Registered Nurse - Operating Room

• JOB SUMMARY AND SPECIFICATIONS
• JOB SUMMARY
• Under the direction of the Operating Room Clinical Leader, a licensed Registered Nurse in the Operating Room will assume the responsibility and accountability for the direct and indirect implementation of the patient s plan of care in the Perioperative setting.

This position is responsible for directing and coordinating members of the care team, focusing on the provision of individualized quality patient care consistent with organizational standards.

Circulating Registered Nurses assist surgeons during operations and are responsible for communication and education of surgical patients and their families in making sure that the patient receives optimal care in Perioperative setting.

As a member of the surgical team, the Registered Nurse Circulator in the Operating Room will assist surgeons and anesthesiologists while he / she works as a member of the surgical team.

• MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
• Professional & Technical Skills
• Experience gained through an approved School of Nursing plus an appropriate period of hospital orientation to the assigned patient care area and to personnel.
• Education
• Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing. BSN or obtain within 6 years (current ASNs with MHP refer to SPP No. HR-18)
• License(s) or Certification(s)
• Must possess a current Indiana license as a Registered Nurse.
• Other Skills or Requirements
• Skilled to Care for Certain Age-Related Patient Groups (incumbents will be skilled in the care of the following patient groups) Does not apply Adolescence (13-17 years) X All age groups Infants (0-1 year) Geriatric (65+ years) Pediatric / Early Childhood (1-12 years) Adult (18-64 years)
• MISSION STATEMENT
• Major Hospital exists to create and deliver superior health care solutions by providing our patients and other customers with optimal clinical and economic outcomes.

We will attain these goals by combining the following attributes :

Attracting and retaining a professional, adaptable, caring staff dedicated to life long learning using a continuous quality improvement process.

Our staff will be measured and rewarded using these same principals.

• Combining innovation, existing clinical technologies, disease prevention, and management and information technologies to meet customer needs.
• As a public entity, we must make best use of our financial and human resources so we can care for patients without regard for their ability to pay.

We must also function as the community’s leader in upgrading the level of health and wellness in the community.

• VISION STATEMENT
• We will be the best health care resource in central Indiana by recognizing all persons as individuals of value who deserve impeccable facilities and quality service beyond compare.
• PILLARS OF EXCELLENCE
• We are committed to :
• Delivering Quality Clinical Outcomes
• Providing a Quality Customer Experience
• Recruiting, developing and retaining Quality People
• Applying Quality Financial Practices
• Promoting and embracing Enterprise Wide Growth

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