Registered Nurse - Surgicare Operating Room
Cayuga Medical Center
- Ithaca, NY
- $39.63-48.18 per hour
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Consults and coordinates with health care team members to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care plans.
- Assesses patient physical condition. Reviews history & physical, vital signs, diagnostic studies, reports any abnormalities
- Establishes priorities for nursing actions, assigns activities to personnel based on qualifications, and prepares for potential emergencies. Is aware of complications that may require special equipment
- Coordinates patient care in the Operating Room according to Association of perioperative Registered Nurses (AORN) standards and guidelines
- Communicates and documents monitoring and physiologic responses to interventions (e.g. Medications, vital signs, LOC, skin color, change in physical status, etc.) to alert surgeon/anesthesiologist of changes that may require medical intervention
- Demonstrates adherence to infection control policies and correct hand washing/scrubbing technique
- Demonstrates ability to effectively communicate with other departments (Main Campus or SC, ED, Radiology, ICU, etc)
- Completes operative record promptly and accurately at the end of each case. Including complete charges with implants and consignment items
- Day shift options between 5x8s, 4x10s, and 3x12s. No holidays
- Active New York Registered Nursing license, out of state nurses are still eligible to apply
- BLS, ACLS, PALS (new hires have the opportunity to obtain these certifications during introductory period)
- Repetitive use of hands and fingers (e.g., Use of computer keyboard); may require lifting and carrying light loads (up to 40 lbs), including boxes, equipment, IV solutions and stooping and kneeling (e.g., to pick up items from the floor, to remove and replace items on lower shelves and to file documents in lower file drawers); sitting, walking, or standing for long periods of time may be necessary; must be able physically to operate the equipment used for the job.
- Onsite