Operating Room Nurse, Comer OR – Full-Time, Nights

Be a part of a world-class academic healthcare system, UChicago Medicine, as an Operating Room Nurse in our Comer Operating Room. At UChicago Medicine, we bring the world's most innovative approaches to patients with all conditions, from common to complex. You will have the opportunity to work alongside physicians who are constantly pushing the boundaries of medicine through groundbreaking research and personalized, life-saving patient care. This is a 100% onsite position based at our Hyde Park campus.

As an Operating Room Nurse, you will provide goal-directed nursing care that is individualized to the needs of patients and families during health and illness.

In this role, you will provide nursing care based on professional knowledge, clinical judgment, and standards of practice that support the assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of patient care. Each professional nurse assumes primary responsibility and accountability for all nursing care provided by themselves and those under their supervision while collaborating with the multidisciplinary team to deliver exceptional patient care.

Essential Job Functions

Utilize assessment skills to determine patient needs and provide comprehensive patient- and family-centered care for patients from neonate through geriatric populations.
Identify learning needs of patients and families and develop teaching strategies that promote recovery.
Implement nursing interventions based on the scheduled surgery, patient assessment, and developmental needs.
Evaluate patient care and modify nursing interventions as appropriate while documenting accurately in the medical record.
Successfully complete all unit-based and hospital competencies.
Perform nursing treatments and procedures according to hospital policy and specialty practice standards.
Maintain current CPR certification.
Prepare and administer medications and treatments safely according to physician orders.
Collaborate effectively with physicians and interdisciplinary team members to provide holistic patient care.
Document all aspects of patient care from admission through discharge.
Incorporate discharge planning into daily practice to promote smooth transitions of care.
Provide cost-effective care through appropriate use of supplies, time, and personnel.
Participate actively in unit staff meetings.
Assist in achieving unit goals and objectives.
Foster a positive work environment that promotes teamwork, engagement, and staff retention.
Assume Charge Nurse responsibilities as assigned.
Supervise, direct, and teach staff as appropriate.
Participate in quality improvement initiatives and performance improvement activities.
Participate in the preceptor program and assist with orientation of new staff.
Attend required weekly in-service education.

Required Qualifications

Associate Degree in Nursing; BSN preferred.
Associate Degree nurses must enroll in a BSN program within six (6) to nine (9) months of hire and complete the BSN within thirty (30) months. UChicago Medicine provides 100% tuition reimbursement toward an accredited BSN program.
Current Illinois Registered Nurse license.
Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.

Preferred Qualifications

Trauma nursing background.
One (1) or more years of surgical scrub experience.

Position Details

Job Type/FTE: 0.9 FTE

Shift: Nights 7:00 p.m.–7:00 a.m

Work Location: Onsite – Hyde Park

Unit/Department: Comer Operating Room

CBA Code: NNU

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