Operating Room-Registered Nurse (RN)
On-siteIowa, United States
Iowa, United StatesOn-siteFull TimeLicense Or CertificationMedium
Full TimeLicense Or CertificationMedium
Job Summary
Prepare and evaluate outpatients perioperatively in an efficient and caring manner to ensure smooth patient flow from preoperative through postoperative phases. Collect and analyze patient data to develop care plans, obtain lab specimens, and review charts immediately preoperatively for consent completion. Circulate cases independently, manage airways, and conduct ongoing physiological assessments including medication and pain management. Maintain aseptic standards, anticipate surgical team needs, and participate in performance improvement and regulatory compliance. Work Monday through Friday with no weekends or call.
Required Qualifications
- Registered Nurse (RN)
- perioperative patient care
- preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative phases
- standards of care
- infant, pediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatric populations
- Monday through Friday hours
- no weekends
- no call
- Prepare and evaluate outpatients perioperatively
- efficient and caring manner
- smooth patient flow
- Collects, assesses, and analyzes patient data
- nursing diagnoses
- plan of care
- obtaining appropriate lab specimens
- Maintains knowledge of equipment
- current perioperative nursing trends
- Review outpatient charts immediately preoperatively
- completion of all preoperative consents
- Communicate effectively and appropriately with staff, physicians, patients, families and other health care team members
- Conduct assessments according to facility guidelines
- Prepares for surgical cases
- anticipating needs of patient, surgeon, anesthesia, and other surgical team members
- implementing standards of aseptic technique
- controlling the physical and psychological aspects of that environment
- Circulates cases independently
- Provides airway management
- Ongoing physiological assessment
- medication and pain management
- Participates in the performance improvement process
- Assists with regulatory compliance
- competence in specified computer applications
- Joint Commission standards
- CMS Rules and Regulations
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