Surgery RN/ PRN

The Surgery Registered Nurse is responsible for the professional nursing care and assistance to patients, surgeons, anesthetists, and non-professional personnel in providing nursing care. Assists with aspects of environmental control, equipment, and supplies. The Surgery Registered Nurse assists with sharing the on-call responsibilities, provides care to patients in the recovery room, and assists with the transfer of patients in accordance with the philosophy, goals, and objectives of the Cozad Community Health System.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

This description intends to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees assigned to this job. It is not intended to include all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Utilizes the nursing process, for the performance of patient care, to assess, plan, intervene, and evaluate patient care to achieve prioritized patient outcomes according to the RN scope of practice.
• Performs comprehensive admission assessments, including full body system analysis and home medication reconciliation process for med-surgical, obstetrical, newborn, pediatric, ER, and outpatients.
• Communicates with Surgery Department Head to plan procedures and scheduling, to assure equipment and staff is available and prepared.
• Pre-Op admission and recovery of patients as assigned.
• Assists surgeon and/or physician with procedures.
• Collaborates with Medical Staff, management, and other healthcare team members to coordinate and manage plan of care for patients.
• Performs emergency treatments as required.
• Assists with decontamination and sterile processing of instruments and supplies for surgical and hospital procedures.
• Implements and provides safe and therapeutic care for patients during surgical interventions.
• Performs and maintains documentation.
• Provides quality healthcare services to all patients and participates in providing quality metrics.
• Follows all HIPAA guidelines and promotes and ensures patient safety.
• Fulfills mission statement by performing job duties with a high level of customer service while contributing to a positive and professional environment.
• Special projects and other duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities

No supervisory responsibilities.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to stand; use hands for fine motor skills, general handling and tactile sensation; listen and speak to patients, visitors and employees. The employee is occasionally required to sit; walk; reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 35 pounds; must occasionally push, pull and assist with lifting up to 300 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Ability to operate a motor vehicle and complete errands based on business needs.

Work Environment

While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works in a hospital setting. The noise level in the surgery and procedure rooms, nursing floor, inpatient rooms and Emergency Department is usually moderate.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Cozad Community Health System is committed to hiring and developing the most qualified employees from the available workforce in the communities we serve.

Equal employment opportunity has been, and will continue to be, a fundamental principle at Cozad Community Health System, where employment is based upon personal capabilities and qualifications without discrimination and retaliation because of veteran status, uniformed service member status, race, color, national origin or ancestry, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation, and related medical conditions), national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, genetic information (including characteristics and testing), or any other protected characteristic as established by applicable local, state, or federal law.

Education and/or Experience

Associates or Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing from an accredited College of Nursing. One year of full time experience in a surgical setting preferred. Electronic Health Records experience preferred.

Licensure/Certification

Current Registered Nurse licensure in the State of Nebraska.

Basic Life Support (CPR)

Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) required within the first year of employment

Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) required within first year of employment

Trauma Nursing Core Course certification (TNCC) only required if working in the Emergency Department

Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) only required if working in the Emergency Department

AORN Perioperative 101 required within two years of employment

Valid Driver’s License