Registered Nurse Operating Room SCH SJC

Job Description

Facility: Sisters of Charity Hospital St Joseph Campus

Shift: Shift 1

Status: Full Time FTE: 1.000000

Bargaining Unit: CWA Local 1168

Exempt from Overtime: Exempt: No

Work Schedule: Days and Evenings

Hours:

3- 10hr shifts & 1- 8hr shift, 7-530pm, 830-7pm, 7-3pm, 9-5, 11-7pm

Summary:

Anticipates and fulfills needs, coordinates activities in room, and communicates effectively with staff and others. Assures that documentation is appropriate, accurate, and complete. Collaborates with other disciplines to revise patient care plan according to changing patient needs Ensures individual skills are current by attending relevant education program, maintaining status

Responsibilities:

EDUCATION

• Current registration as a Registered Professional Nurse in the State of New York.
• BSN strongly preferred
• Within ninety (90) days of beginning a job in Ambulatory Surgery Unit, the employee will complete the Arrhythmia Interpretation course.
• ACLS received within one (1) year of starting a position in the Ambulatory Surgery Unit.
• PALS preferred and recommended.

EXPERIENCE

• Registration as a Registered Professional Nurse in the State of New York with a minimum of one (1) year of acute care experience.
• One (1) year of operating room experience or completion of a post graduate perioperative program preferred.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND ABILITY

• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Computer skills
• Ability to communicate with all levels of staff including physicians, etc.

WORKING CONDTIONS

• The position required heavy physical demands of lifting, positioning patients and moving equipment.
• Works on a nursing unit and in patient rooms