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RN - Operating Room, Middlebrook Ambulatory Surgery Center, PRN

Turkey Creek Medical Center • Per Diem • KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, United States • 1m ago

TYPICAL PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

Physically able to stand, walk, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl and maintain varied body motions and positions for long periods of time
Requires hand-eye coordination and manual dexterity
Requires the use of computers, EMR software
Ability to use hands to finger, handle or feel objects or instruments
Requires ability to hear, see and speak
Able to move up to 100 pounds
Requires the ability to distinguish letters and symbols in the English language
Requires working under variable conditions and/or working irregular hours
Requires exposure to communicable diseases or body fluids

TYPICAL WORKING CONDITIONS:

Work is performed in the Operating Rooms and / or Procedure Room of the center with some involvement with business office and other clinical areas
Continuous multi-tasking skills required
Significant contact with staff/co-workers, patients and their families, other employers, physicians and their staff, and other members of the health care community
Minimal travel may be required. Attend conferences and meetings
Routinely deal with proprietary and confidential information

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Assess patients at intervals as stated in policies and procedures
Develop an individualized perioperative plan of care
Implement the plan of care using the following interventions:
- Protect patient from injury caused by chemical, electrical, laser, positioning, thermal sources, and extraneous objects
- Perform count procedures to protect patient from unintended retained foreign objects
- Perform interventions necessary to ensure patient’s procedure is performed on the correct site, side, and level
- Manage patient’s specimen(s) in the appropriate manner
- Communicate patient’s current status throughout the continuum of care
- Administer medication(s) appropriately
- Perform interventions to maintain patient's wound and tissue perfusion at or above baseline levels
- Perform interventions to maintain the status of the patient’s genitourinary, gastrointestinal, musculoskeletal, endocrine, respiratory, cardiovascular, and neurological systems, and fluid, electrolyte, and acid-base balances at or above baseline levels
- Perform interventions to ensure the patient is at or returned to normothermia at the conclusion of the immediate postoperative period
- Perform interventions to protect patient from infection
- Assess knowledge level of patient or designated support person and provide education regarding the expected psychosocial response, nutritional management, medication management, pain management, wound management, and expected responses to the operative or invasive procedure
- Actively involve patient or designated support person in decisions affecting his or her perioperative plan of care and the recovery process
- Protect patient’s rights, dignity, and privacy
- Provide culturally competent, age-appropriate, ethical care within legal standards of practice
- Provide consistent and comparable care regardless of the setting
Evaluate the patient’s progress toward attaining outcomes
Transfer care as appropriate
Delegate tasks as appropriate according to the state Nurse Practice Act and job descriptions
Document nursing care
Effectively scrub in for cases when needed
Collaborate effectively with other disciplines as appropriate
Participate in quality review and performance improvement projects
Participate in the performance appraisal process
Use problem-solving and conflict resolution skills to foster effective work relationships with team members
Maintain required competencies
Attend required meetings and educational sessions
Act as a patient advocate and maintain privacy of all appropriate information
Comply with State, Federal and Accreditation regulations and standards
Demonstrates knowledge of specific responsibilities in emergency situations
Performs other duties as assigned

QUALIFICATIONS:

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) from an accredited school of nursing required
Current registered nurse licensure in State of employment
BLS / ACLS / PALS Certified, as applicable
CPAN, CAPA, and / or CNOR, preferred
Minimum of 3 years of operating room nursing experience in an ambulatory surgery center setting, preferred
Pediatric patient experience, preferred
Knowledge of regulatory and accreditation standards
Maintains regular attendance

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