JOB TITLE RN OPERATING ROOM JOB FAMILY

DEPARTMENT PERIOPERATIVE SERVICES GRADE/EXEMPTION

REPORTS TO POSITION NUMBER

MARKET RANGE SALARY GRADE RANGE

JOB PURPOSE: Responsible for general nursing activities in the operating room. In its entirety, the perioperative nurse is the registered nurse who, using the nursing process, designs, coordinates, and delivers care to meet the identified needs of patients whose protective reflexes or self-care abilities are potentially compromised because they are having operative or other invasive procedures. Establishes, ensures, and supervises surgical team members and procedures to maintain quality services and efficient operations.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Promotes and restores patient’s health by completing the nursing process; collaborating with physicians and multidisciplinary team members; providing physical and psychological support to patients, friends, and families; and supervising assigned team members.

• Establishes a compassionate environment by providing emotional, psychological, and spiritual support to patients, friends, and families.

• Assures quality of care by adhering to therapeutic standards; measuring health outcomes against patient care goals and standards; making or recommending necessary adjustments; and following hospital and nursing division’s philosophies and standards of care set by state board of nursing, state nurse practice act, and other governing agency regulations.

• Maintains safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations; and calling for assistance from health care support personnel.

• Protects patients and employees by adhering to infection-control policies and protocols; medication administration and storage procedures; and controlled substance regulations.

• Maintains continuity among nursing teams by documenting as per policy and communicating actions, irregularities, and continuing needs utilizing SBAR while maintaining patient confidentiality.

• Ensures proper function and operation of equipment following manufacturer’s instructions; troubleshoot equipment malfunctions; call appropriate personnel for repairs; and evaluate new equipment as necessary.

• Ensure case readiness by confirming that supplies, equipment, instruments, and implants are available as per surgical procedure and doctor preferences. Ensure fiscal responsibility of the organization by accurately documenting/charging for supplies.

• Maintains professional and technical knowledge through continuing education and organization and unit mandates. Achieves and maintained professional certification as required.

• Contributes to team efforts and high quality, safe patient outcomes through collaboration with peers, supervisors, surgeons, and anesthesiologists. Promoting all PRIDE values.

  COMPETENCIES:

  Departmental and Organizational Mandatories, LMS/Corporate Compliance, Unit Based Shared Governance, CEUs, Peer Review, Certification, BSN preferred, Involvement, UBSG, Hand hygiene,). Ensures strict adherence to the Universal Protocol, Prevention of Retained Surgical Items and Specimen Management Policy by all team members in the Operating Room. Demonstrates knowledge of corporate and hospital policies and procedures. Maintains AORN standards of practice (i.e., directs and assists in accounting for all sponges, needles, and instruments, disposes patient specimens in the appropriate manner) Maintains a clean and well-organized patient care area including the return of medication and supplies to appropriate storage location. Utilizes standard precautions in the clinical setting. Assists Anesthesia with induction, & extubation. Assists in positioning, responding to comfort/safety of patient. Provides accurate care and handling of specimens. Observes and enforces strict standards of asepsis. Observes, checks, and monitors all equipment used during surgery to confirm they are running smoothly. Handles patient documentation including documentation of implants and accurately charging for supplies. Functions in assigned scrub/circulating role with knowledge of multiple specialty surgical procedures, instrumentation, and individual surgeon preferences. Demonstrates professional and respectful behavior. Assumes responsibility as the room coordinator when in the circulating role. Acts as a resource and role model when providing a safe and therapeutic environment. Identifies and ensures proper handling of instruments and equipment (i. E. returning instruments to original tray, flexible scope care, identifying and tagging malfunctioning instruments and equipment). Assumes professional and personal responsibility and accountability for patient care (i. E reading preference cards, checking case cart completeness, reports supply deficiencies, one-of-a kind item or specialty item usage to appropriate personnel). Ensures efficient turnaround time between cases, demonstrating organizational skills and priority setting.

• Physical Demands

  The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

  This position requires a full range of body motion including handling and lifting, manual finger dexterity and eye-hand coordination. It involves standing and walking and requires normal visual acuity and hearing. OMS will assess the candidate’s ability to fulfill these essential functions of the role. The answers to the below will also be used to determine the health and safety requirements for this role.

