Registered Nurse - Surgery - FT Days
Location: Hendersonville, North Carolina
Description: Park Ridge Health is currently seeking to employ Registered Nurse - Surgery - FT Days right now, this job will be presented in North Carolina. Further informations about this job opportunity please read the description below. -
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Description
Job Summary
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Provide direct patient care to neonate through geriatric patient ! populations. Address the psychosocial, physical and general aspects of care related to the surgical environment. Communicate with surgeon and anesthesiologist continuously and as needed about patient condition. Assist with the maintenance of surgical equipment and inventory. Participate in performance improvement activities. Assess operating room for equipment functioning and readiness, obtain supplies for individual cases and ensures all appropriate needs of surgical operating team are met. Monitor, position and assist patient during procedure.
Job Specific Competencies:
Monitor, position, and assist patient during procedure.
Take appropriate action and document in response to manifested anxiety or distress. Request Social Service/Pastoral Care as appropriate. Give patient explanations and verbal reassurances consistently.
Identify physical symptoms and changes, and take appropriate actions in a timely manner. Assess cardiorespiratory ! systems for changes in pediatric to geriatric patients and is ! able to treat appropriately. Carry out established techniques for safe administration of medications and parenteral fluids, as per hospital policies and procedures.
Assess and reassess pain and medication response, utilizing and educating patient and family of appropriate pain management techniques.
Position, prep and drape patients safely and correctly for all procedures.
Carry out medical and surgical asepsis during all procedures.
Prepare and clean OR suites before and between cases and after terminal case.
Accurately record, handle, and label specimens; demonstrate care of specimens.
Ensure pre-op checklist is complete (H&P present, informed consent signed, test results present, etc.) before the patient is taken into surgical suite.
Is consistently ready and prepared for assigned cases and has patient in the surgical suite fifteen minutes before the scheduled time.
Assessment and reassessment of the! patient is clearly and concisely communicated in charting. Documentation meets current standards, policies, and procedures, and is completed within the shift.
Effectively communicate with the physician in accounting for all sponges, needles, and instruments during and after the procedure, and document in the appropriate area.
Communicate lab/imaging services reports to the surgeons during the procedure.
Give thorough report of the patient’s intraoperative condition to PACU nurse.
Demonstrate thorough knowledge of instrument processing, sterilization and biological monitoring.
Is able to perform all duties of circulating and scrub nurses.
Scheduled Hours:
The hours for the position are 0645 to 1515 Monday through Friday with call required. This schedule may be subject to adjustment or change.
Qualifications
Current North Carolina RN license.
BLS certification.
One (1) year! of Operating Room experience required.
Job
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Organization
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Park Ridge Health
Primary Location
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US-NC-Hendersonville
Schedule
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Full-time
Shift
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Day
Job Level
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Staff / Associate
Education Level
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Associate's Degree
Travel
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No
Job Posting
:
Aug 1, 2013, 11:22:33 AM
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