Specialty Procedure RN - COG Surgery Center

Job Summary:

In this fast-paced role, you will direct and provide professional nursing care in our Pain Management and Procedure Suites. You will be assisting the provider with a variety of local anesthetic outpatient procedures, such as injections and minor procedures. Monitoring/assessing patients before, during and after procedure or injection. You will utilize the nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation to direct or provide nursing care. Individuals in this role perform such duties as assesses, develops and implements total nursing care for the peri-operative patient.

Responsibilities:

• Records and reports to appropriate persons all symptoms, reactions, abnormalities and changes in the physical and/or mental conditions of the patients.

• Administers medications and treatments ordered by the physician.

• Cares and discharges pre-operative patients according to facility policies.

• Reviews the pre-operative patient’s chart for accuracy and completeness.

• Ascertains surgical consent is completed accurately, comparing it to the physician’s order and O.R. schedule.

• Ascertains all pre-operative (lab work, chest x-ray, EKG, H&P) work up, if applicable, is in the chart and reports abnormal findings to the physician.

• Reports pertinent pre-operative information.

• Administers pre-operative medications as ordered by the physician.

• An order always precedes the administration of medication.

• Allergies questioned prior to administration of medication.

• Intended action and side effects to medications are known.

• Medication are documented.

• Functions independently in emergency situations.

• Displays proficiency in nursing skills with emergency situations.

• Able to make logical and quick decisions based on sound judgment.

• Maintain patient and employee privacy and confidential information provided psychological support to patients and/or families.

• Maintains rapport with physicians and medical departments which provide services to complete to pre-operative work up i.e. (reference lab, outside radiology services).

• Maintains competence through continuing education.

• Attends all facility in-services.

• Assists in orientation of new employees as directed.

• Maintains supplies and cleanliness in the work environment.

• Reports and labels any malfunctioning or broken equipment.

• Works within the established facility and departmental safety guidelines.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

• Previous experience strongly preferred
• Current RN licensure in the State of Missouri, in good standing
• Proof of Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification
• ACLS certification within six months of employment
• PALS certification within six months of employment
• Demonstrated skills in verbal and written English communications for safe and effective patient care and to meet documentation standards
• Ability to relate and work effectively with others
• Aware of professional nursing standards and performs in accordance with them