Charge Resource Nurse In Illinois Job Details

Department: Baylis Day Surgery
Category: Nursing
Schedule: Full Time
Shift: Days

The charge resource nurse, in conjunction with the educational coordinator, the specialty resource nurse, and the nurse manager, is responsible for assigning appropriate, competent nursing personnel to provide the direct patient care and ancillary support required in the operating room for elective- and emergency-surgical patients; maintaining the physical plant, equipment, and supplies; scheduling and implementing the daily caseload; working closely with the Anesthesia, Outpatient Discharge, and Recovery departments and the surgeons. The charge resource person helps to create a work environment that encourages staff to share in patient-care responsibilities, seek opportunities for improvement and to accomplish mutually set goals according to the philosophy, policies, and procedures of the hospital and the Perioperative Services Department.

Requirements of the position include: 1. Diploma or degree from an approved school of nursing. 2. Current registration in the state of Illinois as a registered nurse. 3. Minimum of three years of current clinical experience in perioperative nursing. 4. Six contact hours specialty inservice or management-approved inservices within last 12 months. 5. Four contact hours of general continuing education within last 12 months (does not include JCAHO-mandatory inservices). 6. Certification as an operating-room nurse is preferred.

Date posted: 04/21/2010