Position Title:  Operating Room Nurse/ Registered Nurse

 Facility Department: Clinical Department

 Position Summary: Under the direction of the Nursing Quality Manager, provides professional nursing care through assessment, planning, implementation, evaluation, and documentation of patient care. Functions as an associate to the charge nurse and begins to assume charge nurse responsibilities.

Position reports to: Director of Nursing

 Qualifications Requirements:

Minimum Education / Training / Licensure / Certifications:

• Must meet education requirements for Hawaii state licensing.
• Current Hawaii RN license.
• Current BLS, ACLS and PALS certification.

Minimum Experience:

• Entry level.

 Preferred Education / Training / Licensure / Certifications:

• Two (2) years recent registered nurse experience in nursing area of specialty.

 Preferred Experience

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Ability to answer telephones courteously.
• Ability to anticipate tasks and prioritize assignments.
• Ability to identify medical history risk.
• Ability to influence, education and negotiate.
• Ability to maintain highly sensitive, confidential material.
• Ability to read and maintain medical health records.
• Ability to use echocardiogram (ECG) equipment and infusion pumps.
• Knowledge of basic airway management and vital sign parameters.
• Knowledge of facility protocols.
• Knowledge of educational techniques.
• Knowledge of medical terminology.
• Knowledge of nursing principles and standards of practice.
• Knowledge of pharmacy, drug therapy and dosing.
• Knowledge of physical disabilities and adaptive equipment.
• Provides hospitable customer service.
• Skill in professional development and supervision of others.
• Skills to provide care appropriate to ages of patient served.
• Strong organizational and planning skills.
• Understands organizational and political structure of the system.
• Well-developed verbal and written communication skills.

 Working Conditions / Environment:

• Exposed to variety of electro-mechanical hazards.
• Exposed to hazardous anesthetic agents, body fluids and wastes.
• Handles absentee replacement on short notice.
• Handles emergency or crisis situations.
• May be exposed to infections and contagious diseases.
• Occasional exposure to unpleasant patient or unit elements.
• Regularly exposed to risk of blood borne diseases.
• Requires judgement/action that could result in death of a patient.
• Subjected to varying and unpredictable situations.

 Physical / Mental / Special Demands (Hidden)

Required Protective Equipment

• Eye Protection
• Face Protection
• Gown.
• Head Covering.
• Mask.
• Non-Sterile Medical Gloves.
• Sterile Medical Gloves.

Patient Care Services

• Adapts care and treatment to reflect age specific needs of patient, cultural values of patient, personal needs of patient, psycho-social needs of patient, religious belief of patient, legal wishes of patient.

Description of OSHA Categories:

OSHA Category: 

• Category I

POSITION ACCOUNTABILITIES

Essential Functions 

• Provides direct patient care; evaluates outcomes; consults with inter-disciplinary team members as required and adjusts nursing care processes as indicated to ensure optimal patient care.
• Writes and assesses patient medical history and patients’ condition.
• Assist physicians and aids as needed in times of crisis.
• Assists physician with examinations, procedures and other processes related to direct patient care.
• Cooperates with other personnel to achieve objectives and maintain good employee relations.
• Demonstrates sensitivity to patients’ comfort and privacy.
• Discusses the use of medication and instructs patients to read labels and educate themselves about medications.
• Administers medications according to scope of practice and state law.
• Ensures accurate maintenance and confidentiality of patients’ medical records.
• Provides patient advocacy.
• Responds to code calls and directs codes with physicians.
• Maintains a safe, comfortable, and therapeutic environment for patients.
• Demonstrates competency in area of specialization.

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• Understands and models Surgicare of Hawaii’s mission, vision and values.
• Reviews department operations manual to ensure compliance and applicable Joint Commission standards, federal and state regulations, accepted Standards of Conduct and Corporate Compliance Program. Complies with all Surgicare of Hawaii’s policies, procedures, employee handbook and Standards of Conduct.
• Promotes excellence in customer/patient relations with all encounters.
• Adheres to safety policies and maintains a clean and safe environment for patients and co-workers.
• Participates in departmental and organizational quality improvement efforts.

 Other Functions:

• Attends meetings as required.
• Enhances professional growth and development through participation in educational programs. Current literature, in-service meetings, and workshops.
• Performs other related duties as assigned or requested.
• Strive to provide continuous improvement.
• Financially responsible in the workplace.
• Performs other duties as assigned.