OU Health is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) CVOR First Assist for a nursing job in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
*** Pay is based on years of applicable experience and acuity level of position
General Description:
Under the direction of the surgeon, assists in performing safe operations with optimal outcomes for the patient.
Essential Function/Duties:
Collaborates with surgeon and health care team in performing safe operations. Assesses the patient pre-operatively and develops a nursing care plan based on the assessment. Practices in collaboration with and under the direction of the surgeon during the intra-operative phase. Assists in positioning skin preparation and draping of the patient. Provides homeostasis, wound exposure, handles tissues appropriately to reduce the potential for injury, sutures tissue, and applies dressings to the wound under the direction of the surgeon. Uses surgical instruments skillfully in ways consistent with their design and purpose. Evaluates the patient post-operatively and participates in discharge planning. Communicates information to the post-anesthesia care unit (PACU). Performs other duties in accordance with the Nurse Practice Act of the State of Oklahoma.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
Skill in peri-operative nursing practice. Ability to apply principles of asepsis and infection control. Knowledge of surgical anatomy, physiology, patho-physiology, and operative technique related to operative procedures in which the RN assists. Ability to perform effectively in stressful and emergency situations. Ability to perform effectively as a member of the operative team. Abilities in the areas unique to the RN First Assistant. Knowledge of statutes, regulations and institutional processes as related to the RN First Assistant position. Strong problem solving skills.
Minimum Qualifications:
Education: Graduate from an accredited school of nursing required. Bachelor of Science (or higher) in Nursing Board Approved Program preferred. Successful completion of First Assistant educational program and required internship.
Experience: Five (5) years OR experience including two (2) years scrubexperience.
License(s)/Certification(s)/Registration(s) Required: Current RN License issued by the Oklahoma State Board of Nursing, or a current multistate compact RN License (eNLC). Current Basic Life Support issued by the American Heart Association required upon hire
Physical Requirements (with or without accommodation):
Requires corrected hearing and vision to within functional ranges. Requires frequent bending, reaching, squatting, kneeling, standing, moving, lifting of patients and/or equipment. Sufficient manual dexterity to operate therapeutic equipment.
OU Health Job ID #R0054244. Posted job title: RN First Assist - Adult CV Surgery
OU Health is the state’s only comprehensive academic health system of hospitals, clinics and centers of excellence. With 11,000 employees and more than 1,300 physicians and advanced practice providers, OU Health is home to Oklahoma’s largest doctor network with a complete range of specialty care. OU Health serves Oklahoma and the region with the state’s only freestanding children’s hospital, the only National Cancer Institute-Designated OU Health Stephenson Cancer Center, Oklahoma’s flagship hospital, which serves as the state’s only Level 1 trauma center and Edmond Medical Center in the heart of the Edmond Community. Becker’s Hospital Review named University of Oklahoma Medical Center one of the 100 Great Hospitals in America for 2020. OU Health’s oncology program at OU Health Stephenson Cancer Center was named Oklahoma’s top facility for cancer care by U.S. News & World Report in its 2020-21 rankings. OU Health also was ranked by U.S. News & World Report as high performing in these specialties: Colon Surgery, COPD and Congestive Heart Failure. OU Health’s mission is to lead healthcare in patient care, education and research.
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