RN-Surgery Job Description
RN-Surgery Duties & Responsibilities
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RN-Surgery Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for RN-Surgery
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: ACLS, BLS, CNOR, BCLS, NHSS, PALS, BLC
Education for RN-Surgery
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the rn-surgery job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and Associate Degree in Nursing, Science, Nursing Program, Graduate, Education, Associate Degrees, School of Nursing, Patient Care, Teaching, Health
Skills for RN-Surgery
Desired skills for rn-surgery include:
Desired experience for rn-surgery includes:
RN-Surgery Examples
RN-Surgery Job Description
- THE PERIOPERATIVE REGISTERED NURSE WILL COMMUNICATE WITH THE MEDICAL STAFF AND ANCILLARY DEPARTMENTS TO PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE AND COORDINATED PATIENT CARE SERVICES
- Communicates patient needs to appropriate person and makes referrals to other departments when indicated
- Notifies attending physician/surgeon and/or anesthesia provider of changes in patient's condition in a timely and appropriate manner
- Interrelates with ancillary departments in a positive manner
- Communicates major changes in level of care to the supervisor and/or the designated personnel
- Documents patient response to all procedures in the O.R
- Thoroughly completes the O.R
- Acts as an advocate in providing safe delivery of care at all times
- Shows knowledge of chain of command in follow up of concerns
- Handles all patient communication and documentation in a confidential manner
- Bachelor's Degree in Nursing (BSN), or must obtain a BSN within 3 years of hiring, or have at least 20 years of RN experience
- AHA BLS, ACLS, PALS (current upon hire)
- Shows an understanding and knowledge of computer systems and application preferred and/or ability to be trained
- Completion of nursing training from an accredited school of nursing
- Knowledge of nursing processes
- Must have more than one (1) year of experience and meet the department specific competencies
RN-Surgery Job Description
- Demonstrates knowledge of the principals of growth and development over the life span
- Able to assess data reflective of the patient's status and interpret information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to his/her age specific need, and to provide appropriate care
- Assists the physicians and interacts with personnel in other departments within the framework of the philosophy and policies established by St
- The Clinical Nurse I is the professional person responsible for the provision of total patient care to a specific group of patients, utilizing the nursing process
- The Clinical Nurse I is responsible for the coordination of services provided by other members of the health care team within the guidelines of hospital policy and procedures
- The Clinical Nurse I may act in a charge nurse capacity and, as such, directs and supervises nursing care within a specific assigned unit in the absence of and in conjunction with the Nurse Manager
- The Clinical Nurse I identify and correct nursing service problems and maintain patient care in accordance with hospital policy and regulatory agencies while effectively utilizing the chain of command
- This position requires the full understanding and active participation in fulfilling the Mission of Community Hospital of San Bernardino
- It is expected that the employee will demonstrate behavior consistent with the Core Values
- The employee shall support Community Hospital of San Bernardino strategic plan and the goals and direction of the quality improvement, process, and activities
- Completion of Letter of Intent
- 2+ years of experience in Surgery as a Registered Nurse preferred
- 1 - 2 years RN experience in an acute care setting and a strong desire to work in the surgery circulating role will be considered
- One year surgical experience of successful completion of a 6 month OR training course AORN Certification preferred
- ACLS, PALS (or obtained within six months of employment) in required specialty
- One year recent experience in the surgical setting required
RN-Surgery Job Description
- Demonstrates competence in performing critical skills (checklist) to include appropriate delivery of care according to the age-specific needs of the population served
- The employee shall support Community Hospital of San Bernardino strategic plan and the goals and direction of the quality improvement, process, and activities.#RN@DH
- Oversees and directly supervises all department areas and Charge Nurses, including interviewing, coaching, counseling, orientation, training and evaluation within established guidelines
- Serves as a nursing role model and resource to staff, demonstrating support of the nursing practice model, standards of nursing practice and clinical outcomes
- Monitors the day to day operations of assigned department staff, reacting effectively and efficiently to unplanned circumstances, demands and challenges facing the department to ensure consistent quality of service
- Demonstrates expertise in hospital and department processes and keeps staff updated by remaining current with hospital and department guidelines, federal, state, regulatory & other governing policies, procedures or guidelines
- Coordinates the departmental staff performance and improvement process including the preparation, analysis and submission of required reports
- Updates and improves the department processes and workflow
- Participates as requested on teams, committees, and special projects both internal and external relating to Department and Hospital Services
- Provides nursing leadership for assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating patient care and safety in assigned areas of responsibility
- Ability to perform work that requires frequent standing, bending, reaching, squatting, kneeling, moving, pushing, pulling, and lifting of patients and/or equipment up to 100 pounds
- Previous healthcare or nursing experience preferred
- State of Missouri RN license
- Acute Care Hospital Experience, Preferred but not required
- Position is variable and will work 11 am to 730 pm
- Lifting, carrying, pushing and/or pulling objects
RN-Surgery Job Description
- Serves as role model for staff and assists staff in following established, best practice standards
- Providing leadership for and management of the clinical service area
- Conducting themselves as a professional role model, being a clinical resource for and acting as liaison with the medical staff
- Keeping department operation within budgetary boundaries, compliance with all regulatory requirements and human resource issues
- Integrating their department’s services with the hospital’s primary functions
- Coordinates and integrates services within the department(s) and with other departments
- Develops, implements and evaluates policies and procedures that define scope of service and guide and support the provision of services
- Recommends a sufficient number of qualified and competent persons to provide care/service and assures the qualifications and competence of those staff members meet the needs of patient care and non-patient care services
- Hires and evaluates new staff, provides for orientation, in-service training, continuing education and annual evaluation of all personnel in their department(s)
- Oversees any disciplinary processes and termination of employees in their department(s)
- Other certifications specific to unit may be required
- Refer to Nursing Policy IV-F.3
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification within six months of employment required
- One year RN Exp in OR
- ACLS required for Surgery
- Previous OR scrub experience preferred
RN-Surgery Job Description
- Demonstrates competent use of computer programs as appropriate
- Demonstrates support of organizational values of caring, integrity, responsible stewardship, continuous improvement, learning and excellence
- Consistently demonstrates the ability to anticipate and prepare for changes within the patient group ( admissions, discharges, transfers, increased patient care needs, etc)
- Maintains strong knowledge of the electronic medical record
- Consistently integrates all aspects of service excellence into all functions and maintains a service excellence culture and philosophy
- Demonstrates positive communication and interpersonal relationships when dealing with patients and families
- Demonstrates collaborative decision making when participatient with other healthcare team members
- Provides assistance and direction in maintaining excellent working relationship with referring physicians and multidisciplinary team
- Demonstrates skill and competence in providing or directing the care of patient of all ages which includes physical, psychosocial and spiritual needs
- Engages in collegial relationships, which support personal and professional growth
- Scrubbing and circulating
- Minimum of 1 year circulating experience in an operating room setting, either inpatient or outpatient
- Basic Life Support (BLS), & ACLS required
- Bachelor’s degree in Nursing or higher within 3 years of hire, or
- One (1) year acute care experience in the Operating Room
- 1 year acute surgery experience or completion of the specialty residency located at that facility