Registered Nurse, Operating Room

Position: Registered Nurse

Department: Operating Room

Schedule: Various Shifts and Hours

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POSITION SUMMARY:

Our client is looking for a registered nurse who will be primarily responsible for professional performance and direct patient care. The role encompasses nursing assessment, diagnosis, planning, intervention, evaluation, and coordination of care for patients and their families across the healthcare continuum. The registered nurse is accountable for clinical, educational, quality, and fiscal patient care outcomes using the model of care designed by the nursing department and following established agency policies, procedures, protocols, guidelines, and standards of practice.

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EDUCATION: 

Graduate of a nursing degree program; BSN preferred.

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CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, AND REGISTRATIONS REQUIRED:

Licensed to practice professional nursing as a registered nurse in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Requires current basic life support (BLS) certification. Some units may require Advanced Cardiac Life support (ACLS) certification.

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KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS:

• Current basic cardiac life support certification.

• Basic computer proficiency is inclusive of the ability to access, enter and interpret computerized data/information.

• Effective interpersonal skills to facilitate communication with various health care team members, patients, and families.

• Organizational skills to set priorities and efficiently complete assigned work.

• Multilingual skills (beyond that of English) in languages appropriate to the patient populations served by the medical center are preferred.

• Relevant clinical experience and/or specialty, certification is required for certain practice areas, e.g., entering total therapy, epidemiology, and peri-operative areas.

• Analytical ability to solve clinical nursing issues and conduct quality improvement research utilization projects.

• Ability to effectively delegate appropriate patient care activities.

• Effective verbal and written communication skills appropriate to the patient populations served.

• Physical ability to meet the core job responsibilities following practice setting demands for the patient populations regularly served.

• Ability to effectively manage stress due to critical issues related to patient care, changing organizational climate, and personnel issues.

 

BENEFITS:

• Medical insurance

• Dental insurance

• Vision insurance

• Life insurance

• Retirement

• Paid time off

• Others