Operating Room
Job Summary
The RN in Surgery assumes responsibility for prescribing, delegating and coordinating nursing care to patients in the perioperative environment, including interventions that assist the patient in a conscious or unconscious state. The RN identifies physiologic, psychological, and sociologic needs of the patient, develops and implements an individualized plan of care, coordinates interventions and evaluates outcomes of the patient’s perioperative experience. The RN is legally accountable and responsible for patient care, whether accomplished personally or by another perioperative team member. The RN will be competent to provide patient care following standards set forth in the Florida Nurse Practice Act, SMH, and the department.
Required Qualifications
- Require excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Require one of the following: minimum of six (6) months previous Operating Room (OR) experience, or graduation from an OR post graduate course or approved Operating Room nurse internship program.
- Require basic working knowledge of commonly used computer applications.
- Require graduate of an accredited school of nursing or a diploma program. For new hires after 2012, Bachelor of Science Degree in nursing (BSN) is required within specified timeframe as outlined in the New Hire BSN Agreement policy (126.045).
- BLS: Basic Life Support/CPR
- FL RN: FL Registered Nurse License
Preferred Qualifications
- Prefer certification in nursing specialty area.
Preferred Education
BSN: Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Reputation. Community. Impact. Growth.
Every day, our patients at Sarasota Memorial Health Care System receive a first-class emergency care experience from a team on a mission to deliver the highest level of care in America. In the process of rising to that challenge, our nursing professionals are finding their clinical purpose and impact in a fast-paced environment. Now it is your turn to picture yourself as part of our team.
Sarasota Memorial – Venice Campus
As the largest addition to the Sarasota Memorial Health System in 94 years, we offer the complete range of medical and surgical care to an all-private room facility. If it wasn’t enough to showcase our commitment to the highest quality medical care, the Venice campus has the vision and capacity to double in size, which means there’s no limit to the career growth you are driven to pursue.
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The benefits of being the best:
Our commitment to becoming the best community hospital and health care system means providing the best possible benefits to our people. Some highlights:
Total Rewards Package
- Paid Time Off (start earning PTO on day one of employment)
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Discounted Medical, Prescription, Dental, Vision Benefit Plans for Full & Part-Time Employees
- Flexible Spending Accounts (Health Care and Dependent Care) - Pre-Tax Dollars
- Life Insurance
- Disability Insurance
- Retirement Savings Plan: 403b
- Bereavement Leave
- Free Parking
- On Campus Dining w/ a 10% discount
- Direct Deposit
- Free Wellness Screening
- Free confidential counseling services
- Employee Discount Programs
- Employee Recognition Programs
- Generous Referral Programs
- Tremendous growth opportunities for hard workers!
Apply Today. We have an outstanding spot for YOU on our team.
Preferred License and Certs
ACLS: Advanced Cardiac Life Support
Employment Screening Requirements
As part of Sarasota Memorial Health Care System’s commitment to keeping people safe, all individuals providing care to vulnerable populations are required to undergo background screening through The Florida Care Provider Background Screening Clearinghouse. https://info.flclearinghouse.com/
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