RN, Registered Nurse - Operating Room - Ambulatory Surgery Center

Description

Summary:

No nights, weekends, or holidays. Provides circulating nurse services in the operating room during surgical or pain management procedures and assists the surgical team as needed in any other capacity, according to established procedures. The staffing of the Center is based on a teamwork concept.

Employees may be cross-trained in other clinical areas and may be expected to perform duties other than their normal ones as staffing and patient needs change.

Responsibilities:

Supervises and directs patient care in the individual operating /pain rooms

Performs all circulating duties with efficiency and speed

Ensure patient’s emotional, physical and psychological needs are met

Ensures that proper techniques and practices are used according to accepted standards of practice

Supervises and assists scrub technician as necessary

Ensures care of patient through proper identification, checking of chart, and reporting of changes in condition

Performs scrub duties as necessary Assists in control and maintenance of supplies and equipment

Assists the anesthesiologist/CRNA as necessary

Documents all nursing care delivered in the operating /pain room in the medical record

Performs other nursing duties as assigned

Maintains established Center/departmental policies and procedures

Maintains confidentiality of patient and Center related business

Develops and maintains an effective working relationship with patients, families, visitors and other Center employees

Documents concisely, precisely and accurately on all records or documents as indicated by policy

Participates in Quality Assessment activities as directed for the continuous improvement of patient care and Center business

Ability to adequately assess, diagnose, plan and implement nursing interventions and evaluate patient condition Compliance with the attendance policy

Compliance with continuing and mandatory education programs

Practices nursing within the scope of the Nurse Practice Act and accepts responsibility and accountability for own actions

Possesses appropriate communication skills to practice collaborative nursing

Ability to respond quickly, physically and mentally when priorities and /or the patient’s condition changes

Qualifications:

Graduate of an accredited school of professional nursing

Licensed to practice in the state of Texas

CNOR preferred

Operating room experience (minimum 1 year)Current BLS, ACLS required

Work Type:

full time