RN Operating Room- Deptford Surgery Center (Part-time)

The primary role of the Ambulatory Care Facility Perioperative/Operating Room RN is to deliver safe, effective, and quality patient-family centered care in the operating room for all pediatric patient populations. The Perioperative RN’s goal is to implement the patient care delivery model for the patient and their family. Additionally, the Perioperative RN is responsible and accountable for assessing, planning, providing, and evaluating, the care provided to assigned patients. The Operating Room RN is responsible for providing a safe environment for the surgical patient and surgical team.

Part-time 40 hours biweekly

Perioperative/Operating Room nurses at minimum must be knowledgeable and competent with all levels of patient safety during the patient’s surgical visit. This shall include:

• Performing daily checks of equipment and methods associated with the patient’s surgical procedure.
• Identifying the patient with 2 patient identifiers
• Accurate communication handoff when care is transferred from or to another provider.
• Participating in the universal protocol for correct site surgery.
• Participation and documentation in the EMR of the Sign-In protocol with Anesthesia and team as the patient enters the OR, Time Out protocol with surgeon and perioperative team prior to the start of the surgery/procedure and the sign-Out protocol with surgeon and team at end of the surgery/procedure.
• Participation and documentation of the WHO safety checklist in the EMR.

Independently develops, implements, evaluates, and modifies clinical practice to meet individual patient and family needs. In the Operating Room environment, this includes review of the scheduled case specifics and patient needs prior to the day of surgery/procedure, performing daily checks to ensure equipment and methods are functioning and safe, participates in handoff communication to clinicians in other departments for the delivery of safe surgical care to the patient.

The primary role of the Registered Nurse is to implement the patient care delivery model for the patient and their family. Additionally the registered nurse is responsible and accountable for assessing, planning, providing and evaluating, the care provided to assigned patients. The Operating Room Registered Nurse is responsible providing a safe environment for the surgical patient.

Position Responsibilities

Operating Room nurses at minimum must be knowledgeable and competent with all levels of patient safety during the patients surgical visit. This shall include:

• Performing daily checks of equipment and methods associated with the patient’s surgical procedure.
• Identifying the patient with 2 patient identifiers
• Accurate communication handoff when care is transferred from or to another provider.
• Participating in the universal protocol for correct site surgery.
• Participation and documentation in the EMR of the Sign-In protocol with Anesthesia and team as the patient enters the OR, Time Out protocol with surgeon and periop team prior to the start of the surgery/procedure and the sign-Out protocol with surgeon and team at end of the surgery/procedure.
• Participation and documentation of the WHO safety checklist in the EMR.

Independently develops, implements, evaluates, and modifies clinical practice to meet individual patient and family needs. In the Operating Room environment, this includes review of the scheduled case specifics and patient needs prior to the day of surgery/procedure, performing daily checks to ensure equipment and methods are functioning and safe, participates in handoff communication to clinicians in other departments for the delivery of safe surgical care to the patient.

• Collects and interprets complex patient data. Focuses on key elements of situation while sorting out extraneous detail and exercises clinical judgment based on an immediate grasp of the whole picture for the patient population of the assigned clinical area. The Operating Room Nurse maintains physician preference list for specific procedures.
• Serves as a coach to new employees. Works closely with the Anesthesia Support Technician, Surgcal technician and Sterile Processing Technician.

Position Requirements

• Current Registered Nurse license in the state of employment
• Registered Nurse license in the State of Delaware & Pennsylvania within six months of employment
• Current American Heart Association BLS. PALS within six months and ACLS within one year,
• BSN required or willing to sign a 3 year BSN commitment letter
• Minimum 3 years Operating Room or Ambulatory Surgery Center experience
• Certification preferred