Role Overview: The Registered Nurse (RN) in Acute Care Orthopedic Surgery provides high-quality, safe, and patient-centered care within a collaborative interdisciplinary team. They practice evidence-based nursing, utilizing critical thinking and individualized care planning to achieve optimal patient outcomes.
Key Responsibilities:
- Perform the nursing process—assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation—tailored to each patient’s needs.
- Deliver relationship-based, culturally sensitive care that involves patients and their families, ensuring effective communication and shared decision-making.
- Coordinate safe, efficient care through interdisciplinary collaboration, documentation, and promoting a respectful environment.
- Support performance improvement initiatives, participate in research, and uphold organizational policies and safety standards.
- Serve as a preceptor or mentor, fostering professional development and a healthy work environment.
- Contribute to evidence-based practice, clinical research, and resource development to improve patient outcomes.
Qualifications & Skills:
- Minimum of 2 years of direct patient care nursing experience.
- Current RN license (single-state or multi-state Compact) and BLS certification.
- Associate’s or Diploma in Nursing required; Bachelor’s preferred.
- Strong interpersonal, communication, time management, and critical thinking skills.
- Proficient in clinical technologies and documentation processes.
Additional Expectations: Uphold professional standards, legal, regulatory, and accreditation requirements, ensuring excellence and safety in patient care.