Pre-OpPACU Registered Nurse (RN) Pre-Op Post Anesthesia Care Unit
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Job Location:
New London, OH - USA
Yearly Salary:
USD 1 - 3
Posted on:
30+ days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Overview
Plan organize and implement nursing care and education of adult patients and adult patients undergoing treatment with coumadin/warfarin.
Responsibilities
Clinical:
- Coordinates patient care with the Primary Care Provider and other care providers as appropriate.
- Maintains established departmental policies and procedures objectives safety and infection control standards.
- Inform patients of PT results dose of medication to take and time frame for follow-up.
- Recognizes patient problems and refers any concerns regarding medication regimen bleeding or other adverse physical conditions to the physician.
- Assists patients arriving in the clinic and takes vital signs as needed referring patients to the physicians office or ER as indicated.
- Performs prothrombin/INR blood tests and records appropriately.
- Ensures patients are knowledgeable regarding their medication providing additional education as needed.
Administrative & Clerical:
- Assists in the development of nursing policies and procedures related to the care of patients receiving specialty services.
- Maintains accurate records on each patient.
- Assists in registering new patients scheduling appointments and follow-ups on missed appointments as necessary.
- Prepares patient education
- Prepares daily list of pending PTs
- Completes and sends out patient status reports to referring providers.
- Enters PT/INR results into computer system.
- Assists lab with yearly correlation studies.
Clinic Maintenance:
- Keeps patient care areas clean and neat.
- Ensures availability of supplies and equipment
- Checks control accuracy on testing device and records monthly.
- Cleans and disposes of blood testing equipment.
Qualifications
- Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
- 1-3 years general nursing experience in in a hospital/clinical setting.
- Current state license as appropriate is required.
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About Company
Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center and Dartmouth Hitchcock Clinics are a member of Dartmouth Health, providing healthcare services to patients across northern New England.
