What are the responsibilities and job description for the Staff Nurse OR (Part-Time) position at The Center for Specialized Surgery (Bethlehem, PA)?
JOB TITLE: Registered Nurse-OR
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: The delivery of patient care through the framework of the nursing process (assessment, diagnosis and patient outcome) in the preoperative, intraoperative and postoperative phase of the surgical patient.
EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:
- Graduate of an accredited school of nursing
- Current Registered Nurse License
- Current American Heart Assn BLS/ACLS/PALS certifications
- Minimum 1 year experience in the OR. Ability to circulated and scrub is preferred.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES:
- Demonstrates current, comprehensive professional knowledge and skills in conformance with recognized nursing standards and department policies, including the Patient Bill of Rights, Standards for Nursing Care and the Nurse Practice Act.
- Assesses physiological and psychosocial health status of the patient
- Assesses for pain, per policy
- Completes patient history
- Verbally reports pertinent information to the appropriate staff to provide continuity of care
- Legibly documents information in patient record and signs record using appropriate professional title
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