OR RN

Who we are:

Spire Orthopedic Partners is a growing national partnership of orthopedic practices that provides the support, capital and operational resources physicians need to grow thriving practices for the future. As a Management Services Organization (MSO), Spire provides the infrastructure for administrative operations that allows practices to operate at their highest level, so doctors can focus their efforts on what matters most - patient care. Headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut, the Spire network spans the Northeast with more than 165 physicians, 1,800 employees, 285 other clinical providers and 40 locations in New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island and Massachusetts.

Ortho Rhode Island is a world-class group of talented providers and professionals, all working together to offer value and quality in everything we do. Each Ortho Rhode Island team member is dedicated to thinking like a patient, and to offering the best experience in our industry, driven by our core values: delivering on our word, respecting each other, innovating in orthopedics, valuing every individual, and engaging our community.

What you'll do:

The Circulating (OR) Registered Nurse is responsible for assessing, planning, implementing, and coordinating patient care from admission to discharge.  The Registered Nurse is responsible for the achievement of patient outcomes through implementation of critical pathways and in accordance with the mission, vision, and values of OrthoRI.

Responsibilities/Duties:

• Delivers safe patient care according to OrthoRI policy and procedure.

• Assesses, plans, evaluates, and ensures the implementation of the patient's care to achieve identified outcome, and reviews on an ongoing basis.

• Coordinate nursing interventions to enhance achievement of expected outcomes for discharge.

• Demonstrates ability to direct and provide patient care in emergency situations.

• Utilizes specialized nursing knowledge, nursing process and discriminative judgment while giving direct or indirect care.

• Assigns patient care responsibilities based on patient needs and abilities of available staff.

• Checks updated schedule each morning and prepare supplies and equipment.

• Reviews charts for completeness and administers and medications as ordered by physician.

• Communicates all relevant patient information to physician, Facility Manager, and appropriate staff in a safe and confidential manner.

• Completes nursing documentation on each operative procedure.

• Cleans equipment and operating room/procedure room according to procedure.

• Checks inventory and notifies appropriate staff members when stock is low.

• Attends and participates in all applicable facility training and development workshops scheduled by the facility.

• Demonstrates the safe operation of equipment and machinery and follows procedures for reporting and correcting an unsafe situation.

• Performs all other duties as assigned by management.

• Compliance with HIPAA and OSHA regulations