Registered Nurse (RN) ORSurgery
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Job Location:
Jacksonville, FL - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
5 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Min
USD $30.23/Hr.
Max
USD $48.37/Hr.
Overview
**** Up to $20000.00 SIGN ON BONUS****
Registered Nurse (RN) OR/Surgery is responsible to perform scrub technologist duties for scheduled surgeries assist with the draping and utilization of instruments for a particular surgery and age of the patient serviced. Demonstrates knowledge in the basic principles of sterile technique and sterilization procedures.
Qualifications
Education:
- Diploma of Nursing or Associate Degree in Nursing required; BSN preferred. (426 & 433 H426 H433)
- One of the following three is required to meet Education requirements: 1) BSN 2) Diploma of Nursing or Associate Degree in Nursing with enrollment in BSN or MSN program. 3) Diploma of Nursing or Associate Degree in Nursing with a national certification.
- Previous experience in multiple surgical specialties preferred.
Licensure/Certification/Registry:
- RN license in the State of Illinois required. (H426 H433)
- Current BLS/CPR certification per policy required.
Other Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:
- Must be able to position and/or transfer an average adult patient and possess gross coordination sufficient to perform other patient care duties as required. Must be able to withstand prolonged periods of standing. Must be able to perform difficult manipulative skills such as IV insertion and IM injections.
- Environmental working conditions include exposure to blood bodily fluids and tissue contagious diseases and/or radioactive or other potentially hazardous materials.
Responsibilities
- Professional Nursing Care
- Age appropriate assessment.
- Data analysis to identify nursing problems.
- Defines individualized patient outcomes.
- Develops an interdisciplinary individualized plan of care in partnership with patients and families.
- Implements specified interventions to attain expected outcomes.
- Evaluates the patients progress toward attainment of outcomes revising the plan when indicated.
- Supervision and Delegation
- Delegates patient care tasks to LPNs and unlicensed assistive personnel based on job description individual capability and patient needs.
- Communicates patient status and caregiver performance expectations.
- Appropriately supervises performance of LPNs and unlicensed assistive personnel.
- Directs performance improvement for LPNs and unlicensed assistive personnel.
- Builds teamwork when supervising and delegating to others.
- Communication and Collaboration
- Demonstrates effective interpersonal skills.
- Uses therapeutic communication techniques.
- Demonstrates assertiveness.
- Communicates relevant patient information to other members of the health team.
- Documents patient care according to Memorial policies and procedures.
- Ensures appropriate implementation of physicians orders.
- Accesses electronic data to facilitate patient care.
- Creates and maintains a collaborative work environment.
- Participates in interdisciplinary planning and decision making.
- Precepts new nursing employees and/or nursing students.
- Quality and Safety
- Identifies and resolves safety risks.
- Participates in continuous quality improvement.
- Participates in the periodic review and revision of policies procedures and standards of care.
- Complies with all safety policies.
- Professional Accountability
- Demonstrates ethical decision making.
- Advocates for patients and families.
- Appropriately follows the chain of command.
- Adheres to the Memorial Health System Behavioral Standards.
- Develops annual plan for own professional development.
- Participates in community health initiatives.
- Participates in community organizations.
- Contributes to nursing research activities and applies findings in clinical practice.
- Participates in nurse peer review process.
- Performs other related work as required or requested.
The intent of this job description is to provide a representative summary of the major duties and responsibilities performed by incumbents of this job. Incumbents may be requested to perform tasks other than those specifically presented in this description.
Required Experience:
IC
Key Skills
- EMR Systems
- Hospital Experience
- Acute Care
- ICU Experience
- Hospice Care
- Workers' Compensation Law
- Home Care
- Nursing
- Catheterization
- Critical Care Experience
- Medication Administration
- Tube Feeding
