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Job Description
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Job Summary:
In this position, the Registered Nurse has primary responsibility and accountability for the nursing care and safety of patients who are undergoing an endoscopic and/or invasive procedure with or without sedation. This nurse demonstrates skills in interpersonal relationships, critical thinking, and efficiency, serves as a resource to students and new caregivers and is involved in the quality improvement process.
Job Responsibilities:
-Collaborates with the Pre-operative care RN to assess the holistic patient needs and procedure requirements and performs ongoing assessments and documents change from baseline status.
-Develops, implements, and communicates a plan of care that prescribes the nursing actions and priorities to achieve the patient plan of care goals.
-Responds to comfort needs of the patient and patient/family request for health information as appropriate.
-Uses principles of aseptic practice in varying situations and monitors compliance within the surgical team. Initiates corrective action when breaks in techniques occur.
-Supports, educates, and reassures the patient and their families.
-Integrates and internalizes theoretical knowledge into clinical expertise.
-Develops focused assessment and critical thinking skills and utilizes evidence-based research to guide practice and enhance positive patient outcomes.
-Develops and modifies individualized plans of care; communicates changes in the plan of care to the patient and healthcare team.
-Systematically evaluates the quality and effectiveness of nursing care and participates in individual and collective activities to improve patient care and healthcare environment.
-Participates in the advancement of the nursing profession through contributions to practice, education, administration, and research.
-Documents the use of equipment and supply consumption for accurate charging and inventory management and assists with inventory management to control inventory volume/availability.
-Promotes mission, vision, and values of SCL Health, and abides by service behavior standards.
-Performs other duties as assigned.
-At frequent intervals, may be required to float to other departments under the Peri Operative umbrella, and occasionally may be required to float to other nursing units (within scope of competency and qualifications) based on business need.
-May be required to be placed on-call during a regularly scheduled shift.
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Pay Rate
$58.56 - $63.43/hour
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