Overview: Join a dynamic surgical team as a Registered Nurse in the Main Operating Room, working full-time day shifts. This role involves planning and delivering professional nursing care tailored to surgical patients, ensuring safety and quality throughout the perioperative process.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assess patients and identify their care needs in the operating room setting.
• Organize, implement, and evaluate individualized patient care plans.
• Maintain a safe and sterile environment for patients and staff.
• Serve as charge nurse when assigned, overseeing team coordination.
• Document patient care accurately and comprehensively.
• Administer medications as prescribed by physicians.
• Recognize and respond promptly to life-threatening situations.
• Collaborate effectively with interdisciplinary healthcare teams.
• Monitor care quality using outcome-based indicators.
• Participate actively in cost containment and accurate patient service billing.
• Adapt care to meet age-specific physiological and psychosocial needs.
• Support patients' cultural and spiritual practices within medical guidelines.

Education: Associate Degree in Nursing required; Bachelor’s Degree preferred.

Experience: Minimum of one year operating room experience or completion of a Perioperative 101 Course.

Skills and Abilities: Strong interpersonal and communication skills, effective organizational and leadership capabilities, and knowledge of developmental and spiritual patient needs.

Licenses and Certifications: Current Registered Nurse licensure (Compact state licensure accepted) and BLS certification from the American Heart Association.

Physical Requirements: Ability to communicate clearly, observe patients closely, and perform physical tasks including standing, walking, bending, and lifting. May involve exposure to blood or infectious materials.

This opportunity is located in a vibrant healthcare environment serving a diverse population in the Southeastern United States region.