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Registered Nurse (RN) – Operating Room (OR)
Location: 830 Washington Street, Watertown, NY 13601
Schedule
- Shift: 7:00 AM – 3:30 PM
- Schedule: 8-hour days
- Contract: 13 weeks
- Weekend: Required
- Holiday: Required
- On-Call: Required
- On-Call Response Time: 30 minutes
Position Summary
The Operating Room Registered Nurse (RN) provides safe, high-quality nursing care to surgical patients in an OR/ASU setting. The RN is responsible for assessing patient needs, supporting surgical procedures, maintaining a safe and aseptic environment, and collaborating with the surgical and interdisciplinary healthcare teams.
The ideal candidate demonstrates strong clinical judgment, leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills and is able to perform effectively in a fast-paced and stressful environment.
Responsibilities
- Provide safe, high-quality nursing care to patients throughout the perioperative process.
- Assess patients' clinical, educational, mental, and spiritual needs.
- Apply sound nursing principles and clinical judgment to patient care.
- Maintain a safe and aseptic environment in the OR/ASU setting.
- Demonstrate knowledge and proper use of clinical equipment and instrumentation.
- Recognize and respond appropriately to safety concerns involving patients, staff, and the environment.
- Assess and implement appropriate patient-lifting and transfer techniques to ensure safe patient handling.
- Interpret lethal cardiac dysrhythmias and respond appropriately.
- Prioritize and delegate nursing responsibilities effectively.
- Collaborate with surgeons, anesthesia providers, nurses, and other members of the healthcare team.
- May assume Charge Nurse responsibilities as required.
- Participate in preceptorship, leadership, and other unit responsibilities as assigned.
- Provide effective written and verbal communication and maintain accurate documentation.
- Participate in required weekend, holiday, and on-call coverage.
- Maintain a 30-minute on-call response time when assigned.
Qualifications
- Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing.
- Current New York State RN license required.
- Current BLS certification required.
- ACLS certification preferred.
- Previous OR/Operating Room experience preferred.
- Strong knowledge of nursing principles and patient care practices.
- Experience with preceptorship, charge nurse duties, and leadership preferred for experienced RNs.
- Strong clinical assessment and critical-thinking skills.
- Ability to function effectively in stressful situations and demonstrate creative problem-solving skills.
- Strong leadership skills with the ability to prioritize and delegate.
- Excellent interpersonal, organizational, written, and verbal communication skills.
- Knowledge of clinical equipment and instrumentation used to maintain a safe and aseptic OR/ASU environment.
- Ability to recognize and appropriately manage lethal dysrhythmias.
Pay: $55.00 - $65.00 per hour
Expected hours: 40.0 per week
Application Question(s):
- What is your availability for Video Interview once applied
Experience:
- OR: 1 year (Preferred)
Work Location: In person
Salary : $55 - $65