RN PreOp Job at Summit Medical Center, Llc in Oklahoma City
Summit Medical Center, Llc, Oklahoma City, OK, United States, 73116
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Summit Medical Center is looking for a PreOp Registered Nurse to join our Surgery Team. Position is available at our Oklahoma City Hospital.
Summit Medical Center has established an outstanding reputation for quality services. Credit for this goes to every one of our employees. We are committed to doing our part to ensure each employee has a satisfying work experience and can take pride in working at Summit Medical Center.
Position Summary
Responsible for admitting the patient to the clinical area and providing nursing care to the preoperative patient, as well as developing a nursing care plan specifically designed for the individual patient.
The staffing of Summit Medical Center is based on a teamwork concept. Employees may be cross-trained in other clinical areas and may be expected to perform duties other than their normal ones as staffing and patient needs change.
Responsibilities
- Ensures the preoperative area has a clean and therapeutic environment for all patients, at all times.
- Ensures supplies and equipment needed are available and in good working order.
- Admits the patient to the unit and prepares him/her for the scheduled procedure.
- Makes initial assessment and determines the nursing needs of the patient, communicates additional discharge needs when applicable (transportation, durable medical equipment).
- Explains nursing procedures and actions taken to help reduce anxiety.
- Identifies the patient’s physical and mental status.
- Monitors the patient’s medical condition and reports any significant changes to the admitting physician or anesthesiologist.
- Assures surgical consent, preoperative test results, and H&P are in the medical record prior to the proposed procedure.
- Reports any important health history facts to the operating room nurse.
- Gives patients and family members emotional support as necessary.
- Documents patient care delivered accurately in the medical record.
- Implements doctor’s orders in a timely and accurate manner.
- Educates patients and family.
- Performs other duties as assigned or requested.
- Maintains established center/departmental policies and procedures, objectives, quality assurance program, safety, environmental, and infection control standards.
- Maintains department records, reports, and files as required.
- Maintains and cares for department equipment and supplies.
- Participates in educational programs and in-service meetings.
- Maintains confidentiality of patient and center-related business.
- Develops and maintains an effective working relationship with patients, families, visitors, and other center employees.
- Documents concisely, precisely, and accurately on all records or documents as indicated by policy.
- Participates in Quality Assessment activities as directed for the continuous improvement of patient care and center business.
- Understands and maintains clinical competencies (general, age-specific, and drug administration)
Job Type: Full-time
Benefits:401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Disability insurance
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
- Bonus opportunities
- Surgery
- Hospital
- BLS Certification (Preferred)
- RN (Required)
- Graduate of an accredited school of professional nursing or vocational school.
- Licensed to practice in the state of Oklahoma.
- Previous preoperative care experience required.
- Current BLS certification; ACLS required within one year of employment.
- Nursing care of the preoperative patient
- Operation of vital signs monitors
- Assessment Skills
- A basic understanding of nursing diagnosis.
- ACLS and /or BCLS
- Principles of Standard Precautions
- IV Therapy
- CPR
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Ability to adequately assess, diagnose, plan, and implement nursing interventions and evaluate patient condition.
- Compliance with the attendance policy.
- Compliance with continuing and mandatory education programs.
- Possesses appropriate communication skills to practice collaborative nursing.
- Ability to respond quickly, physically, and mentally when priorities and /or the patient’s condition changes.
- Ability to read and write (legibly.)
- Ability to communicate appropriately and effectively.
- Ability to understand and resolve simple to complex problems.
- Ability to understand simple to complex instructions.
- Ability to constantly walk, stand, and/or lift.
- Ability to frequently utilize full range of motion, including crouching, stooping, reaching, bending, and twisting.
- Ability to frequently lift, pull, push with assistance of one other person, the weight of the average patient.
- Ability to see, hear and distinguish color.
- Ability to prioritize and handle multiple tasks.
- Ability to function independently without constant supervision.
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