What are the responsibilities and job description for the Registered Nurse position at Lubbock Surgery Center?
Job Description
The Registered Nurse manages all necessary care inside the surgery center, assisting the team in maintaining and creating a comfortable and safe environment. Collaboratively working with other professional disciplines to ensure effective and efficient patient care delivery and achievement of desired patient outcomes.
Job Duties
- Plans, implements, and evaluates patient care plans based on patient assessment to optimize outcomes and maximize available resources. Monitors, records, and communicates patient condition as appropriate.
- Asses the status of patients' health in pre-op and ensure accuracy.
- Ensure that operative and informed consents are in order.
- Take and record vital statistics of patients to ensure readiness for a surgical procedure.
- Initiate IV's and ensure that patients are informed about the procedure and attending medical staff.
- Circulates surgical procedures under the direction of the physician.
- Assess patient's condition after surgery has been performed.
- Ensure that all vitals are within normal range.
- Provides patients with explanations and verbal discharge instructions as necessary.
- Ensure that all nursing activities are carried out following the individual patient care plan.
- Performs pre/post op calls with patients in time efficient manner when patient volume slows.
- Maintains a good working relationship both within the department and with other departments for the benefit of the patient.
Documentation
- Charting is accurate, legible, dated, and timed.
- Documentation reflects nursing process and interventions and evaluations taken.
- Utilizes computer systems effectively and efficiently for optimal patient care
Patient Care
- Maintains and protects patient confidentiality.
- Ensures clean, orderly, and functional work environment.
- Treats all families of patients and patients with courtesy, respect, kindness and compassion.
- Provides an optimal patient care experience by actively listening to the needs of patients and family members and taking responsibility for meeting those identified needs.
- Gives patients information in a way they can understand and ensures comprehension.
- Provides a patient care experience that exceeds patients expectations.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing (Preferred but not required)
- Current state Registered Nurse Licensure
- Current BLCS certification
- Current ACLS certification
Benefits
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Bi-Lingual is preferred.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer EEO AA M/F/Vet/Disability. Qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, protected veteran status or disability.
Job Type: Full-time
Work Location: In person