FirstHealth of the Carolinas

Nonprofit health system in central North Carolina

Operating Room Nurse

Nursing & Frontline Patient CarePosted on Nov 12

Full-timePinehurst, NC, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

Ability to circulate operating room cases and procedures across different services.
Ability to work long and sometimes flexible hours.
Manual dexterity, hearing acuity, and verbal ability.
Ability to stand for extended periods and walk, lift, bend, and stoop for most of the workday.
Ability to work amid exposure to blood and body fluids, hazardous materials, radiation, and communicable diseases.
Ability to manage frustration and stress appropriately and remain calm under pressure.
Current North Carolina registered nurse license or registered nurse multistate licensure privilege through the Nurse Licensure Compact.
At least two years of operating room experience.
Basic Cardiac Life Support certification is required.
A Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree is preferred; employees beginning in a registered nurse position must obtain the degree within five years of their employment date.
CNOR certification is preferred.

Responsibilities

Communicate effectively with people from a wide range of ages, ethnicities, educational backgrounds, and socioeconomic backgrounds.
Perform physical assessments and use effective organizational skills to prioritize accurately and quickly.
Use computer skills appropriate to the services provided.
Apply problem-solving and critical-thinking skills and maintain clinical and professional competency for age-specific populations.
Work as a team-oriented nurse and assist and mentor others to support patient and customer satisfaction.
Identify appropriate staffing, supply, maintenance, and equipment needs and adjust as necessary within budget guidelines.
Serve as a positive role model, remain flexible and open to change, and function effectively under pressure.
Collaborate with Assistant Nurse Managers to complete evaluations, counseling, and disciplinary actions.
Communicate professionally and effectively with staff, physicians, shift supervisors, and ancillary departments.

Overview

Ability to circulate OR different service cases/procedures.
Able to work long, and at times, flexible hours.
Demonstrates manual dexterity, hearing acuity, and verbal ability.
Displays ability for standing for extended periods of time, walking, lifting, bending, and stooping for most of the workday.
Involves exposure to blood/body fluids, hazardous material, radiations and communicable diseases.
Able to deal with frustration and stress appropriately. Remains calm under pressure.

Responsibilities

Communicates effectively with a wide range of age groups, ethnic, educational and socioeconomic backgrounds.
Demonstrates physical assessment skills. Displays effective organizational skills, with the ability to prioritize with accuracy and speed.
Illustrates efficient computer skills within service provided.
Shows effective problem solving and can develop critical thinking skills. Maintains clinical and professional competency levels required of age-specific populations.
Must be an effective team-oriented nurse, assisting and mentoring others to facilitate patient and/or customer satisfaction.
Able to identify appropriate staffing, supply, maintenance, and equipment needs and adjust as necessary with budgetary guidelines.
Able to serve as a positive role model, be flexible/open to change, function effectively under pressure.
Collaborates with Assistant Nurse Managers to complete evaluations/counseling/ disciplinary actions.
Effectively and professionally communicates with other staff, physicians, shift supervisors and ancillary departments.

Qualifications

Current North Carolina RN license or RN multi-state licensure privilege through the Nurse Licensure Compact required.
BSN preferred. To develop and maintain a highly educated registered nursing staff to meet the present and future demands of the nursing profession, employees who begin employment with FirstHealth of the Carolinas in a position that requires a registered nurse must have a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree within five (5) years of their employment date.
Minimum of two years OR experience required.
BCLS required.
CNOR preferred.

About the Company

FirstHealth of the Carolinas

Nonprofit health system in central North Carolina

FirstHealth of the Carolinas is a private, nonprofit health system serving central North Carolina through hospital and community care. Its hospitals and clinics combine primary and specialty care, including emergency medicine, cancer, heart and vascular services, rehabilitation, hospice, home care and virtual visits. The system also operates ambulance and critical care transport and community programs, linking acute treatment with support beyond hospital stays. FirstHealth's comprehensive cancer center and dedicated heart and vascular center bring advanced specialty services to the region. Formed in 1995 when Moore Regional Hospital and Montgomery Memorial Hospital joined, FirstHealth is headquartered in Pinehurst, North Carolina.

Company size: 5,001-10,000
Company stage: Not listed
Total funding: Not listed
Headquarters: Pinehurst, NC
Founded: 1995

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