Registered Nurse will provide professional nursing care primarily admitted to the Surgical Care Unit and to inpatient/outpatient services and provide the following responsibilities:
- Manage, plan, direct and coordinate activities of the Operating Room.
- Ability to demonstrate leadership skills to provide guidance, counseling, training and professional evaluation.
- Ensure patient and staff safety
- Advice on matters related to nursing care of patients undergoing surgery.
- Prepares and maintains operating room for all surgical procedures.
- Knowledgeable of the type and quantity of material and special equipment
- Responds to surgical emergency requirements such as cardiac, pulmonary, or respiratory failure and hemorrhage.
- Conducts preoperative and postoperative visits
- Consults with the operating surgeon and establishes priorities of care for each patient
- Coordinate with other hospital units on patients’ progress and any special equipment or supplies
- knowledge of laboratory test values
- Administer medications, electrolytes, fluids, blood, and blood products.
- Possess ability to acquire and use basic computer skills from a variety of sources to include Composite Health Care System (CHCS), Armed Forces Health Longitudinal Technology Application (ALTHA) and Integrated Clinical Database (ICDB).
- Adhere to the policies/standards of the Air Force Medical Service in meeting or exceeding established Air Force standards for access.
- Partnership with the military staff be assigned to a medical disaster/contingency team and participate in training sessions or scheduled mass casualty exercises.
- Attend staff meetings/Squadron or Group Commander Calls
Education
- Bachelors Degree in Nursing from an accredited Nursing Program
- Operating Room Nursing Course required
Licensure/Certification
- State of Florida RN License
- Basic Life Support (BLS)
- Advanced Basic Life Support (ACLS)
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
- CNOR preferred
Experienced and served as a senior or expert OR Nurse 6 out of the last 12 months. Minimum of 5 years experience in OR Nursing.
