RN OR FT days with call

When you got your first “Operation” game as a kid, you knew that being a part of a surgical team was somewhere in your future.  Fast forward a few years and some nursing education, you understand that your obligation to your patient’s care before, during and after surgery is important to your surgical nursing role and it’s so much more fulfilling than a game. No doubt your expert technical skills are paramount, but you also understand that teamwork and communication are key tools in the operating environment. As the bridge between the patient, doctor, and surgical care touchpoints, you embrace your role as the information gatekeeper collaborating with the surgeon and anesthesiologist.   

We think you’re kind of cool and would like to welcome you to the real deal operating room as a surgical nurse where intricacy, responsibility, and everyday extraordinary happens. You’re going to love it here. And we know that there’s no one like you.   

Your experiences, your knowledge, your skills, your empathy, your compassion, your personality, all of it adds up to you. And we’re excited to get to know you and find out what you will bring to this critical nursing role. 
 
Your Everyday 

Prepare your patient for surgery, review patient history, and provide patient care and support including supplies needed, medicine administration, patient positioning, vital signs monitoring, and health assessments.  

Assist medical practitioner in general and specialized surgeries performing RN Surgical First assist duties as assigned by surgeon including incisions, initial cut and closure, instrument handling and preparation.  

Implement surgical procedures such as controlling bleeding, suturing incisions, draping, providing exposure and handling tissues. 

Perform required clinical documentation and post-operative assessments.  

Monitor your patient after surgery for pain and/or complications and the surgery site for healing or infection following Joint Commission infection control and environment of care requirements. 

Performs CPR or other emergency measures if required.   

Collaborate to identify and meet the overall needs of patient care or when unable to complete assignments or perform tasks promptly, effectively, or safely.  

Maintain and advocate a safe environment for everyone. 

Ensure continuity of care, efficient throughput, consistent communications, and an exceptional experience for every patient.  

Initiate patient and family education on the operation and post-operation care as required. 

The Must-Haves 
 
Minimum: 

Current nursing license to practice in Louisiana and as defined by the Louisiana State Board of Nursing.  

Medical expertise in handling and cutting tissue, suturing, providing hemostasis required   

Minimum of 5 years’ relevant experience in nursing.  

Current American Heart Association BLS certification. 

Preferred: 

Operating room experience