Job Description

Collaborates with interdisciplinary team in the delivery of patient care, utilizing the nursing process; provides professional nursing care to patients, including conducting nursing assessments, assisting with exams and treatment, patient education, and maintenance of medical records.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Delivers safe and appropriate care to patients, according to the nursing skills inventory and the age and needs of the patient/population served.
• Coordinates the planning for the delivery of nursing care with an interdisciplinary team and administers appropriate clinical decisions in the delivery of patient care.
• Collaborates with, directs and may delegate to the healthcare team in the attainment of positive outcomes based on data, research, evidence, and professional standards of care.
• Responsible for checking and maintaining crash cart and malignant hyperthermia cart at the beginning of shift.
• Ensure that all supplies are stocked and organized.
• Ensures Pre-op Checklist is complete (H&P present, informed consent signed, test results present, surgical site identified, etc.) before patient is taken into surgical suite.
• Responsible for identifying patient’s name, DOB, allergies, and medical history.
• Responsible for ensuring all allergy band and ID bracelet is on correctly.
• Responsible for ensuring all operative informed consents are signed by patient and physician.
• Ensure that all surgical orders are correct and placed in charts (no abbreviations).
• Initiate intravenous line and fluids according to surgical orders, or anesthesia orders.
• Answer patient questions within the scope of practice and ensure they are kept comfortable.
• Monitor patient for condition changes and report to physician.
• Ensure all preoperative labs, diagnostic testing are complete and placed in chart for physician review.
• Coordinate with med-surg unit on all inpatients that are due to be received for surgery.
• Coordinate with surgical scheduling on all outpatient procedures and prior to date of surgery responsible for pre-assessment calls to patient.
• Coordinate with Circulating RN on counting narcotics each morning prior to surgery.
• Perform other duties as assigned

Requirements

Qualifications:

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
• Current Registered Nurse licensure in the State of Texas.
• Minimum of one (1) year work experience in the operating room.
• Maintains professional growth and development though seminars, workshops, and professional affiliation to keep abreast of the latest trends in the field of expertise
• Completes annual educational requirements