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RN Staff Nurse - Operating Room at Legacy Health summary:

The RN Staff Nurse in the Operating Room at Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center plays a crucial role in patient care by assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating treatment protocols. This position requires collaboration with the healthcare team, utilizing advanced tools and techniques in a cutting-edge facility that prioritizes community health. Candidates should possess a current RN license and ideally have 1-2 years of OR nursing experience, with a preference for those skilled in surgical scrubbing.

Relocation assistance available to nurses new to Legacy!

The Legacy nursing philosophy focuses on patients and their families. Our nurses embody this philosophy in everything they do, as advocates, communicators, problem-solvers and caregivers. Their expertise is sought after and respected by our health care team. In short, they are the face of wellness at Legacy. Does this sound like an environment in which you could thrive? If so, we invite you to consider this opportunity.

Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center is the South metro area’s full-service medical center, with the friendly feel of a community hospital and the skill and services of a much larger medical center. Among our specialties: stroke, chest pain, minimally invasive and robotic surgery, cancer care, orthopedic and total joint surgery and a birth center and breast health center. Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center has 10 Operating Rooms including four minimally invasive suites and one DaVinci robot and Stryker Mako robot.  

Responsible for patient care within an assigned department/unit and participates as a member of the health care team in cooperation with and under the direction of the clinical manager or designee as defined by the relevant Standards and Scope of Practice for the Registered Nurse. The RN Staff Nurse assesses, analyzes, plans, implements and evaluates patient care following established patient care standards for Legacy Health System including those for patient assessment and transfer.

Education:

As required by licensure. BSN or degree in progress strongly preferred. BSN may be required for specific assignments; experienced RNs without a BSN may be hired based on clinical experience with approval of the site CNO.

Experience:

One-year registered nursing experience or completion of either the Legacy Health RN Residency program or a nursing program that is equivalent in content, curriculum and duration. Additional clinical experience requirements may vary dependent upon the specific department in which the position is utilized.

1-2 years of OR RN circulating experience required, ability to scrub preferred.

Must be available to meet the 30-minute call time.

Call schedule is variable each month with self scheduling.

Knowledge/Skills:

• Demonstrated ability of positive interpersonal and communication skills with colleagues, patients, families, physicians and the community.
• Keyboard skills and ability to navigate electronic systems applicable to job functions.

LEGACY’S VALUES IN ACTION:

Follows guidelines set forth in Legacy’s Values in Action.

Equal opportunity emoployer/vets/disabled.

• Current applicable state RN license required.
• AHA BLS for Healthcare Providers.

Keywords:

Registered Nurse, Operating Room, Patient Care, Healthcare, Nursing, Surgical Nurse, OR Nursing, BSN, Legacy Health, Community Hospital

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