This Clinical Nurse position is based in Tuba City, AZ.
• \*RELOCATION ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE.\**
• \*\* LOAN REPAYMENT OPTIONS AVAILABLE \*\**
About Tuba City Regional Health Care Corp: The unique community of Tuba City offers a culturally rich environment. The Native American tribes located and served here are the Navajo, Hopi, and Southern Paiute. This mixture along with Anglo, Hispanic, and African American employees of the hospital and school systems make a pleasantly diverse community.
• Operating Room Clinical Nurse Overview*
The Clinical Nurse provides cares for the Perioperative Patient. The nursing process includes assessment, formulation of nursing diagnoses, planning interventions, and evaluation of interventions per patient outcomes. The Operating Room clinical nurse is expected to circulate in all specialty areas. These may include; Orthopedics, ENT, GYN/OB, General, Ophthalmology, and Dental. Obtaining Scrubbing experience is highly encouraged. May have to work varied, odd hours when on call; and prepare for emergency cases on very short notice.
• Operating Room Clinical Nurse Responsibilities*
• Observes, interviews and assesses surgery patients during perioperative phase.
• Initiates treatments, medications, emergency and resuscitative measures based on evidence based information, and appropriate utilization of physicians' pre- and post-op orders, standing orders and post anesthesia protocol.
• Utilizes AORN Standards of Care to develop, implement, evaluate nursing plan of care for the peri-operative patient.
• Demonstrate knowledge and skills in dealing with expectant mother/baby care for C-sections.
• Records observations, nursing interventions, patient outcomes, and other data relevant to surgical patients.
• Operates and monitors specialized OR equipment. Operates autoclaves as needed.
• Monitors patients having surgical procedure under local anesthesia and moderate sedation by assessing cardiopulmonary, and hemodynamic status, level of consciousness and pain levels. Responsible for management of patients undergoing local anesthesia and moderate sedation under the direct supervision of the provider.
• Collaborates with members of the surgical and multidisciplinary teams in assessing, planning and implementing surgical intervention in management of patient’s peri-operative health care.
• In case of any abnormal diagnostic or physical findings in the patient; the Surgeon and/or Anesthesia provider shall be notified.
• Communicate to the patient any ambulation/movement restrictions when applicable. Inform the patient that further education on ambulation/movement restrictions will be performed by Short Stay Surgery, or nursing unit RN’s.
• When called in for emergency functions as team leader and supervises on call team members.
• Monitors supplies and instruments to assure a sterile product is delivered to the sterile field.
• Correctly labels, handles, and processes all operative specimens.
• Participates on hospital committees as assigned.
• Participates in planning and conducting continuing education.
• Identifies, initiates, and participates in nursing studies.
• Ensures quality patient care despite the situation encountered, be it routine or emergent.
• Scrub duties when needed if trained or experience at prior facility
• Helps maintain supplies and monitor outdates.
• Will take O.R. Call as assigned by immediate supervisor.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Operating Room Clinical Nurse Benefits*
• Medical, Vision, Dental benefits
• Group Term Life insurance
• ShortTerm and LongTerm Disability
• Retirement Plan – 401K with employer match
• Workers’ Compensation insurance
• Company Holidays & Paid Time Off (PTO) includes vacation & Short term illness leave
• Long Term Illness Leave
• Salary Range from $67,000 to $104,000 based on experience level Education &
• Must maintain a current valid certification of the following: *
• Basic Life Support (BLS)
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
Job Type: Full-time
Required education:
• Associate
Required experience:
• One year operating room experience
Required license or certification:
• Professional Nursing License
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $32.13 - $50.20 per hour
Benefits:
• 401(k)
Schedule:
• 12 hour shift
Supplemental Pay:
• Signing bonus
Experience:
• operating room: 1 year (Required)
License:
• Registered Nurse (RN) (Required)