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Operating Room Nurse (RN) - Welch Hospital
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An Operating Room Registered Nurse cares for patients undergoing surgery in a hospital operating room. Helps prepare patients for surgery, and works with Surgeons and other specialists as part of an operating room medical team. Works in settings that require clinical and surgery experience and ongoing training.
$90,044 / year median in West Virginia
+0% projected growth
Job Description
Nature of Work - A perioperative nurse is a registered nurse (R.N.) who works in the operating room. Sometimes called a surgical or an operating room nurse, this specialized nurse cares for patients before, during, and after surgery. In the operating room, the perioperative nurse may serve as a scrub nurse, selecting and passing instruments and supplies used for the operation, or as a circulating nurse managing the overall nursing care in the operating room and helping to maintain a safe, comfortable environment. The surgical unit consists of Day Surgery, PACU, Central Supply, Perioperative Services, and Surgical Clinic. Performs related duties as required. Mandatory overtime is an essential function of this position. Applicants selected for employment must successfully complete a criminal background check and a chemical urinalysis and breath analysis drug screening test. All employees shall be subject to drug testing for probable cause as set forth in agency and bureau policies. Welch Community Hospital is a tobacco free campus. Perioperative nurses use a comprehensive, multidisciplinary approach to patient care, assisting surgeons and surgical teams to care for a patient before, during, and after surgery. Specifically, responsibilities and duties of a perioperative nurse include: Working with patients prior to surgery to complete paperwork, and helping answer questions or calm fears about surgery Monitoring a patient's condition during and after surgery Selecting and passing instruments and supplies to the surgeon during operation (sometimes referred to as a scrub nurse) Managing overall nursing care in the operating room to help maintain a safe and comfortable environment (sometimes referred to as a circulating nurse) Educating patients on best practices for recovery, including pain management and keeping wounds clean Cleaning surgical equipment and operating rooms to maintain a sterile environment #