Staff Nurse - Operating Room (OR) - 0.9 FTE - Nights - LHDCMC

The role

The Registered Nurse provides professional nursing care to patients during the perioperative course. The role involves performing duties as a circulator and potentially as a scrub nurse.

What you will do

• Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate patient care throughout the surgical experience.
• Perform preoperative assessments including verification of procedure, site, allergies, and risk factors.
• Monitor patients intraoperatively including EKG, vital signs, and sedation levels.
• Administer medications and manage pain.
• Ensure aseptic technique, accurate sponge and needle counts, and specimen handling.
• Prepare and position patients safely for procedures.
• Develop and implement individualized teaching plans for patients and families.
• Provide handoff reports to PACU staff.
• Supervise Operating Room Technicians and ancillary personnel.
• Participate in room turnover, cleaning, and restocking.

Required qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing BSN
• Minimum 2 years of operating room experience
• Current licensure as a registered nurse by the Maryland Board of Nursing
• BLS, ACLS- American Heart Association Health Provider
• Adherence to the credentialing requirements of Luminis Health as stated in the nursing bylaws
• Ability to lift and carry items up to 50 pounds
• Ability to hear normal sounds, even with background noise
• Ability to maintain attention to schedules, tasks, and ongoing activities
• Ability to perform tasks involving prolonged periods of sitting, standing, and walking
• Ability to adhere to radiation safety precautions

Nice to have

• Certification preferred

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Retirement Plan (with employer match for employees who work more than 1000 hours in a calendar year)
• Paid Time Off
• Tuition Assistance Benefits
• Employee Referral Bonus Program
• Paid Holidays, Disability, and Life/AD&D for full-time employees
• Wellness Programs
• Employee Assistance Programs

About the company

Luminis Health is the employer for this position.