Registered Nurse

The RN will provide safe quality patient care in Ambulatory Surgical Center and Clinic Environment. Accountable for the assessing planning implementing and coordinating patient care from admission to discharge.

Job Duties :

• Assesses patient status on admission to the preop area the operating room and / or the post-op area and on a continuing basis.
• Provides safe therapeutic quality care to patients by utilizing the nursing process and nursing diagnosis in a timely manner and by setting appropriate priorities.
• Coordinates nursing interventions to enhance achievement of expected outcomes and to ensure readiness for discharge.
• Documents interventions and patients responses.
• Ensures provision of patient care in an organized and timely manner.
• Utilizes nursing care standards when planning and implementing patient care.
• Communicates appropriate information regarding patient conditions to those who require the information.
• Safely carries out physicians orders correctly and promptly documenting all activities.
• Initiates and participates in patient and family education. Assesses learning needs according to patients level of understanding and readiness to learn.
• Displays an understanding of each patients cognitive physical emotional and chronological maturity in assessments treatment and care.
• Makes sure regulation is followed when administering medication. Providing clear documentation : medication dosage oral or injection site of injection or IV Push. Ensure that a physicians order prior to medication administration.
• Takes part in pre- and post-op phone calls and communicates any problems to the appropriate person.
• Maintains competencies to function in RN role within specific area. (Ex. OR circulator Identification counting and care of instrumentation and sponges skin preparation of surgical site).
• Circulates in the operating room when needed.
• Administers IV conscious sedation.
• Counts narcotics at the beginning midday and end of shift.
• Maintain competencies in conscious sedation administration and monitoring of sedated patient. Including airway protection assessment and support of sedated patients.
• Protect sedated and anesthetized patients by identifying safety hazards such as electrical equipment pressure points and by minimizing exposure to maintain privacy and body temperature.
• Expertise in safety principles asepsis sterile technique and universal precautions.
• Assesses anticipates and implements appropriate care throughout the surgical process.

EDUCATION

EXPERIENCE

REQUIREMENTS

SKILLS

Key Skills

EMR Systems,Hospital Experience,Acute Care,ICU Experience,Hospice Care,Workers' Compensation Law,Home Care,Nursing,Catheterization,Critical Care Experience,Medication Administration,Tube Feeding

Employment Type : Full Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1