New Graduate Registered Nurse, Surgery

Company: Memorial Health
Location: Springfield
Posted on: October 19, 2020

Job Description:

Overview The New Graduate Registered Nurse is a full-time registered nurse position with a one-year nationally recognized Nurse Residency Program that assists you in transitioning from a new graduate to a professional nurse. As a New Graduate Registered Nurse, you will receive a carefully planned combination of on-the-job and classroom education. This program allows you to build relationships with other new RNs and to work collaboratively on a project that is important to advancing the care of our patients. The New Graduate Registered Nurse will receive support from their Nurse Manager, Preceptor, Mentor, other unit staff as well as a Nursing Outcome Improvement Facilitator. Our curriculum focuses on 3 core components; Clinical Leadership, Patient Safety and Outcomes and the Professional Role as a Registered Nurse. There are monthly residency sessions that will provide you with a strong foundation for the lifelong learning ahead. The last six months of the program is committed to an evidence based practice project. As a group you will work with your unit and unit manager on a clinical issue that you see as problematic or an area of improvement. In addition to the residency, t he New Graduate Surgery Registered Nurse will be responsible for every aspect of the patient's care during surgery. The day begins with preparing the room for the procedure, picking the patient up from pre-op, positioning the patient, maintaining the charting and caring for the patient before, during and after the surgery. The nurse will act as the liaison between the family and the surgeon beginning with the call to let the family know that the first incision has been made. The nurse will continue to contact the family every hour or two to provide updates. During the surgery, the nurse is responsible for updating charting/paperwork, getting supplies if needed and administering meds to the sterile field. This process may be repeated for 1-4 surgeries a day depending on length of each surgery. Works in an extremely team focused environment with your core team, Scrub personnel, CRNA, Anesthesiologist and surgeon! Fast paced, technologically driven department including 3 DaVinci robots. Memorial Medical Center had one of the first XIs in the area!

Qualifications Licensure/Certification/Registry:

* Licensed as RN in State of Illinois. * Current BLS/CPR certification per policy.

Other Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

* Must be able to position and/or transfer an average adult patient and possess gross coordination sufficient to perform other patient care duties as required. Must be able to withstand prolonged periods of standing. Must be able to perform difficult manipulative skills such as IV insertion and IM injections. * Environmental working conditions include exposure to blood, bodily fluids and tissue, contagious diseases and/or radioactive or other potentially hazardous materials.

Keywords: Memorial Health, Springfield , New Graduate Registered Nurse, Surgery, Healthcare , Springfield, Illinois