Job Information
Trinity Health RN - Operating Room FT Heart Team St Mary in Langhorne, Pennsylvania
Employment Type:
Full time
Shift:
Day Shift
Description:
FT OR RN days with rotation, weekends and holiday rotation required.
Assesses patients’ physical, emotional, spiritual, and learning needs and provides the appropriate nursing intervention.
Communicates transfer of patient responsibility and change in patient status to all appropriate personnel.
Assumes accountability for managing the delivery of patient care.
Assesses and responds appropriately in an emergency situation to prioritize and meets the patients’ immediate needs and documents all interventions according to policy.
Prioritizes and organizes work assignment and constantly reevaluates based on changing situations to improve delivery of patient care.
Acts as a patient advocate and protect the patients’ rights through safe and ethical practice. (Eg…site and patient identification, “time out”, protection of patient privacy) and documents all interventions appropriately.
Delegates work to the care team appropriately and plans delivery of care according to patient acuity and staff competencies.
Performs as preceptor when necessary.
Applies scientific principles in adhering to sterile technique (gowning, gloving, draping etc…) demonstrates good scrubbing skills, handles and passes instrumentation appropriately, and can anticipate patient and surgeon needs.
Demonstrates good circulating skills, i.e. anticipates needs, selects equipment and supplies in organized manner, and consults informational resources as needed to improve delivery of care.
Takes responsibility for maintaining equipment and instrumentation in proper functional condition and maintaining proficiency with usage and promptly addresses problems in functionality and knowledge deficit with appropriate resources.
Utilizes down time constructively by demonstrating a proactive approach in supporting role for other members of the care team.
Works independently and utilizes needed personal and informational resources appropriately.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
Trinity Health is one of the largest not-for-profit, Catholic healthcare systems in the nation. Built on the foundation of our Mission and Core Values, we integrate diversity, equity, and inclusion in all that we do. Our colleagues have different lived experiences, customs, abilities, and talents. Together, we become our best selves. A diverse and inclusive workforce provides the most accessible and equitable care for those we serve. Trinity Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other status protected by law.
Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
Trinity Health is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians across 25 states. Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes. We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions.
Our dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention, and development), commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity.
EOE including disability/veteran