Registered Nurse - Operating Room (OR) (Marshall Islands) - OR - Operating Room

Registered Nurse - OR (Marshall Islands)

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Location : Marshall Islands

Job Summary :

OR Nurses provide professional nursing care to patients undergoing surgery.

Prepares and maintains operating room for all surgical procedures. Circulates and scrubs for surgical procedures. OR Nurses respond to surgical emergencies such as cardiac, pulmonary, or respiratory failure and hemorrhage. All Nurses and specialty nurses will monitor the patient's vital signs and communicate the information to Physicians (GMO). Duties will include getting supplies and equipment ready for procedures, studying and interpreting pre-surgical tests to determine how the anesthetic will affect the patient, and assuring that an adequate blood supply is on hand in case of an emergency. Specialty Nurses will also perform other tasks during these medical procedures, such as inserting artificial airways, administering oxygen, and attempting to prevent surgical shock. In addition, they may be required to assist with the stabilization of patients and coordination of evacuation of patients to medevac center or CONUS.

Duties and Responsibilities :

• Practice their specialty based on demand in their work setting.
• Promotes and restores patients' health by completing the nursing process; collaborating with physicians and multidisciplinary professional staff; providing physical and psychological support for patients, friends, and families; and supervising assigned team members.
• Identifies patient care requirements by establishing personal rapport with potential and actual patients and other persons in a position to understand service requirements.
• Establishes a compassionate environment by providing emotional and psychological support to patients, friends, and families.
• Promotes patient's independence by establishing patient care goals; teaching and counseling patient, friends, and family and reinforcing their understanding of disease, medications, and self-care skills; answering questions.
• Assures quality of care by adhering to therapeutic standards; measuring health outcomes against patient care goals and standards; making or recommending necessary adjustments; following hospital and nursing division's philosophies and standards of care set by the state board of nursing; State Nurse Practice Act, and other governing agency regulations.
• Maintains a safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations; calls 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.
• Documents patient care services by charting in patient and department records. Maintains patient confidence and protects operations by keeping information confidential.
• Ensures operation of medical and administrative equipment by completing preventive maintenance requirements; following manufacturer's instructions; troubleshooting malfunctions; calling for repairs; maintaining equipment inventories; and evaluating new equipment and techniques.
• Maintains nursing supplies inventory by checking stock to determine inventory level; anticipating needed supplies; placing and expediting orders for supplies; verifying receipt of supplies; using equipment and supplies as needed to accomplish job results.
• Assists with the managing of day-to-day activities and prioritizing tasks.
• Operates personal computer to access e-mail, electronic calendars, and other basic office support software.
• Complies with all applicable Acuity standards and guidelines.
• Attends and participates in a variety of meetings and task force groups to improve quality and outcomes, communicate issues, obtain approvals, resolve problems, and maintain a specific level of knowledge pertaining to new developments, new task efforts, and new policy requirements.
• Other duties as assigned
• All Health Care Providers (HCPs) will document care delivered and follow-up care required.
• Maintains the highest regard for patient dignity and observes the precepts of the American Hospital Association's Bill of Rights for patients.

Qualifications :

Preferred Qualifications :

Acuity International is an equal opportunity / affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, sex, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.

For OFCCP compliance, the taxable entity associated with this job posting is :

Acuity-CHS, LLC