Registered Nurse - Operating Room

About Baptist Health 
Recognized as a top place to work in health care, Baptist Health cares for more patients in Northeast Florida than any other provider, ranking as “most preferred” for more than 30 years. We’re Jacksonville's only locally governed, faith-based, not-for-profit health system and provide a full spectrum of preventive and specialty care through 200+ locations and six hospitals. Our centers of excellence include Baptist MD Anderson Cancer Center, Baptist Heart Hospital, Baptist Neurological Institute and Wolfson Children's Hospital. 

Baptist Health is hiring a Registered Nurse to join our Operating Room team at Baptist Medical Center-Clay in Fleming Island, FL. This is a PRN opportunity. This Registered Nurse position has a call requirement, which includes a 40-minute call response time. This position is self-scheduled based on the department needs. This role qualifies for a competitive call differential.

As a Registered Nurse in the Main Operating Room, you will work closely with physicians and all operating room teams. This Registered Nurse will check in and receive patient assignments. A day in the life of this Operating Room Registered Nurse will vary based on scheduled surgeries. This RN may work with a singular patient in a complex case or may work with multiple patients having shorter procedures. This RN will work as a Circulating Nurse and will meet patients in the OR and remain with them for the duration of their procedure to ensure they are appropriately cared for until transferred to PACU care. As a Registered Nurse Circulator, you will be the patient’s primary advocate and responsible for the delivery and documentation of patient care during the intra-operative period. This may include verifying patient information, positioning the patient, managing the room, and initiating counts.

Registered Nurse Job Responsibilities:

·Providing for patient needs as recognized through use of the nursing process (assessment, planning, implementation, evaluation) and the mission statement organization. 

·Supervision of care provided by supportive personnel and coordination of care provided by ancillary services. 

·Including patients and significant other (SO)/families in developing an individualized plan of care.

·Education of patients/SO/families to their disease process and plan of care 

·Coordination and preparation of assigned room/case, assessment of patient care needs and the anticipation of needs of the case. 

·This position requires call. 

Registered Nurse Experience:

·2-3 years Surgical Services Experience

·2-3 years Critical Care Nursing Experience

Registered Nurse Education & Credential Requirements:

·Associate of Science in Nursing (required)

·Bachelor of Science in Nursing (preferred)

·Basic Life Support (BLS) Required

·Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)

·Conscious Sedation Certification

·Certified Nurse Operating Room (CNOR) Preferred Or

·Certified Critical Care Registered Nurse (CCRN) Preferred Or

·Licensed Registered Nurse Required

If you are interested in this OR Registered Nurse position at Baptist Medical Center-Clay, please apply now!

Primary Location:

Clay - Main Building
1771 Baptist Clay Dr
Fleming Island, FL 32003
United States of America