Registered Nurse (RN) - OR - Operating Room
Northside Hospital
Holly Springs, GA

RN - Operating Room, Inpatient

Northside Hospital is award-winning, state-of-the-art, and continually growing. Constantly expanding the quality and reach of our care to our patients and communities creates even more opportunity for the best healthcare professionals in Atlanta and beyond. Discover all the possibilities of a career at Northside today. About Northside Hospital Cherokee (Main OR): Northside Hospital Cherokee (Main OR) is located at 450 Northside Cherokee Blvd. in Canton, Georgia on the second floor of the main hospital. Scope of practice for surgical services care includes different specialties ranging from general, GYN, Ortho, podiatry, neuro, plastics, ENT, urology and robotics surgical procedures. Populations include ASA Class I through IV, adults, adolescents and pediatrics (ENT). Adult and adolescent surgery patients undergoing anesthesia receives general, MAC, regional or local anesthesia. The Main Operating Room consist of 17 operating rooms including a cysto room and an Endo Vascular Hybrid suite. Staffing includes Registered Nurses, Surgical Technologists, Charge preceptors, Core Techs and Support Techs to cover the operating rooms Monday through Friday, 24 hours a day, Saturday, and Sunday 7AM to 7PM. We follow AORN standards and guidelines. Orientation and Training We provide all staff with a robust onboarding process. Orientation includes computer- based learning, one-on-one time with the unit Clinician and our Surgical Tech educator and hands-on orientation with a skilled preceptor. Our orientees are followed closely during orientation and will tailor your orientation based on previous experience and the current needs of the orientee. Lifelong Learning Being a nurse means a commitment to lifelong learning. Northside Hospital offers programs to help keep you learning and performing at the top of your license. * Tuition Reimbursement * Student Loan Repayment * Certification * Unit level evidence-based practice education to help keep you abreast of the latest changes Career Advancement At Northside Hospital Cherokee, there are always opportunities to learn and grow within our organization. You do not have to leave the Northside family in order to try something new. However, there are nurses who love bedside nursing and who wish to make it a lifelong career. At Northside, we provide different clinical ladders programs for staff in different roles for growth and promotion. As you increase your years of experience you can enjoy the benefits of the different program by furthering your education and participating in activities to support unit improvements. The Registered Professional Nurse at Northside Hospital independently plans and provides professional nursing care to patients in accordance with physician orders and established guidelines, and in accordance with the scope of practice as defined by the Georgia Nurse Practice Act. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES, LICENSE OR CERTIFICATION REQUIRED: * Must be a graduate of an accredited school of nursing * Licensed as a RN in the State of Georgia in good standing without limitations. * Must hold Certified in American Heart Association's Basic Cardiac Life Support (BLS). KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES/LICENSE OR CERTIFICATION PREFERRED: * BSN degree * Two (2) years of experience as a Registered Professional Nurse (RN). * Additional Life Support credential (ACLS, PALS, NRP, etc.) or other clinical specialty certifications in specific units. * Visual color acuity depending on the role in specific units.