RN - Operating Room - Orthopedic Surgery - Days - 40 hrs/wk
Company: Trinity-Health
Location: Ann Arbor
Posted on: June 25, 2022
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Job Description:
Employment Type:Full timeShift:Day ShiftDescription:Saint Joseph
Mercy Health System, one of the nation's top health care services
providers, spanning five counties in Southeastern Michigan. SJMHS
represents more than 2,700 physicians and 14,000 nurses and staff,
and includes 6 Hospitals, 5 Outpatient Health Centers, 8 Urgent
Care Facilities and over 25 Specialty Centers.Employees of St.
Joseph Mercy Health System enjoy...o tCompetitive compensationo
tFull benefits package including Medical, Dental, Vision, PTO, Life
Insurance and Disabilityo tRetirement savings plan with employer
contributiono tOpportunity for growth and advancement throughout
SJMHS and Trinity HealthVisit www.stjoeshealth.org/careers to learn
more about the benefits, culture and career development
opportunities available to you at Saint Joseph Mercy Health System.
This role will function in both the scrub and circulator roles for
Orthopedic Surgery. This position requires late day, late night,
and on-call shifts, as well as a weekend and holiday rotation. When
on-call, a response time must be 30 minutes or less. General
Summary Provides quality patient centered care considering age
specific, developmental, cultural and spiritual needs through
competent clinical practice and application of the nursing process.
Consistently integrates concepts of relationship based care into
practice. Serves as a clinical and educational resource to others
on the unit. Assumes accountability for nursing care of designated
patients. Demonstrates unit/area-designated competencies.Essential
Duties and Responsibilities Views patient holistically; considers
physical, psychosocial, emotional, age specific, cultural and
spiritual factors and demonstrates appropriate assessment skills
for an identified patient population.Demonstrates critical thinking
skills by gathering and analyzing patient information, then
responding to a patient situation. Implements corrective and/or
creative interventions to achieve desired outcomes. Perseveres
through barriers/obstacles to achieve the best possible outcomes
for the patient.Develops implements, evaluates and revises an
individualized plan of care using evidenced based interventions and
standards of care, while actively involving the patient and family.
Identifies needs and begins to plan for care across the continuum.
Identifies patient and family education needs. Develops and
implements teaching plan based on existing standards, seeking out
additional resources when necessary. Utilizes teach back
methodology to assure patient and family is learning effectively.
Identifies necessary resources to assure readiness for discharge
and begins to develop plan in collaboration with other
disciplines.Participates effectively as a member of the
interdisciplinary team by collaborating to achieve patient
outcomes. Participates directly or indirectly in interdisciplinary
rounds. Assures achievement of quality patient outcomes in
collaboration with medical staff and health care team. Participates
in unit/organizational quality and safety initiatives to improve
patient outcomes.Demonstrates awareness of potential hospital
acquired conditions such as nosocomial infections, falls and
pressure ulcers and actively seeks to prevent.Identifies customer
service needs and meets or exceeds expectations. Creates an
environment that promotes customer satisfaction and the patient
experience.Respectfully communicates both written and verbal
information that is accurate, timely, concise and thorough.
Effectively communicates patient status, priority goals and
interventions to colleagues and other disciplines during
consultation, rounds and handoffs.Manages team members to provide
care for a group of patients during a designated time frame.
Prioritizes necessary activities and delegates appropriately.
Demonstrates effective team member skills.Efficiently organizes and
prioritizes individual workload around patient and unit needs.
Adjusts activities and plan depending on situation. Seeks to
improve personal organizational skills to increase work
efficiencies. Consistently demonstrates purposeful
rounding.Stewards available resources effectivelyDemonstrates
professional behaviors:Identifies own education and professional
growth needs, develops plan and seeks resources to addressCompletes
professional activities such as self-appraisal, Healthstream
assignments, licensure renewal contact hours.Participates in QI and
evidence based practice activities and integrates resultant changes
into practiceIdentifies problems & initiates appropriate follow
upAssumes leadership responsibilities as delegated such as relief
nurse coordinatorContributes to education & growth of colleagues by
providing evaluation feedback, mentoring new staff to facility or
unit, assists with planning and presenting educational experiences
for self and colleagues based on identified unit needsMaintains
good rapport and cooperative relationships. Approaches conflict in
a constructive manner. Helps to identify problems, offer solutions,
and participate in their resolution. Responds to questions and
needs in a non threatening and receptive manner Maintains the
confidentiality of information acquired pertaining to patients,
physicians, employees and visitors to St. Joseph Mercy Hospitals.
Discusses patient and hospital information only among appropriate
personnel in appropriately private places. Follows all HIPAA
policies and procedures.Behaves in accordance with the Mission,
Vision and Values of St. Joseph Mercy Hospitals. Adheres to
established performance standards.Assumes responsibility for
performance of job duties in the safest possible manner, to assure
personal safety and that of coworkers, patients and families. Uses
all available safety equipment. Reports all preventable hazards and
unsafe practices including near misses and actual errors either to
management or using the VOICE reporting system. Supplemental Duties
and Responsibilities Education and Licensure Education: Graduation
from accredited nursing program, New hires as of 1/1/12 must have a
BSN degree or must agree in writing to obtain their BSN within the
specified time frame.Licensure: Requires current Michigan Nursing
LicenseRequired Skills and Abilities: Knowledge of nursing theory,
practice and age specific needs as demonstrated by successful
completion of introductory orientation behaviors for Registered
Nurse. Interpersonal skills necessary to initiate and maintain
collegial relationships with coworkers and therapeutic
relationships with patients and families.Critical thinking skills
necessary to perform principal duties and responsibilities of job
description.Ability to concentrate and pay close attention to
detail when planning and performing professional nursing
care.Ability to walk and stand continuously at least 90% of the
time.Ability to move, lift and position patientsOur Commitment to
Diversity and Inclusion Trinity Health is a family of 115,000
colleagues and nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians across 25
states. Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are
trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions,
language preferences, and health practices of the communities that
we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health
outcomes. We also recognize that each of us has a different way of
thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often
lead to innovative solutions.Our dedication to diversity includes a
unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment,
retention, and development), commitment and accountability,
communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity.
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