Staff Nurse I Operating Room resume example

• Supervises and Directs Patient Care and Safety:

Ensure proper and correct patient identification according to the patient surgical safety checklist. perform TIME OUT correctly for all surgical patients. assess nursing action for safe patient transfer. Respond to life saving situation based upon nursing standard and protocol.

• Perform Scrub Duties:

Keep principles of aseptic technique. Observed surgeon's body language, movements and demeanor during operations to anticipate needs. Performs proper hand scrubbing, gowning and gloving technique according to accepted standards. Maintain count sponges, needles and instruments to assure no loss of items according to policies. Assist in surgical draping. Assertive in anticipating surgeon's needs. Maintain and responsible for the sterility of the entire field. Perform all duties in good operative sterile technique.

• Perform Circulating Duties:

Creates and maintain sterile field. Supervises and assist scrub nurse as necessary. Observes and enforces strict standards of asepsis. Provide adequate skin preparation to patients. Provide for accurate care and handling of specimens. Maintains record of procedure and reports any unusual occurrences. Accompanies patients to Recovery Room and reports to RR nurse about patient, procedure and special details to assure continuity of care. Performs proper post procedure duties.

• Assist In Control and Maintenance and Storage and Ordering of Supplies, Instruments and Equipments:

Check rooms, supplies and equipments for proper care and maintenance. Assure clean, safe environment through continued alertness to safety and explosive hazard and aseptic technique. Assist in control of traffic and personnel to ensure proper control of infection and asepsis.

• Assist in Operating Room Development and Education:

acts as preceptor in orientation of new personnel. Provide departmental In-service in each field of specialty.

Reason of Leaving: End of Contract