Registered Nurse (RN) - PeriOp 101- OR General Surgery
Company: Hartford HealthCare
Location: Bridgeport
Posted on: February 1, 2025
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Job Description:
Description Job Schedule: Full Time Standard Hours: 40 Job
Shift: Shift 1 Shift Details: PeriOp 101 Program Work where -every
moment matters.
Every day, almost 30,000 Hartford HealthCare employees come to work
with one thing in common: Pride in what we do, knowing every moment
matters here. - We invite you to become part of Connecticut's most
comprehensive healthcare network.
St. Vincent's Medical Center in Bridgeport has more than 3,200
employees. It includes a 473-bed community teaching hospital, a
76-bed inpatient psychiatric facility in Westport, a large
multispecialty provider group, and special needs services for
adults and children. St. Vincent's is the first hospital in
Fairfield County to be integrated into the Hartford HealthCare
network, and is the system's second-largest hospital. In our
state-of-the-art Operating Rooms we offer a comprehensive spectrum
of advanced surgical specialties to include cardiac, general, GYN,
neuro, surgical oncology, orthopedic and spine, while providing
care in a compassionate medical setting. Founded in 1903, St.
Vincent's remains steadfast in its mission to provide
compassionate, personalized care to the community.
Program Description:
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St. Vincent's has implemented a comprehensive transition to
practice program for novice operating room nurses. This program
aligns with Hartford Healthcare's values of excellence, safety,
caring and integrity by offering a blended and multimodal approach
to ensuring novice OR nurses master the necessary competencies to
provide high quality and safe patient care.
Candidates are hired into the OR Transition to Practice Program in
cohorts. Below are the cohort start dates for 2025 and application
deadlines:
- - - - - March 10th 2025 (Application Deadline February 7th,
2025)
- - - - - - - - - -August 11th, -2025 (Application Deadline June
27th, 2025)
The OR Transition to Practice Program is open to new graduate
registered nurses and experienced nurses (non-OR experience). This
12-month long program is divided into two main phases:
Introduction to Perioperative Nursing: During the first 3 months of
the program, learners can expect to be immersed in a multimodal
learning experience through evidence-based learning modules (AORN
Periop 101), classroom/group learning, simulation and clinical
experiences to master the foundational perioperative nurse
competencies. Students will learn the scrub nurse role during this
time. At completion of phase one of the OR RN Transition to
Practice Program, the learner will complete their Periop 101 final
exam.
Clinical Orientation: The remaining 9 months are spent immersed in
the clinical environment mastering the unit-based nursing
competencies. This focus of this portion of the program is on the
circulating nurse role in each of the surgical specialties
including general, colorectal, gynecology, plastics, bariatrics,
urology, surgical oncology, vascular, thoracic, robotics, neuro,
spine, orthopedics, and podiatry. - Additional components of this
portion of the program include professional practice, professional
development and professional governance.
To facilitate the ideal learning experience, the schedule during
the orientation period will be Monday - Friday 6:30am-3:00pm.
During the final weeks of the orientation period, the orientee will
have the opportunity to be exposed to evening, night, and weekend
shifts.
Throughout the entirety of the program, learners can expect to be
mentored by their unit-based preceptors, management team and
members of the Nursing Professional Development team (Unit Nurse
Educators). You will meet regularly to ensure you are supported and
set up for success in your new role.
New graduate nurses will also be enrolled in our Hartford
Healthcare Graduate Nurse Residency program to facilitate their
transition to professional nursing practice.
The Role of the OR Nurse:
Operating Room (OR) nurses, also known as perioperative nurses,
play a crucial role in providing care before, during, and after
surgery. They work closely with the surgical team to deliver safe,
high-quality care and are responsible for ensuring patient safety
throughout the perioperative environment. OR nurses may take on
various roles in the surgical team, depending on their
responsibilities.
Scrub Nurse: Scrub nurses work directly within the sterile field
and assist the surgical team by preparing instruments, equipment,
and sterile supplies, passing instruments to the surgeon during the
procedure, maintaining a sterile environment, and monitoring
instruments and supplies used during surgery to ensure nothing is
misplaced.
Circulating Nurse: Circulating nurses manage the overall
environment of the operating room by ensuring all surgical tools,
supplies, and equipment are available and working, monitoring the
patient's safety and well-being throughout the surgery, maintaining
documentation and records of the procedure, communicating between
the surgical team and other departments (such as pathology or
radiology) and anticipating the needs of the surgical team, and
providing additional instruments, medications, or equipment as
necessary.
ELIGIBLE OR UNITS:
OR General Surgery: -The Operating Room (OR) General Surgery
provides care to a diverse group of patients across multiple
surgical specialties. These specialties include general,
colorectal, gynecology, plastics, bariatrics, urology, surgical
oncology, vascular, thoracic, robotics, neuro, spine, orthopedics,
podiatry, and trauma. The Core OR team is also responsible for
ensuring 24/7 operating room coverage, offering staff a range of
alternative scheduling options. Additionally, there are numerous
opportunities for team members to engage in innovation and
continued learning with new equipment and procedures.Qualifications
Qualifications:
Current Connecticut nursing license required prior to start
date.
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required at time of
hire.
Exposure to perioperative nursing practice environment preferred
(Summer Student Nurse Fellow, Capstone Rotation, employment in
perioperative services in a non-licensed capacity).
Application Process:
Complete online application.
Prepare a brief essay explaining your desire to begin your career
in perioperative nursing.
Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis.
We take great care of careers.
With locations around the state, Hartford HealthCare offers
exciting opportunities for career development and growth. Here, you
are part of an organization on the cutting edge - helping to bring
new technologies, breakthrough treatments and community education
to countless men, women and children. We know that a thriving
organization starts with thriving employees-- we provide a
competitive benefits program designed to ensure work/life balance.
Every moment matters. And this is your moment.
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