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Registered Nurse - OR Procedure Room |
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Center Leader / Charge Nurse |
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ESSENTIAL DUTIES, TASKS and RESPONSIBILITIES |
FLSA Status: |
Non-Exempt |
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Date Revised: |
January 2017 |
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ESSENTIAL DUTIES, TASKS and RESPONSIBILITIES |
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Proactively participates as a team member in support of the total surgical process |
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Organizes time, equipment, supplies, and personnel to provide effective and efficient case management |
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Supervises and directs patient care in the operating/procedure room |
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Organizes nursing activities efficiently and effectively |
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Delegates activities appropriate to the abilities of available staff members |
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Considers cost containment by using supplies economically and by managing efficient turnover time |
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Assists with supplies, drugs, and equipment inventories to maintain stock level and availability |
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Addresses patient needs specific to the surgical procedure |
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Transports patients to or from the operating/procedure room, as needed, observing policies, procedures, and safety |
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requirements |
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Using two patient identifiers, identifies the patient and correct procedure, according to policy and procedures, and |
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communicates with the healthcare team |
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Reviews patient’s medical record and needs, to provide continuity of care collaboratively, with other members of the |
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healthcare team |
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Provides comfort and reassurance to patient |
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Maintains patient’s privacy and dignity |
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Verifies planned procedure(s) with patient and discusses plan of care |
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Works collaboratively with the healthcare team to prepare the operating/procedure room according to requirements |
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of patient, physician, and procedure, to include but not be limited to, assembling and providing properly functioning |
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equipment, supplies, and instruments |
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Works collaboratively with the surgical/procedure team to verify sterility and/or high level of disinfection of |
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instruments and supplies according to policy and procedure |
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Handles and logs tissue specimens correctly and accurately according to policy and procedures |
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Works collaboratively with healthcare team to ensure physician preference cards are maintained and updated as |
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needed |
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Ensures the appropriate and safe positioning of the patient according to patient needs and planned procedure and |
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monitors throughout procedure |
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Administers medication(s) per order of physician, documents appropriately |
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Monitors patient condition and maintains accurate documentation during procedure |
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Accurately comprehends and interprets physician orders and direction, following policy and procedures |
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Documents medical records and other forms accurately, legibly and in a timely manner, following policies and |
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procedures |
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Works collaboratively with the healthcare team to ensure safe continuity of patient care according to policy and |
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procedures |
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Confirms proper aseptic and sterile techniques are used according to accepted standards of practice |
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Monitors and identifies breaks in sterile technique |
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Verifies correct site, ensure all radiologic images are present, as applicable |
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Performs time out prior to start of procedure, inflation of tourniquet, or incision |
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Ensures a correct sponge, needle, sharps, and instrument count (as applicable to the procedure) |
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Performs the surgical preparation |
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Performs other miscellaneous duties as assigned |
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