What are the responsibilities and job description for the Operating Room Nurse position at BHS Baptist Healthcare System?
Job Description:
Operating Room-Register Nurse
Full-Time, First Shift (4x10s 06:45 - 17:15)
Operating Room I Lexington
$30,000 Sign on Bonus Available for Qualified Individuals
Baptist Health Lexington Surgical Services Department encompasses several key areas: the Pre-Op Department, 20 operating rooms with a business office staff responsible for scheduling, a Postoperative Care Unit, an Endoscopy Department with dedicated pre- and post-op areas, and a Sterile Processing Department.
Description Operating Room-Register Nurse:
- Assessment of patients’ needs.
- Development of patient care plan/s
- Provision of direct care.
- Management of patient care delivery.
- Demonstrate of leadership skills.
- Support for quality care.
- Customer relations and healing environment.
- On call requirement weekends/holidays picked by rotation.
- Operating Room Nurses provide care and support to patients before, during and after surgery.
- Clinical decision-making incorporates all four phases of the nursing process, critical thinking and creativity.
- Must possess ability to supervise and delegate appropriate work to Patient Care Techs, Licensed Practical Nurses, Unit Secretaries, and Students.
Requirements Operating Room-Register Nurse:
- Current RN licensure and work permit in Kentucky.
- Bachelor's or an associate degree in nursing from an accredited college/university.
- Applicants with an associate degree in nursing and less than 10 years of experience must enroll within 12 months of hire in a bachelor’s degree program and must have achieved the degree within 5 years.
- Minimum of 1 year experience as a Registered Nurse.
- ACLS/PALS/NRP and successful completion of dysrhythmia class as required by department of assignment.
Benefits:
- Tuition Assistance reimbursement program
- Company paid Maternity and Paternity leave
- Bereavement Leave (includes pets)
- PTO Sell Back Program
- Compassionate Leave Sharing Program (PTO Donation)
- Employee Support Fund, for employees in need of emergency financial support
If you would like to be part of a growing family focused on supporting clinical excellence, teamwork and innovation, we urge you to apply now!
Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.
