Operating Room Nurse

Hospital Quirónsalud Córdoba is looking for a SURGICAL BLOCK NURSE with at least one year of experience in the Operating Room, with the mission of providing comprehensive patient care before, during, and after the surgical procedure, promoting health education, in coordination with the rest of the team members, applying the specific knowledge of their category and following the guidelines set by the center based on the area's care protocols, contributing to offering a service of excellent quality.

Specific job responsibilities:
1. Attend to the requirements of the surgeon and anesthesiologist during the surgical intervention.
2. Collaborate with the surgical team in all activities within their competence.
3. Inform the medical staff of any alteration presented by the patient and notify the unit manager of all damages or incidents observed, completing the appropriate documents when necessary.
4. Collect the narcotics sheet duly completed by the anesthesiologist.
5. Correctly register operating room expenses in the computer program, including material and medication consumption, the use of devices, as well as any other use that may incur an expense for the patient.
6. Perform high-level disinfection/sterilization of the laryngoscope blade after intubation and at the end of the surgery.
7. Perform and control the stock of materials and medication in their unit, taking into account the forecasting needs of other shifts, alongside assigned personnel, and collect unused sterile instruments for reuse.
8. Responsible for forecasting all surgical needs. It is important to verify the availability of specific instruments, as well as prostheses to be implanted if necessary.
9. Prepare the expired gas filter, connected to the capnograph, within its container, the anesthesia suction with the tubing and probe, and check its correct operation.
10. Check the correct state of the defibrillators, if applicable, and in case of failure, notify the command and replace it with a non-operational respirator from the shift.
11. Prepare the necessary material for each surgical procedure, as well as assist the medical team in interventions according to the protocols established by each medical-surgical specialty.
12. Collect instruments and material at the end of the intervention.
13. Inform the unit manager of any incident during the intervention.
14. Perform the count of any material introduced into the patient.
15. If there is a bone bank or grafts, the need will be verified and they will be in charge of checking the optimal conditions of the same for use, as well as its prior treatment for correct handling, custody, and registration of biological samples, reporting the time of extraction and the method of preservation.
16. Perform adequate hand hygiene.

• We offer
  - Temporary contract (production circumstances / substitution).

  - Continuous shift schedules (Mornings from 08:00-15:00h / Afternoons from 15:00 to 22:00h) depending on the surgical agenda.

  - Professional development and acquisition of competencies in different surgical specialties.

  - Access to our health and wellness program which includes initiatives such as:

  • • Health care: physical and mental wellness plans.
    • Financial care: flexible compensation programs, access to the Payflow platform, and exclusive discounts.
    • Family care: projects focused on promoting a healthy life and work-life balance.
    • Volunteer program.

  - Continuous training: we will stimulate your learning and development through our Corporate University and our specific training plans, which will allow you to develop personally and professionally.

  - Attractive salary package, competitive and aligned with the market.

• At Quirónsalud we promote integration and respect for diversity. Therefore, our selection processes will be carried out under these principles. Likewise, the company declares its commitment to establishing and developing practices that promote and foster equal treatment and opportunities between men and women, without discriminating, directly or indirectly, on the grounds of sex. This principle is part of our Corporate and People policy, in line with Organic Law 3/2007, of 22 March, for effective equality between both genders.

Quirónsalud is the leading company in Spain in the provision of healthcare services. We have internationally renowned experts in the biomedical field and a large team of healthcare and non-healthcare professionals who work day after day to offer the best quality of care and specialized services in our country.

At Quirónsalud we want to count on the best professional talent to continue offering a differential healthcare service distinguished by its quality, its high level of specialization, and person-to-person health care.