About MedStar Georgetown University Hospital’s Operating Room

There is no better time to join our exceptional Operating Room team at the newly inaugurated Verstandig Pavilion, located on Georgetown's campus. This state-of-the-art Medical and Surgical building, spanning 477,000 square feet, is designed to uphold the highest standards of patient care and comfort.

Why Join Our Operating Room Team:

Cutting-Edge Facilities: The Verstandig Pavilion is equipped with all-private inpatient rooms and advanced medical equipment, ensuring a conducive environment for superior patient care.

Modernized Operating Rooms: With 31 new operating rooms, we offer modern and highly specialized surgical visualization tools, as well as the latest minimally invasive and robotic equipment, providing an innovative setting for surgical excellence.

Streamlined Patient Care: The PACU and Pre-Op/Discharge areas are conveniently located in the same wing, facilitating seamless patient throughput between these critical care settings.

Strategic Location: The Pavilion includes a rooftop helipad, offering direct access to our ICUs and ED for efficient patient transfers.

Convenient Amenities: A three-level parking structure on-site ensures easy accessibility, and 6 acres of expansive green space provide a tranquil and inviting atmosphere.

At MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, we are dedicated to providing world-class care in a world-class facility. Joining our Operating Room team means contributing to the advancement of healthcare in an environment that prioritizes innovation, collaboration, and excellence.

If you are passionate about advancing your career in a dynamic and cutting-edge healthcare setting, we encourage you to explore this exciting opportunity with us.

Benefits:

• Competitive salaries plus differentials
• Free on-campus parking 
• 20 Days of Paid Time Off per year plus personal time/holidays
• Education/Tuition assistance
• Relocation reimbursement
• Generous Total Rewards Benefits Package
• Matched Retirement Savings Plan
• Specialized training opportunities with one-on-one preceptorship
• Nationally renowned Nursing Wellbeing Program

Position Summary

Professional care provider who assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates the nursing care of intraoperative patients. In collaboration with the patient and family, provides theory-based professional nursing care and coordinates care delivery with various members of the interdisciplinary team.

Minimum Qualifications

Education/Training: BSN preferred. Associate Degree from an accredited School of Nursing required; Bachelor’s degree enrollment required within 6 months of start date and completion within 3 years.

Experience: Completion of AORN Periop 101 course within six months of hire or equivalent training and/or experience. Must be proficient in circulating role; scrub experience preferred.

License/Certification: Current license as a Registered Nurse in the state or jurisdiction of the facility seeking employment, or Multistate Compact state or license eligible. CPR certification required by completion of introductory period. CNOR certification preferred.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities: Basic math skills. Verbal and written communication skills. Basic computer skills required.

Primary Duties

• Contributes to the achievement of established department goals and objectives and adheres to department policies, procedures, quality standards, safety standards, and MedStar SPIRIT Values. Complies with governmental and accreditation regulations.
• Collects and analyzes significant patient’s information that pertains to physical, psychological, socio-cultural, economic, spiritual, and life-style behaviors and efficiently leveraging available technology.
• Functions autonomously providing relationship-based care that promotes continuous, consistent, efficient and accountable delivery of nursing care using the nursing process with a favorable focus on patient experience.
• Identifies current and potential complex problems of specific patient populations, critically analyzes trends and changes in patient status, and plans appropriate interventions.
• Incorporates evidence-based practice and research into patient care delivery, with a focus on quality and safety.
• Serves as a patient advocate by independently communicating clinical concerns, including ethical decisions, in a timely manner to other members of the interdisciplinary team.
• Practices within legal boundaries of nurse practice act and possesses a theoretical understanding of the universal ethical principles. Recognizes ethical discourse in practice and may seek other resources in advocacy for support and counsel.
• Individualizes patients plan of care, focusing on short and long-range goals and effectively uses a variety of teaching resources to meet the learning needs of patients and families.
• Communicates patient information clearly and accurately in verbal and written format.
• Maintains a safe and therapeutic environment. Identifies actual and potential patient safety issues and acts accordingly while incorporating HRO quality and safety principles.
• Demonstrates effective leadership behaviors. Establishes priorities and delegates tasks to peers and ancillary staff as appropriate to scope of practice and unit requirements.
• Effectively uses problem identification and resolution skills, focusing on the clinical scenario to resolve the apparent concern. Follows the chain of command by consulting with other healthcare professionals and seeks assistance as needed.
• Independently communicates concerns in a timely manner and makes suggestions to members of the interdisciplinary team by seeking and using resources effectively.
• Pre-operative Care: assess patients prior to surgery, alleviate patient concerns preoperatively, gathers supplies and equipment, performs Time-Out
• Intra-operative Care: ensures aseptic technique practices and sterility, performs patient positioning, ensures antisepsis, performs specimen collection and ensures accurate surgical counts, documents accurately and completely, anticipates needs of the surgical team.
• Post-operative Care: transfers patient to postoperative unit and provides transfer of care report.
• Independently identifies resources and strategies to enhance professional growth and development and commits to life-long learning.
• Supports and contributes to the unit, department, entity, and organizational goals inclusive of
• Participates in meetings and on committees and represents the department and hospital in community outreach efforts.
• Participates in multi-disciplinary quality and service improvement teams.

Why MedStar Health?

At MedStar Health, we understand that our ability to treat others well begins with how we treat each other. We work hard to foster an inclusive and positive environment where our associates feel valued, connected, and empowered. We live up to this promise through:

Strong emphasis on teamwork—our associates feel connected to each other and our mission as an organization. In return, our effective team environment generates positive patient outcomes and high associate satisfaction ratings that exceed the national benchmark.

Strategic focus on equity, inclusion, & diversity—we are committed to equity for all people and communities. We continue to build a diverse and inclusive workplace where people feel a sense of belonging and the ability to contribute to equitable care delivery and improved community health outcomes at all levels of the organization.

Comprehensive total rewards package—including competitive pay, generous paid time off, great health and wellness benefits, retirement savings, education assistance, and so much more.

More career opportunities closer to home—as the largest healthcare provider in the Baltimore-Washington, D.C. region, there are countless opportunities to grow your career and fulfill your aspirations.

About MedStar Health

MedStar Health is dedicated to providing the highest quality care for people in Maryland and the Washington, D.C., region, while advancing the practice of medicine through education, innovation, and research. Our team of 32,000 includes physicians, nurses, residents, fellows, and many other clinical and non-clinical associates working in a variety of settings across our health system, including 10 hospitals and more than 300 community-based locations, the largest home health provider in the region, and highly respected institutes dedicated to research and innovation. As the medical education and clinical partner of Georgetown University for more than 20 years, MedStar Health is dedicated not only to teaching the next generation of doctors, but also to the continuing education, professional development, and personal fulfillment of our whole team. Together, we use the best of our minds and the best of our hearts to serve our patients, those who care for them, and our communities. It’s how we treat people.

MedStar Health is an Equal Opportunity (EO) Employer and assures equal opportunity for all applicants and employees. We hire people to work in different locations, and we comply with the federal, state and local laws governing each of those locations. MedStar Health makes all decisions regarding employment, including for example, hiring, transfer, promotion, compensation, benefit eligibility, discipline, and discharge without regard to any protected status, including race, color, creed, religion, national origin, citizenship status, sex, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, political affiliations, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local EO laws. If you receive an offer of employment, it is MedStar Health's policy to hire its employees on an at-will basis, which means you or MedStar Health may terminate this relationship at any time, for any reason.