, we strive to build and nurture a culture that recognizes, encourages, and respects the diverse voices of our associates. We know through experience that different ideas, perspectives, and backgrounds create a stronger and more collaborative work environment that delivers better results. As an organization, it fuels our innovation and connects us closer to our associates, customers, and the communities we serve.

Schedule : Full-Time

Shift Times : 6:30am - 3:00pm

Paygrade : PG-2S