Registered Nurse (RN) - Neurosurgery, Neuro Operating Room, FT, Days

This position is eligible for a $15,000 sign-on bonus, follow this link for details.

Prisma Health Richland Hospital Neurosurgery Operating Room

A regional academic medical center and hospital with more than 125 years of service to Columbia, Prisma Health Richland Hospital provides a wide range of primary and specialty healthcare services.Our Trauma Center is the only Level I Adult and Level II Pediatric Trauma Center in the Midlands.

Richland Hospital is a Magnet-designated hospital. This credential is the highest status for nursing excellence that recognizes organizations for nursing excellence, transformational leadership, high-quality care, and nursing satisfaction and empowers professional practice. Fewer than 10% of hospitals in the U.S. are Magnet-designated.

With five operating rooms, our busy neurosurgery service line specializes in spine as well as cranial surgery.

Essential Functions

• All team members are expected to be knowledgeable and compliant with Prisma Health's values: Inspire health. Serve with compassion. Be the difference.

• Provides direct nursing care in accordance with established policies, procedures, and protocols in accordance with Board of Nursing in the state in which work is performed and regulatory scope of practice.

• Documents surgical procedure, surgical counts and prep for intensive on and off pump procedures, interacting with team members, including surgeons in preparing for multifaceted procedures.

• Operates and prepares complicated surgical equipment and devices.

• Administers prescribed medications and treatments in accordance with approved nursing protocol.

• Assesses patient's needs and develops/revises an individualized plan of care based on patient needs and responses.

• Evaluates the patient's progress toward attaining expected clinical outcomes.

• Communicates and collaborates with medical staff and interdisciplinary team.

• Documents patient care in a knowledgeable, skillful, and consistent manner meeting all required and regulatory standards

• Prioritizes patient care in an ongoing manner in accordance with evidence-based practice standards

• Follows strict infection prevention precautions.

• Initiates or assists with emergency response measures.

• Assesses and manages patients' pain utilizing appropriate pain management techniques.

• Establishes a relationship with patients and families, keeping them regularly informed. Functions as a patient and family advocate.

• Participates in patient and family education related to the illness and plan of care.

• Assesses and coordinates patient's discharge planning needs with members of the healthcare team.

• Delegates tasks and duties to healthcare team members in accordance with the patient's needs and the team member's capabilities, qualifications and scope of practice.

• Demonstrates caring practices by providing a compassionate and therapeutic environment for patients and their families.

• May be required to assist the Surgical Technologist in a scrub role as needed.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Requirements

• Education - (AD N) Associate degree in Nursing. (BSN) Bachelor's degree in Nursing preferred.

• Experience - One (1) year experience as a registered nurse.

In Lieu Of

• In lieu of 1 year of registered nurse experience, will accept successful completion of the Prisma Health Nurse Residency Program or successful completion of a comparable residency from another organization.

• In lieu of one (1) year of registered nurse experience, will accept 1 year of licensed practical nurse (LPN) experience for internal candidates within the same service line.

• In lieu of Associate degree in nursing, will accept nursing diploma with licensure to practice as a registered nurse.

Required Certifications, Registrations, Licenses

• Holds a current RN compact/multistate license recognized by the NCSBN Compact State or is licensed to practice as an RN in the state the team member is working.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Ability to maintain inventory control (Surgeon's preferences and instrumentation needs).

• Ability to precept new staff to the OR and maintain continuing education credits.