Operating Room RN - Atlanta - Emory Healthcare

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OverviewBe inspired. Be rewarded. Belong. At Emory Healthcare.

At Emory Healthcare we fuel your professional journey with better benefits, valuable resources, ongoing mentorship and leadership programs for all types of jobs, and a supportive environment that enables you to reach new heights in your career and be what you want to be.

We provide:

• Comprehensive health benefits that start day 1 Student Loan Repayment Assistance & Reimbursement Programs
• Family-focused benefits
• Wellness incentives
• Ongoing mentorship, development, leadership programs and moreDescriptionShift: Full Time (36 hours weekly - 12 hour shifts )

Days, Mid-shifts and Nights Available or (40) hours - (10 hour shifts)Location:

Travel to different Emory locations within Emory HealthcareSalary: Based on four different travel levels starting @ $60Our internal travel nursing team can be a flexible program, allowing team members the ability to tailor work/life balance to fit their lifestyle.

We are seeking a capable Operating Room Registered Nurse / OR / RN who is a capable clinician who has acquired broad experience in caring for patients and has developed a sound understanding about the care of a particular patient population.

• Identifies appropriate standards of care common to the patient population and safely provides patient care while supporting the unit's and hospital's Vision Alignment Matrix. Routinely uses acquired knowledge, theory, research, and experience to respond to changes in clinical situations.
• Is able to apply the Synergy Model for Care in practice and use this knowledge to personalize care for each patient/family.
• Serves as a preceptor and resource to colleagues (such as less experienced nurses) and strong advocate for patients/families.
• Maintains courteous and professional behavior at all times. Assesses assigned patients; reviews medical history, admitting diagnosis, physician's orders, nursing history, and evaluation of diagnostic data.
• Interviews patient and family to determine patient needs; communicates these to interdisciplinary health care team members as appropriate.
• Determines appropriate nursing interventions for identified problems, symptoms, behavioral changes. Identifies appropriate standards of care and/or collaborative clinical pathways to guide the plan of care; revises as appropriate.
• Administers direct nursing care to assigned patients based on priorities and timeframes. Evaluates patients' responses to delivery of nursing care and patient education for self-care.
• Keeps patients and family up to date on progress. Develops, conducts and evaluates patient and family education in discussing plan of care.
• Teaches family and patient to perform specific procedures; documents activities. When required explains rational and/or principles behind the physiology or consequences of treatments.
• Determines and mobilizes equipment and resources necessary for successful patient care; seeks assistance in completing nursing interventions.
• Works with manager to formulate plan for professional development. Attends educational in-services as appropriate.
• Participate in professional activities and organizations to maintain knowledge of current trends, practices, and developments.
• Following established charting procedures, documents all aspects of patient care to show progress or changes in patient's condition.
• Collaborates with members of the health care team to determine patient needs and needs of significant others in planning the treatment.
• Attends scheduled staff meetings. Provides clinical guidance to students and ancillary staff. Demonstrates competency in all new equipment and procedures. Serves on committees. Performs other related duties as required.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing, 5 years of recent and relevant nursing experience in specialty area. Currently licensed as a Registered Nurse in the state of Georgia.
• BLS, ACLS, PALS, NRP, FHM (relevant to role) required. Professional certification in at least 1 relevant specialty area required.
• Completion of professional certification in relevant specialty area required within 1 year of employment with ESP.JOIN OUR TEAM TODAY Emory Healthcare (EHC), part of Emory University (EUV), is the most comprehensive academic health system in Georgia and the first and only in Georgia with a Magnet designated ambulatory practice. We are made up of 11 hospitals-4 Magnet designated, the Emory Clinic, and more than 425 provider locations. The Emory Healthcare Network, established in 2011, is the largest clinically integrated network in Georgia, with more than 3,450 physicians concentrating in 70 different subspecialties.

Additional DetailsEmory is an equal opportunity employer, and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by state or federal law.

Emory Healthcare is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities upon request. Please contact Emory Healthcare's Human Resources at Please note that one week's advance notice is preferred.


PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
(Medium-Heavy lbs., 0-33% of the work day (occasionally); 20-35 lbs., 34-66% of the workday; (frequently); 10-20 lbs., 67-100% of the workday (constantly); Lifting 75 lbs. max; Carrying of objects up to 35 lbs.; Occasional to frequent standing & walking; Occasional sitting; Close eye work (computers, typing, reading, writing); Physical demands may vary depending on assigned work area and work tasks.


ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS:
Factors affecting environment conditions may vary depending on the assigned work area and tasks.

Environmental exposures include, but are not limited to:

Blood-borne pathogen exposure; Bio-hazardous waste Chemicals/gases/fumes/vapors; Communicable diseases; Electrical shock; Floor Surfaces; Hot/Cold Temperatures; Indoor/Outdoor conditions; Latex; Lighting; Patient care/handling injuries; Radiation; Shift work; Travel may be required; Use of personal protective equipment, including respirators; environmental conditions may vary depending on assigned work area and work tasks.