  PHYSICAL & MENTAL DEMANDS EXTENT

  Physical Demands Continuous Over 70% of working time Frequent Occasional Rarely

  Standing X

  Walking X

  Climbing X

  Bending X

  Crouching X

  Pushing/Pulling X

  Carrying X

  Lifting/Lowering >10 lbs. X

  25 lbs. X

  50 lbs. X

  75 lbs. X

  Fine Hand/Eye Coordination X

  Color Discrimination X

  Hearing Acuity X

  Driving non-CDL X

  Driving CDL

  Mental Demands Continuous Over 70% Frequent Occasional Rarely

  Concentration on detail X

  Attention span 1+ hours on a task X

  Ability to remember multiple tasks X

  Oral Communication X

  Written Communication X

  Working Conditions

  Exposure to blood & body fluids (e.g. urine, saliva, wound drainage) X

  Exposure to airborne infectious diseases (e.g. influenza, TB, measles) X

  Exposure to antineoplastic or other hazardous drugs (refer to this list (http://compass.ahsys.org/service-areas/pharmacy/locations/corporate/references.html) ) X

  Exposure to hazardous chemicals, ., toxins, poisons (e.g., solvents, cleaning agents, formaldehyde, xylene) X

  Exposure to extreme heat, cold, temp fluctuations X

  Exposure to radiation (e.g., ionizing radiation, lasers, radioactive implantable seeds, nuclear medicine studies) X

• Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing

• Bachelors’ Degree preferred

• One (1) year of related experience preferred

• Current NJ (New Jersey) Registered Nurse License

• BLS (Basic Life Support) Certification is required, ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) AND PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support) preferred

• Specialty Certification preferred

ABOUT US

At Atlantic Health System, our promise to our communities is; Anyone who enters one of our facilities, will receive the highest quality care delivered at the right time, at the right place, and at the right cost. This commitment is also echoed in the respect, development and opportunities we give to our more than 20,000 team members. Headquartered in Morristown, New Jersey, we are one of the leading non-profit health care systems in the nation. Our facilities and sites of care include:

• Morristown Medical Center, Morristown, NJ

• Overlook Medical Center, Summit, NJ

• Newton Medical Center, Newton, NJ

• Chilton Medical Center, Pompton Plains, NJ

• Hackettstown Medical Center, Hackettstown, NJ

• Goryeb Children's Hospital, Morristown, NJ

• CentraState Healthcare System, Freehold, NJ

• Atlantic Home Care and Hospice

• Atlantic Mobile Health

• Atlantic Rehabilitation

We also have more than 900 community-based healthcare providers affiliated through Atlantic Medical Group. Atlantic Accountable Care Organization is one of the largest ACOs in the nation, and we are a member of AllSpire Health Partners.

We have received awards and recognition for the services we have provided to our patients, team members and communities. Below are just a few of our accolades:

• 100 Best Companies to Work For ® and FORTUNE® magazine for 15 years

• Best Places to Work in Healthcare - Modern Healthcare

• 150 Top Places to work in Healthcare - Becker's Healthcare

• 100 Accountable Care Organizations to Know - Becker's Hospital Review

• Best Employers for Workers over 50 - AARP

• Gold-Level "Well Workplace": Wellness Council of America (WELCOA)

• One of the 100 Best Workplaces for “Millennials” Great Place to Work® and FORTUNE® magazine

• One of the 20 Best Workplaces in Health Care: Great Place to Work® and FORTUNE® magazine

• Official Health Care Partner of the New York Jets

• NJ Sustainable Business

Morristown Medical Center is a nationally-recognized leader in cardiology and heart surgery, orthopedics, gynecology, geriatrics, gastroenterology and GI surgery, pulmonology and lung surgery, and urology.

We are the only hospital in New Jersey named one of America's '50 Best Hospitals' for six consecutive years by Healthgrades and one of the World's Best Hospitals by Newsweek. We were included on Becker's Healthcare 2020 list of "100 Great Hospitals in America". In addition, Leapfrog recognized us with an "A" hospital safety grade - its highest - twelve consecutive times, and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services awarded us again with its highest five-start rating in 2020.

Morristown Medical Center is a Magnet Hospital for Excellence in Nursing Service, the highest level of recognition achievable from the American Nurses Credentialing Center for facilities that provide acute care services. Our nonprofit hospital was also designated a Level I Regional Trauma Center by the American College of Surgeons and a Level II by the State of NJ.

EEO STATEMENT

Atlantic Health System, Inc. is an equal employment opportunity employer and federal contractor or subcontractor and therefore abides by applicable laws to protect applicants and employees from discrimination in hiring, promotion, discharge, pay, fringe benefits, job training, classification, referral, and other aspects of employment, on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity and sexual orientation), national origin, citizenship status, disability, age, genetics, or veteran status.