Registered Nurse 3 (Operating Room)

The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be found here.

Job Duties:

• Provides and coordinates nursing care for patients in the Operating Room, PACU, Endoscopy, Ambulatory Surgery Unit, and Pre-Operative Teaching areas.
• Assesses patients, establishes priorities, and develops, implements, and evaluates individualized plans of care.
• Directs daily surgical caseloads and assists with patient flow, staffing assignments, scheduling, and departmental coverage.
• Provides clinical direction, supervision, and support to nursing and perioperative personnel.
• Promotes patient safety and compliance with infection prevention and control practices throughout perioperative services.
• Provides skilled monitoring and care for patients requiring advanced biomedical equipment and complex perioperative interventions.
• Provides pre-operative and post-operative patient education and collaborates with physicians, anesthesia, patients, families, and other healthcare disciplines to coordinate care.
• Assists with the administrative operations of perioperative services, including quality improvement, policy development, equipment and supply management, and departmental documentation.
• Coordinates surgery scheduling and works with physicians and other departments to promote efficient patient flow and quality patient care.
• Serves as a preceptor and assists with orientation, training, competency evaluation, and continuing education of perioperative staff.
• Participates in Infection Control, Continuous Quality Improvement, hospital committees, educational programs, and other professional activities.
• Participates in rotating on-call coverage for emergency surgical procedures and performs other duties as assigned.

No Civil Service test score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy.

To apply for this vacancy, click on the “Apply” link above and complete an electronic application, which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities. Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page.

* Information to support your eligibility for this job title must be included in the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education). Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.

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