KOS RN - ORKOS RN - OR
Position Summary
The KOS RN - OR is responsible for ensuring patient safety and supporting surgical excellence in the Kootenai Outpatient Surgery (KOS) Operating Room, where procedures span a range of specialties including General Surgery, ENT, Orthopedics, Podiatry, Urology, Gynecology, and Plastics. This role involves assessing individual patients and procedures, anticipating the needs of the surgical team, and maintaining a sterile and safe environment. The RN utilizes specialized nursing knowledge and judgment to deliver both direct and indirect patient care in a fast-paced ambulatory surgical setting.
Key Highlights:
- Work-life balance: Enjoy a consistent weekday schedule with no nights, weekends, or holidays
- Professional variety: Gain experience across multiple surgical specialties in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment
- Supportive culture: Join a team known for its positive, safe, and collaborative environment, where nurses feel valued and empowered
- Regulatory excellence: Operate in a compliant, well-structured setting that emphasizes safety and clear standards
Responsibilities
- Coordinates OR preparation with team to ensure cases start on time
- Performs assessment of patient for specific nursing care needed; plans care to ensure patient safety
- Directs and assists in carrying out safe aseptic & sterile techniques and procedures
- Directs and oversees the activities being performed in the operating room
- Prepares OR with the necessary equipment and supplies for specific patient and procedure
- Arranges instruments according to routine for a given procedure
- Ensures proper care of instruments, supplies, sterilization, and storage of equipment; checks for cleanliness and proper working condition
- Assists in stocking, preparation, and waste management of supplies; secures emergency equipment and supplies as needed
- Assists in transporting patients to OR and checks patient record for appropriate pre-op preparation and procedures (i.e., lab, x-ray, H&P, appropriate consent)
- Performs and/or directs appropriate surgical prep
- Completes documentation for OR records, laboratory requisitions, and patient chart including medications and physician orders
- Oversees and assists with the proper, safe positioning of the patient
- Identifies, labels, and cares for all surgery specimens properly
- Scrubs, gowns, and gloves members of the surgery team following aseptic techniques
- Maintains sterile field throughout the surgery procedure
- Performs clean-up following procedures, as well as general environmental services duties
- Provides assistance to team members, physicians, and anesthesia personnel as needed
- Reviews physicians’ preference cards and updates as needed
- Participates in ongoing committees and other educational programs to enhance patient care
- Performs other related duties as assigned
- Familiar with standard concepts, practices, and procedures within the field
- Relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals
- Regular and predictable attendance is an essential job function
- Competent to meet age specific needs of the unit assigned
Scheduling & Patient Volume
- Schedule: Monday–Friday, 40 hours/week
- Arrival Time: Currently 6:30 AM; shifting to ~6:45 AM in October
- Operating Hours: Expanding from 7:15 AM–3:00 PM to 7:30 AM–5:00 PM
- Volume: ~20–25 surgeries per day
- Facility: 4 operating rooms, expanding to full utilization
Requirements and Minimum Qualifications
- Graduate of a nationally accredited Nursing program required
- State of Idaho Registered Nurse or licensure pending as documented by temporary licensure OR current RN licensure from a state participating in the "multistate privilege to practice" compact with Idaho
- BLS required
- ACLS required within 6 months of hire
- Minimum 1 year experience in operative setting preferred
- ASC experience preferred
Working Conditions
- Must be able to maintain a standing and/or sitting position
- Typical equipment used in a clinical job
- Must be able to stoop, crouch or bend
- Must be able to push, pull, or transfer heavy equipment
- Must be able to lift or move up to 35 lbs
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