Urology RN - Full-time Days

The Urology RN is responsible for the direct and indirect provision of professional nursing care to the patients in the Operating Room, Pre-Op, and PACU. The nurse is accountable for ongoing evaluation and documentation of all components of care delivered to customers within the Pre-Op, Operating Room, and PACU utilizing the nursing process.

 

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities:

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

1.               Knows and adheres to the policies of the Dunes Surgical Hospital and demonstrates fiscal responsibility

2.               Follows nursing care policies, procedures, goals, and objectives according to accepted standards.

3.               Ensures that the surgical room is sterile and safe for the patient

4.               Plans, implements, and evaluates preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative nursing care for patients based on specific patient needs and according to the physician’s orders.

5.               Must have strong attention to detail and physical stamina to handle long, arduous work hours.

6.               Assesses the needs of the patient during the procedure to ensure the best outcome

7.               Works with a physician to develop the care plan for the patient during the surgery

8.               Continues to evaluate the patient’s condition during the procedure and makes changes to the care plan as necessary

9.               Maintains and demonstrates current skills and knowledge of intravenous therapy, medication administration and effects, patient assessment, airway maintenance, patient teaching, emotional/social support of patients and families, and other needed clinical competencies.

10.            Ensures that the sterile field is not compromised during the procedure

11.            Keeps the surgical area clean and organized for the scrub nurse and the physician; removes instruments and sponges as they are used during the procedure

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