Description
SHIFT: PRN
SCHEDULE: PRN/Per Diem
Do you have the careeropportunities as an Open Heart Registered Nurse that you want in yourcurrent role? We have an exciting opportunity for you to join Grand StrandMedical Center, a facility that is part of the nation's leading provider ofhealthcare services , HCA Healthcare.
We are committed toproviding our employees with the support they need. At Grand Strand Medical Center,we offer an array of medical, dental, and vision packages as well as severaladd-on perks to make your benefits package truly customizable to you and yourfamily needs. Some of our unique benefits we offer include:
- Tuition Reimbursement/Assistance Programs
- Paid Personal Leave
- 401k (100% annual match 3%-9% of pay based on years of service)
- Identity Theft Protection discounts
- Auto, Home, and Life Insurance options
- Adoption Assistance
- Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP)
Youcontribute to our success. Every role has an impact on our patients lives andyou have the opportunity to make a difference. We are looking for a dedicatedOR RN like you to be a part of our team.
The Open Heart Registered Nurse will provide professional surgical nursing careto patients utilizing the nursing process, collaborating with other members ofthe health care delivery team, including physicians, to assure quality healthcare. The Open Heart Nurseassumes the responsibility for ensuring effective communication with thesurgical technologists, the other Registered Nurses, the surgeons, the patientsand their families, as well as the other members of the surgical team.
What you will do in thisrole:
- You will provide assistance in emergency procedures as well as elective and scheduled cases
- You will work alongside surgical teams to ensure that patients receive the best possible care
- You will serve as a liaison between the surgical team and the patients' families
- You will be responsible for organizing supplies needed for patients
- You will assess patients before, during, and after surgery and maintain a sterile operating room
- You will perform count procedures to protect patient from unintended retained foreign objects as well as perform interventions necessary to ensure the patients procedure is performed on the correct site, side, and level
- You will perform interventions throughout the surgical procedure to maintain the status of the patients genitourinary, gastrointestinal, musculoskeletal, endocrine, respiratory, cardiovascular, and neurological systems, and fluid, electrolyte, and acid-base balances at or above baseline levels
- You will administer medications in accordance with physician orders
- You will actively involve patient or designated support person in decisions affecting their post perioperative plan of care and the rehabilitation process
Qualifications
- Must be a graduate from an accredited school of Nursing: Associate's Degree in Nursing or higher is required
- Must be licensed as a Registered Nurse in the state which you practice and/or hold an active Compact/Multi-State RN license
- Current American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross Basic Life Support (BLS) Health Care Provider is required
- Minimum of 1-year previous experience of Perioperative Nursing is strongly preferred
Grand StrandMedical Center, located in beautiful Myrtle Beach, SC, is a 360 plus bed acutecare hospital serving residents of Horry and the surrounding counties. Each daywe are committed to building a healthy community across the greater GrandStrand. To accomplish this, we aim to identify top talent aligned with ourvalues and dedicated to cultivating our mission. We invite you to learn moreabout this fantastic opportunity, who we are and how you can join our dynamicteam.
Our hospital offers theonly cardiac surgery program, neurosurgery program and pediatric intensive careunit (PICU) in Horry and Georgetown counties. Additionally, Grand StrandMedical Center is a designated Level I Adult Trauma Center and Level IIPediatric Trauma Center by South Carolina DHEC. Our hospital is also the onlyComprehensive Stroke Center in the service area, certified by DNV-GL.
Grand Strand MedicalCenter is recognized by the Join Commission for the following programs:
- Chest pain
- Knee and hip replacement
- Sepsis
In addition, we havereceived awards from the American Heart Association for our treatment of heartattacks and strokes.
HCA Healthcare, theparent company of Grand Strand Medical Center, has been continually named aWorld's Most Ethical Company by Ethisphere since 2010. In 2018, HCA Healthcarespent an estimated $3.3 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care,uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated