Wake Forest Baptist, one of the nation’s preeminent academic medical centers, is an integrated system that operates 1,004 acute care, rehabilitation and psychiatric care beds, outpatient services, and community health and information centers. The Medical Center Campus is located at Medical Center Boulevard in Winston-Salem, NC.

Major Duties:

The registered nurse renders highly professional and technical nursing care to perioperative patients. Provides direct patient care using the nursing process (assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation).  Directs and monitors other assigned team members and collaborates with multidisciplinary team members to provide age/developmentally appropriate care in accordance with unit standards of care.

Essential Functions:

1.Utilizes the nursing process to ensure quality patient care is provided throughout the episode of care, with a specific focus on patient advocacy, safety, time management and anticipation of surgical team needs.

2.Ensures complete, accurate and timely computerized communication of patient information, including proper documentation of implants and specimens.  

3.Demonstrates cost containment activities and provides appropriate care of instruments and inventory.

4.Communicates to the team, co-workers, patients and family members in an effective, positive and professional manner. Demonstrates, effective, positive, professional manners while exercising verbal and nonverbal communication to the multidisciplinary team, co-workers, patients and family members.

5.Takes personal responsibility and initiative for performance and for professional growth and development.

Work Environment:

May be exposed to infections and contagious diseases, hazardous anesthetic agents, body fluids and wastes
May be exposed to toxic chemicals and radiation
Handles emergency or crisis situation
Subject to many interruptions, highly stressful and crowded/noisy conditions

Required Protective Equipment:

Eye/face protection
Gown
Mask
Gloves

Education / Experience:  Graduation from an accredited school of nursing. At least one year Operating Room experience or participation in the post-graduate program required.  Refresher course required for nurses who have not worked in an Operating Room or five years or more. BSN preferred

Licensure, Certification and / or Registration:  Current licensures to practice as a Registered Nurse in the state of North Carolina, CNOR preferred, BCLS required.

Skills and Qualifications:

Practice Innovation

Resilient and flexible in a changing environment

Standards of clinical nursing practice

Systems for patient safety

Technology/informatics skills

Functions effectively under stressful and difficult situations

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Full Benefits

Competitive Salary

Relocation Assistance Available

Conditions of Employment 

Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center strives to provide best-in-class nursing care to our patients. To continue to provide such high quality services, meet internal targets and comply with ACCN Magnet requirements for a plan to increase BSN staff to 80% by 2020, WFBMC desires to employ nurses who have achieved, or will achieve, a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree. WFBMC will provide nurses who have earned an Associate Degree in Nursing a period of five (5) years from the date of hire to meet that educational requirement.

Equal Employment Opportunity

It is the policy of  Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center to administer all educational and employment activities without discrimination because of race, sex, age, religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or veteran status (except where sex is a bona fide occupational qualification or a statutory requirement) in accordance with all local, state, national laws, executive orders, regulations, and guidelines.