What are the responsibilities and job description for the RN - Outpatient Surgery position at FirstHealth of the Carolinas, Inc.?
Overview:
FirstHealth of the Carolinas is a nationally recognized health care system located in central North Carolina. Comprised of four hospitals with more than 600 beds, the system also offers leading-edge heart care in the Reid Heart Center, the area’s only dedicated heart and vascular center. Our growing health system has more than 6,200 employees serving in more than 75 locations throughout a 15-county service area. In addition, FirstHealth has received numerous accolades for its patient care and outcomes, including recognitions from Health grades, U.S. News & World Report, and Becker's Healthcare.
The outpatient RN works with the team to prepare and recover patients for surgery, minor and GI procedures, works in the GI suite during procedures, provides discharge teaching and patient education, transporting patients as needed, IV insertions, performs infusions and monitors patients throughout procedures.
certifications will be completed, as soon as available
FirstHealth of the Carolinas is a nationally recognized health care system located in central North Carolina. Comprised of four hospitals with more than 600 beds, the system also offers leading-edge heart care in the Reid Heart Center, the area’s only dedicated heart and vascular center. Our growing health system has more than 6,200 employees serving in more than 75 locations throughout a 15-county service area. In addition, FirstHealth has received numerous accolades for its patient care and outcomes, including recognitions from Health grades, U.S. News & World Report, and Becker's Healthcare.
The outpatient RN works with the team to prepare and recover patients for surgery, minor and GI procedures, works in the GI suite during procedures, provides discharge teaching and patient education, transporting patients as needed, IV insertions, performs infusions and monitors patients throughout procedures.
1. Uses the nursing process to assess, plan, and evaluate patient.
2. Provides nursing care with consideration of the age group served within the health care system.
3. Demonstrates appropriate safety and infection control measures.
4. Uses appropriate safety and infection control measures.
5. Teaches/directs/advises/informs others in an appropriate professional manner.
6. Reports/records information legibly and appropriately.
7. Maintain annual unit specific mandatory competencies prior to expiration.
8. Attends and completes required meetings, in-services and competency validation activities.
Responsibilities:
Physical:
- Able to access entire facility; lift and transport patients, supplies and equipment. Demonstrates manual dexterity, hearing acuity and verbal acuity.
- Displays ability to stand for long periods of time, walking, lifting, bending and stooping during the majority of the work day. Has sufficient endurance to perform tasks over lengthy periods of time.
- Involves exposure to blood/body fluids, hazardous materials, and communicable diseases. Ensures a safe environment by optimizing safety at all times.
Additional:
Communicates effectively with a wide range of age groups, ethic, educational and socioeconomic backgrounds.
Works cooperatively with co-workers, volunteers, and other FirstHealth team members to provide optimal quality care.
Demonstrates physical assessment skills.
Displays effective organizational skills, with the ability to prioritize with accuracy
and speed.
and speed.
Illustrates efficient computer skills within service provided.
Demonstrates effective problem solving and has
ability to develop critical thinking skills. Maintains clinical and professional competency levels required of age-specific
populations.
ability to develop critical thinking skills. Maintains clinical and professional competency levels required of age-specific
populations.
When not performing patient care, must be able to anticipate unit needs – including stocking supplies within
the unit.
Qualifications:
the unit.
The following qualifications are the minimum requirements necessary to perform the essential functions of this position:
Current North Carolina RN license or RN multi-state licensure privilege through the Nurse Licensure compact required.
Department specific certification requirements are listed below and must be achieved within the first year of employment and maintained on an annual basis.
certifications will be completed, as soon as available
