Anesthesiology, Basic Life Support (BLS), Communication Skills, Emergency Response, Endoscopy, Geriatrics, Health Plan, Hospital, Nursing, Nursing Credentials, Operating Room Nursing, Orthopedics, Outpatient Care, Pain Management, Patient Assessment, Patient Care, Patient Safety, Pediatrics, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Podiatry, Prescription Drugs, Registered Nurse (RN), Retirement Planning, Side Effects, Surgical Procedures, Team Player, Time Management, Treatment Evaluation, Treatment Plan, Urology
North Central Surgical Centeris a highly successful, Baylor Scott & White affiliatedhospital located in Dallas, TX. We partner with the verybest team members and medical staff in the area. We area surgical focused hospital that performs over12,000procedures per year.
FACTS ABOUT NORTH CENTRAL:Opened in 2005, 14 Operating Rooms and 30 Medical/Surgical Patient Rooms. We are conveniently Located at Walnut Hill & 75 in the prestigious NorthPark area Specialties include: Orthopedics, Spine, General Surgery, Pain Management, Urology, GI/Endoscopy, Plastic, and Podiatry surgeries. Managed by United Surgical Partners International & Joint Commission Accredited
Job Description:
We are currently seeking an Operating Room Registered Nurse (RN) to join our Hospital Outpatient Department team.
As theOR RN Circulator, you will have responsibility for patient safety by designing, coordinating and delivering care to meet the needs of the surgical patient.
- Performs in depth, systematic assessment of all assigned patients.
- Formulates collaborative and individualized plan of care and identifies expected patient outcomes, using the nursing process.
- Implements, evaluates and documents patient care interventions and effectiveness in accordance with care plan.
- Prepare for and adapt procedures to meet individual needs of pediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatric patients.
- Ensure all documentation and consents are complete prior to surgery.
- Advocate for each patient’s safety.
- Follow standard policies and procedures for surgical/procedural interventions, adapting for surgeon and anesthesia provider preference.
- Ready and prepared for daily on time case starts; on time shift arrival and work attendance.
- Demonstrate compassion and caring for patients, their family members and surgical team members.
- Demonstrate knowledge of anesthetic drugs, actions and side effects; and knowledge of regional anesthetic techniques and moderate sedation.
- Demonstrate knowledge of location, care and operation of surgical equipment/instruments.
- Demonstrate competence in preparing and cleaning OR suites before and between cases and after terminal cases, based on patient infection classification.
- Position, prepare skin and prevent electrosurgical events during patient care in the operating room.
- Provide postsurgical patient hand-off report to RN in next unit of care.
- Recognize and respond to emergencies in the operating room suite.
- Available to take emergency Call during weekdays and on weekends as assigned.
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Required skills:
- Graduate of an accredited school of professional nursing.
- Minimum requirement is an Associate Degree in Nursing; Bachelor’s degree is preferred.
- Minimum one (1) year previousOperating Room experience required.
- Licensure: Current unrestricted Texas RN license
- Life Support Certification: BLS through the American Heart Association
- CNOR preferred
- Critical thinking skills.
- Excellent communication skills with staff, physicians, patients and families.
- Clinically proficient in OR nursing skills, demonstrating knowledge of the developmental needs of the pediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatric patients.
- Able to lift, push, pull and stand without difficulty
As an organization, we provide employees with the resources, tools, and support to serve our patients and customers in the best way possible. One way we care for our communities and each other is by providing a comprehensive benefits package that includes:
- Medical, dental, vision, and prescription coverage
- Life and AD&D coverage
- Availability of short- and long-term disability
- Flexible financial benefits including FSAs and HSAs
- 401(k) and access to retirement planning
- Paid holidays and vacation
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United Surgical Partners International
Strength in Numbers
United Surgical Partners International (USPI) and Tenet have combined forces to create the nation’s largest ambulatory surgery provider. Our combined network of exceptional surgical and imaging facilities includes approximately 20 imaging centers, and over 265 short-stay surgical facilities. Together, our partnerships include 50 health systems and more than 4,000 physicians.
Nationwide Experience
Our partners deliver high quality ambulatory solutions in safe, efficient and caring USPI facilities in communities of every size across 29 states. Our physician partners are focused on providing quality patient care, in part because they are invested in their USPI facility. We provide the infrastructure and support they need to perform their best. This is one of the advantages of partnering with USPI.
Quality Patient Services
We share a vision with our physician and health system partners. Our goal is to provide the quality of healthcare services we would insist upon for our own families. Since our founding in 1998, this goal has helped us grow exponentially. Today, our strategic joint venture with Tenet establishes USPI as one of the nation's leading providers of ambulatory solutions.
Operating Excellence
Our size and experience in developing and operating ambulatory facilities and strategic vision allow our facilities to achieve both high patient satisfaction and solid financial results. Moreover, because we engage physicians in the governance and growth of the facility, we also achieve excellent clinical outcomes.