Operating Room Nurse

Location
Largo, Maryland
Posted
Oct 24, 2024
Closes
Nov 30, 2024
Ref
71746952016
Sector
OR Nurse
Specialty
Nurse
Job Summary:

Provides quality patient care in accordance with nursing philosophy, approved standards, and applicable regulatory laws. Functions as a scrub or circulating nurse in all areas of surgical specialties.

Essential Responsibilities:

  • Utilizes the standard of care in the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of the surgical patient in the delivery of perioperative nursing care during the surgical process.
  • Directs the coordination of efforts of the OR team members in rendering perioperative nursing care while in the roll of the circulating, scrub, pre-op or recovery nurse.
  • Develops a perioperative nursing care plan on each surgical patient.
  • Ensures a safe supportive environment for staff, physicians and patients.
  • Assembles and communicates appropriate information in verbal or written reports in order to maintain continuity of care in the perioperative nursing process.
  • Maintains current skill and knowledge of surgical procedures and principles of sterile techniques.
  • Executes proper use, care, handling and processing of equipment, supplies and instrumentation used in the area of surgical specialty.
  • Participates in operating room Quality Assurance program.
  • Promotes personal and professional growth by actively participating in continuing education programs.
  • Participates in the professionalism of the Operating Room by showing courtesy, compassion, respect and adherence to the standards.
  • Performs other related duties as directed.

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