First Connect Health is seeking a travel nurse RN OR - Operating Room for a travel nursing job in Kingman, Arizona.
General job duties. Types of procedures required.
Key Responsibilities: Works under the direction of the physician and the Arizona State Nurse Practice Act to provide nursing care to patients in compliance with nursing standards and regulations. Utilizes the nursing process to make continuing assessments of the patient's total health needs; implements nursing interventions based on assessment data; develops and implements the nursing plan of care and evaluates the patient's response. Strives to provide excellent patient care with compassion, tact, cheerfulness, accuracy, patience, flexibility in scheduling, calmness in emergency, and ability to work well with team members, receiving and applying feedback from peers and superiors. Assists with orientation of new staff to the unit as requested. Quality of Care and Nursing Process • The nurse provides evidence-based care to prevent the development of a Healthcare Acquired Condition and hospital readmissions. • The nurse practices standard precautions during patient contact and while handling contaminated materials. • The nurse complies with CDC hand hygiene guidelines and works to reduce hospital acquired infections and other conditions. Assessment: The nurse collects patient health data. • Nursing assessments are completed according to hospital and unit specific policies, procedures, and standards of nursing care. • Collects pertinent data from the patient, significant others, and health care providers. • A comprehensive patient history and physical is completed in a timely manner and includes biophysical, psychosocial, environmental, self-care abilities, educational, age specific, cultural, and discharge planning needs. Diagnosis / Care Needs: The nurse analyzes the assessment data to identify care needs. • Nursing diagnoses / care needs are derived from the assessment data. • Involving the patient and significant other as appropriate, the nurse formulates a plan to provide appropriate care based on identified patient needs. Implementation: The patient's nursing care is based on identified nursing diagnoses / care needs and patient care standards, and is consistent with the therapies of other disciplines. • Nursing care is based on identified nursing diagnoses / care needs. • Nursing care is based on standards of patient care. • Nursing care is prioritized based on assessment of patient's immediate condition or needs. • The patient and / or significant other(s) is involved in the patient's care as appropriate. • The nurse collaborates with the patient, family, physician, and other clinical disciplines in making decisions regarding each patient's need for nursing care. • The nurse implements patient education and involves the patient, family and / or significant other(s) as appropriate to the age of the patient. Evaluation: The nurse evaluates the patient's progress towards attainment of desired outcomes. • Evaluation of the patient's response to nursing care is evident in the ongoing assessment data. • Nursing diagnoses / care needs are revised based on reassessment data. Documentation: Documents patient care management in clear, concise manner. • Completes nursing admission and assessment form. All blanks completely filled in or "N/A”. • Initiates the Nursing Care Plan with identified patient problems considering age specific variations, nursing diagnosis, expected outcomes and nursing interventions. • Records patient's response to hospitalization, treatments, and nursing intervention on the patient care record. • Documents medications, treatments, and nursing intervention on appropriate chart forms. • Provides thorough discharge instructions and sends patient home with a discharge folder as appropriate. Patient Satisfaction Regularly updates patient "communication” boards, is skilled at providing bedside shift report, performs hourly rounds on patients, and applies AIDET as well as other evidence-based behaviors. Unit goal for Patient Satisfaction met. Special Position Requirements: to the position] Exposure Categories: Category I: Expected duties have routine potential for exposure to blood, body fluids or tissues Other potential hazard(s): possible exposure to chemical, biological, and radioactive substances; possible exposure to hostile individuals Work Requirements: • Able to handle multiple priorities simultaneously. • Demonstrates good oral and written communication skills. • Able to manage technical business equipment i.e., phone, fax, computer etc • Able to assist with the movement of an adult patient weighing up to 300 lbs. • Able to care for patients with infectious diseases. • Able to sit for 3-5 hours per day; Able to stand for 3-5 hours per day; Able to walk for 3-5 hours day. • Incumbent must be able to: distinguish appropriate colors • Capable of consistently reaching and/or working above and below shoulder level. 2. Equipment utilized in the unit/dept. (Is there computerized charting, medication systems, etc.) Pyxis medication system Meditech charting System Robotics, General, GYN, Endo, Cysto, Neuro, Thoracic, Endocrine, Podiatry, Pulmonary, and other equipment 3. Required skills and minimum years of experience. Education: Associate Degree in Nursing Minimum of two years experience as a Circulator in the OR, with the most recent experience within the past 6 months. 4. Specific licensures and certifications/registrations required. (ARRT, CRT, BLS, ACLS, etc) Current, valid Arizona RN license or compact state RN license Current BLS certification from American Heart Association Basic EKG competency ACLS from American Heart Association CNOR preferred 5. Shift or schedule requirements. (Will the employee ever work alone? Is call required? If so, how often? Are weekends required?)4-10 hour shifts a week. 0645-1715 2-3 late shft requirements from 1715 to 1900 a month Call is approximately 1 shift a week and 1 weekend shift (Saturday or Sunday) a month for a total of 5 days a month, unless there is an increased need. You will be on your own while you are on call and on the weekend call shift and you will be expected to book cases and act as the Lead or Charge Nurse that day. You will be responsible for coordinating patient transfer for Pre OP workup, Intra OP circulator, and you will also be the secondary PACU RN for the final patient of the day and will need to stay with the PACU RN until that patient is discharged. 6. Floating to other units/departments. (If so, to which units/departments?) N/A 7. Bed size/number of rooms for this unit/dept. 6 busy OR suites that perform General, Ortho, Neuro, Podiatry, GYN, Thoracic, and Endocrine procedures 2 Endo suites 1 Cysto suite 8. Nurse to patient ratio of this unit. (nursing only) 1:19. Dress Code: Surgical Scrubs will be provided. You must wear closed toed shoes. 10. Tell us about the unit/department specific training and orientation program. 1 day of hospital orientation and 1-3 shifts in the OR depending on the need.First Connect Health Job ID #25-270150. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: RN - OR/Operating Room
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