Registered Nurse (RN) - Operating Room

Job overview

Operating Room RN at HCA Healthcare Summerville Hospital in Hilton Head, SC. This is an onsite position with a self/preferential scheduling arrangement. Compensation is not specified. This role is crucial for providing direct patient care in the operating room, evaluating patients before surgery, and educating families on procedures. The RN will be an integral part of a dynamic interdisciplinary team, ensuring high-quality, patient-centered care and contributing to continuous improvement initiatives.

What you'll do

• Evaluate patients prior to surgery
• Provide patient and family education surrounding the procedure and peri-operative process
• Assume responsibility for patient preparation, including intravenous therapy, preoperative medications, and surgical site verification
• Participate in surgical site verification, including briefing, time out, debriefing, and universal protocols, according to hospital policy
• Recognize and respond to patient emergencies
• Deliver high-quality, patient-centered care while managing evidence-based practices and continuous improvement initiatives
• Be an integral member of a dynamic interdisciplinary team – consisting of the provider(s), surgeons, surgical technologists and more
• Consistently apply the nursing process, critical thinking skills, scientific judgment, technical skills and leadership to independently deliver safe nursing care to patients
• Assess patient condition, monitor throughout your shift, and document changes in patient condition along with the care provided thoroughly
• Educate patients and families/caregivers about the patient’s medical condition, treatment and follow-up measures

What we're looking for

Education

Associate Degree

Experience

No experience Required Years of Experience

Skills & competencies

operating room rn

registered nurse

rn

nursing

hca healthcare summerville hospital

hilton head sc

full-time

on-call required

weekends required

associate degree

no travel required

no experience required

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

About the employer

HCA Healthcare Summerville Hospital is hiring for this role. Industry: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals. Sector: 62.