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North Mississippi Health Services is seeking a OR - Operating Room Charge Nurse (RN) for a nursing job in Gilmore Amory, Mississippi.

• Specialty: OR - Operating Room
• Discipline: RN
• Duration: Ongoing
• Employment Type: Staff

**JOB SUMMARY**

The Charge Nurse - Operating Room/Surgery at North Mississippi Medical Center is responsible for coordinating staffing and assignments in the operating rooms based on patient and specialty-specific needs. They act as a resource person for surgery scheduling, coordinating staff and room assignments during the shift, and serve as a supervisor when necessary. Additionally, they ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and work closely with the director to revise policies and procedures. As a charge nurse, this role oversees and guides employees to ensure efficient task completion, promoting teamwork and effective coordination.

 

**JOB FUNCTIONS**

Clinical Practice:
 • Uses the nursing process to provide safe, quality patient care and document accordingly for intraoperative procedures.
 • Works to ensure his/her compliance with all NMHS policies and requirements as directed by the Nurse Manager and Educator.
 

Communication:
 • Delegates tasked to be completed during the shift to ensure EOC guidelines are maintained on a daily basis for Joint Commission compliance.
 • Acts as a liaison to coordinate scheduling needs and alterations with CRNA and Anesthesiologist in charge.
 

Customer Service:
 • Monitors customer service through assessment and evaluation.
 • Recommends and implements actions for improving
 • Patient population to be served ranges from neonate, pediatrics, adolescent, adult and geriatric.
 

Self-Development:
 • Maintains competency by staying informed of changing trends in the nursing practice.
 • Attends annual review and unit specifics within the department.
 • Performs required continuing education hours online and in classroom.
 

Regulatory Knowledge:
 • Complies with regulatory and accrediting agency requirements.
 • Licensed by the board of Nursing for the state.
 

Supervisory:
 • Relief duties as needed for O.R. Clinical Director and/or other members of leadership team during the twenty-four-hour shift
 • Coordinates staffing and assignments of operating rooms based on patient and specialty-specific needs of the O.R.
 • Delegates tasks to staff such as assembling instruments, supplies, equipment, and organizing and stocking of operating rooms.
 

 

**Remote Work Capable**

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**QUALIFICATIONS**

 

**Education**

Education Level

Education Details

Required/
Preferred

 

 

**Licenses and Certifications**

Licenses/Certifications

Licenses/Certification Details

Time Frame

Required/
Preferred

 

RN  - Registered Nurse - State Licensure and/or Compact State Licensure

Must be licensed to practice as a RN in the state of MS

Upon Hire

Required

and

BCLS - Basic Life Support

Must maintain a current ARC or AHA BLS Certification
 

Upon Hire

Required

and

CNOR  - Certified Operating Room Nurse

 

Upon Hire

Preferred

 

**Work Experience**

Experience

Experience Details

Required/
Preferred

 

1-3 years

Minimum of two years O.R. experience

Required

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

**Knowledge, Skills and Abilities**

KSAs

Proficiency

Must complete RN orientation and approved unit specific checklist

 

Must maintain department requirements for continuing education and any specific unit requirements to provide appropriate age specific care; annual review and unit specifics, CARES

 

Must have leadership skill and attend leadership classes as offered by the education department.

 

Lead and participate in the Performance Improvement project of the unit.

 

Must have effective communication and teaching skills

 

General knowledge of various regulatory and accrediting standards

 

Ensures staffing ratios are appropriate throughout the shift based on unit based matrix while maintaining appropriate productivity.

 

Prioritizes/delegates/evaluates work assignments

 

Anticipates resources needed to provide the best quality of care for the patients

 

Assimilates data and reports appropriately to providers when necessary. Implements protocols when necessary by using critical thinking skills.

 

Upon completion of the preceptor class, orients new employees to the unit and reports progress to the nurse manager and/or educator.

 

The charge nurse has routine contact with physicians, ancillary personnel, other nursing personnel, patients, family, visitors.

 

They must demonstrate effective interpersonal skills to all customers/co-workers, and in all aspects of patient care and job performance.

 

He/she will use our NMHS CARES values and behavioral standards in all personal contact situations.

North Mississippi Health Services Job ID #2232-000AUV. Posted job title: Charge Nurse, Ft, Surgery, Days, Nmmc Gilmore Amory

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