Description
Position Summary
The Perioperative OR nurse is an individual who works with the patient being prepped for surgery, their family, and as a member of the interdisciplinary care team. The OR nurse helps to evaluate the patient, then plan and implement various steps to, during, and beyond surgery. The RN OR is responsible through nursing processes for providing and coordinating nursing care, and resource management for patients and families in the operating room. The RN OR Is responsible for providing direct patient care to patients and their families by applying and documenting the nursing process, patient assessment, and nursing diagnosis (planning, implementation and evaluation of interventions). The RN OR utilizes judgment and is guided by knowledge of basic principles of nursing based on the biological, physical and psycho-social sciences.
Essential Job Functions/Accountabilities
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