DescriptionThe Per Diem Nurse is a Registered Professional Nurse who provides safe, competent, quality care based on nursing theory and research to a designated group of patients and significant others.
ResponsibilitiesRoles & Responsibilities:
- Registered Professional Nurse who provides safe, competent, quality care based on nursing theory and research to a designated group of patients.
- Circulate and Scrub in the Operating Room (ortho, neuro, gyn, general surgery, laparoscopic procedures)
- Provide professional nursing care to Operating Room patients, including documentation, assist MD’s and Surgeons. Assist in quality improvement process program.
- Utilize the nursing process in all aspects of care delivery. Ability to intervene in cardiac arrest, pain management, management of all categories of diseases and surgical procedures.
- Ability to work well in a stressful and pressured environment.
- Holding room desk responsibilities.
QualificationsRequirements:
- Bachelor of Science preferred, CNOR certification preferred. Current NYS RN license.
- Minimum 2-3 years of recent experience as a Scrub Nurse in the Operating Room Required.
- BLS and ACLS required (American Heart Association)
- Documented previous experience or educational preparation to support credentials. Relevant clinical competence in area of nursing practice. Special skills/experience may be required in specialized areas.
Collective bargaining unit: SEIU 1199-MSB-RN
SEIU 1199 at Mount Sinai Brooklyn for Registered Nurses, ACY - Operating Room Suite - BKL, Mount Sinai Brooklyn