Excellent communication skills and self-direction are required. Standards of practice for the OR staff are based on the Association of Operating Room Nurses Standards, Recommended Practices and Guidelines . The OR Registered Nurse develops an individualized plan of care for each patient that reflects the patients' age, cognitive skills, ethnic, cultural and social diversity. To assist the Registered Nurses in planning all aspects of patient care, surgeon preference cards are available to provide case preparation information regarding supplies, instruments, equipment, positioning aids and other related data. Scheduling and Opportunities Eight, ten, and 12 hour shifts are available.
Staff is given the opportunity to rotate services every two months.
We offer flexible scheduling with voluntary weeknight and weekend calls. Depending on staffing, nurses work a minimum of one out of every five weekends and up to two holiday a year. Weekly inservice is presented to all staff. Up to ten CEUs are given yearly during inservice. In addition, nurses have up to five educational days a year to attend outside programs.