Description
At Bon Secours Mercy Health, we are dedicated to continually improving health care quality, safety and cost effectiveness. Our hospitals, care sites and clinicians are recognized for clinical and operational excellence.
Southside Regional Medical Center is your community health care provider, a 300-bed facility located on a 50-acre campus with nearly 400 physicians representing more than 40 specialties. We work hard every day to be a place of healing, caring and connection for patients and families in the community we call home. Bon Secours - Southside Medical Center serves the communities of Petersburg, Hopewell, Colonial Heights, Fort Lee and Chester and the counties of Prince George, Dinwiddie, Sussex, Surry and Southern Chesterfield.
**Monday - Friday - daily schedule times negotiable.**
**On-Call is required**
**40 Hours per week**
**Must have at least a year of acute care RN experience.**
**May be eligible for a sign-on bonus - restrictions apply.**
**Bon Secours**
**About Us**
As a faith-based and patient-focused organization, Bon Secours exists to enhance the health and well-being of all people in mind, body and spirit through exceptional patient care. Success in this goal requires a culture of compassion, collaboration, excellence and respect. Bon Secours seeks people that are committed to our values of compassion, human dignity, integrity, service and stewardship to create an environment where associates want to work and help communities thrive.
**Registered Nurse (RN) - Operating Room (OR) - Southside Medical Center**
**Job Summary:**
The Operating Room Registered Nurse (RN) position is responsible for delivering exceptional nursing care to patients by:
+ Utilizing strong organizational and leadership skills to assess patient status
+ Determining the priority of the patient's problems and needs
+ Implementing clinical nursing interventions to acute, critical patients that require intensive medical care
+ Developing and performing patient care plans to enhance and improve outcomes
+ Ensuring a safe and therapeutic environment
**Essential Functions:**
+ Collaborate with the interdisciplinary care team
+ Conduct initial and ongoing patient assessment
+ Observes the surgery and surgical team from a broad perspective and assists the team to create and maintain a safe and comfortable environment for the patient
+ Responsible for managing the nursing care of the patient within the OR and coordinating the needs of the surgical team with other care providers
+ Provides pre-op, intra-op, and post-op care, including assessment and discharge instructions
+ Other duties as assigned
**Education:**
+ Graduate of an accredited Associates degree or Bachelors degree in Nursing
**Certifications:**
+ Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN)
+ Basic Life Support (BLS) - American Heart Association
+ ACLS Advanced Cardiac Life Support (preferred, not required)
+ PALS Pediatric Advanced Life Support - American Heart Association (preferred, not required)
+ CNOR Certified Perioperative Nurse (preferred, not required)
+ SGNA Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates (preferred, not required)
**Experience:**
+ Two years of RN experience in Critical Care Department (preferred, not required)
+ Completion of OR internship program (preferred, not required)
**Training:**
+ Successful completion of Peri-op 101 (preferred, not required)
Many of our opportunities reward* your hard work with:
Comprehensive, affordable medical, dental and vision plans
Prescription drug coverage
Flexible spending accounts
Life insurance w/AD&D
Employer contributions to retirement savings plan when eligible
Paid time off
Educational Assistance
And much more
*Benefits offerings vary according to employment status
All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, genetic information, or protected veteran status, and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. If you'd like to view a copy of the affirmative action plan or policy statement for Mercy Health - Youngstown, Ohio or Bon Secours - Franklin, Virginia; Petersburg, Virginia; and Emporia, Virginia, which are Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employers, please email recruitment@ . If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable accommodation as part of the employment selection process, please contact The Talent Acquisition Team at recruitment@
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