Posted in Other 30+ days ago.
PURPOSE OF THIS POSITION
The primary purpose of your job description is to assess, plan, direct, administer, teach, and evaluate nursing care; to ensure quality and efficiency according to established policies and procedures, and especially the performance of job-related technical skills.
JOB DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES
Duty 1: Uses the nursing process to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate patient care to provide for the unique physical and emotional needs of each patient.
Duty 2: Establishes and maintain communication, and utilizes teaching opportunities to provide for the specific learning needs of each patient and their significant other.
Duty 3: Demonstrates knowledge and skills necessary to provide age appropriate care to the patients served in surgery.
Duty 4: Collaborates with the physician regarding patient condition, treatment plan, and anticipated needs to ensure exceptional patient care the impending surgical procedure.
Duty 5: Complies with organizational policies, procedures, and practices to ensure quality job performance and hospital compliance.
Duty 6: Able to use and maintain all patient care equipment and notify appropriate personnel in the event of a failure.
Duty 7: Utilizes supplies in a cost effective manner and actively participates in the daily ordering and stocking of equipment and supplies.
Duty 8: Completes accurate documentation relating to patient records and charges, demonstrates knowledge and correct use of all forms in regards to day-to-day operation of the department.
Duty 9: Demonstrates an awareness and understanding of the surgical patients needs by: providing adequate comfort, positioning needs, and maintaining a safe, healthy, clean environment.
Duty10: Actively participates with intradepartmental meetings and in services, reviews minutes, and keeps self-informed of any change within the department.
Duty 11: Correctly identifies the patient, by two identifiers, for any procedure or treatment, and always verifies the procedure and / or laterality, if applicable, before any surgical procedure.
Duty 12: Functions effectively / efficiently in emergency, while utilizing universal precautions for all patient care activities. Demonstrates thorough knowledge of: surgical procedures in conjunction with all applicable standards of care (i.e. sponge, needle, and instrument counts), infection control, and isolation procedures, while maintaining aseptic technique.
Duty 13: Assists with OR turnover and case preparation
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
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