What are the responsibilities and job description for the Clinical RN position at Medical Center Health System?
Position Summary
The Registered Nurse functions in the Outpatient and Main Operating Room as a staff nurse under the guidance and supervision of the Charge Nurse. Performs routine patient care assignments and carries out established nursing procedures utilizing the nursing process and AORN Standards of Care.
Education
Hold a current Texas permit or license as a Registered Nurse. BSN preferred.
B. Required Certifications & Training
department.
The Registered Nurse functions in the Outpatient and Main Operating Room as a staff nurse under the guidance and supervision of the Charge Nurse. Performs routine patient care assignments and carries out established nursing procedures utilizing the nursing process and AORN Standards of Care.
Education
Hold a current Texas permit or license as a Registered Nurse. BSN preferred.
B. Required Certifications & Training
- Current BLS Certification through the American Heart Association upon hire or transfer to department.
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) through the American Heart
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) through the American
department.
- Minimal Lift required annually.
- Clinical Carnival required annually.
- Trauma Norse Core Curriculum (TNCC) preferred.
- CNOR preferred.
- One year of RN experience in acute care setting preferred.
- EKG course within one year of hire or transfer to department.
- Moderate sedation competency completed within 3 months of hire
- Complete the following competencies within 3 months of hire or
- Aseptic technique
- Gowning and gloving
- Surgical hand scrub
- Surgical skin prep
- Electronic perioperative charting
- Role of the circulator in surgical case preparation
- Role of the circulator in preoperative patient assessment
- Role of the circulator in intraoperative patient care
- Role of the circulator in postoperative patient care
- Basic daVinci Robotic Surgery proficiency-within 1 year for
