Registered Nurse - Surgical Services
SCOPE OF POSITION:
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pThe Registered Nurse in the Surgical Services Section utilizes the nursing process, diagnoses to treat human responses to actual or potential problems and is accountable to the patient, family and peers for the totality of work performed in order that the organization can fulfill its primary mission of providing quality health care within the community.
Population serviced includes adult, geriatric patients and upon occasion, adolescents.
Reports to the Director of SurgicalServices.
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Responsibilities:
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p Develop and implement a plan of care and demonstrate leadership to ensure all patient/family needs are met.
Monitor patients before, during and after surgery to provide safe, efficient procedures.
Evaluate the plan of care and the patients responses:
reassess and revise the plan based upon changing needs and priorities.
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p Set up and use all equipment needed to do procedures.
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p Act as resource for Surgical Technicians for all procedures in the unit and on call.
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p Demonstrate the skill and judgment necessary to implement Physicians orders, nursing interventions and procedures as necessary for the care of the patient.
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p Maintain up to date and accurate documentation of nursing care provided to insure the integration of information for use by the health care team and to insure the totality of quality care.
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p Promote effective working relationships and work cooperatively as part of the department team to facilitate the departments ability to meet its goal and objectives.
Contributes to Quality Improvement activities and participates in the departmental Quality Improvement Program.
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p Responsible for own professional development to insure appropriate knowledge of advances in practice to provide state of the art treatment for patient population serviced.
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p Perform other related duties as required.
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pREQUIREMENTS:
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p oLicensed Registered Nurse in the State of Connecticut/o:
p oHospital OR experience preferred/o:
p oSurgical procedures experience required.
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p oIntravenous therapy experience required (included starting IVs)/o:
p oGood communication skills.
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p oAbility to work as a member of an interdisciplinary team/o:
p oAbility to work in a time oriented environment including exposure to all patient elements, i.
e.
blood borne pathogens, physical requirements; lifting and pulling of patients, pushing stretchers, standing and walking for extended periods of time wearing a lead apron.
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p oAbility to demonstrate and perform strengthening and toning exercises.
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p oAbility to interact with patients with tact and confidentiality.
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p oMust have basic computer skills and ability to access internet and other programs applicable to Waterbury/st1:
placenameHospital/st1:
placetype/st1:
place procedures.
oPerform automated functions that fall within job responsibility oGraduate accredited nursing program Recommended Skills Certified Nurse Practitioner Communication Confidentiality Leadership Nursing Nursing Process Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
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pThe Registered Nurse in the Surgical Services Section utilizes the nursing process, diagnoses to treat human responses to actual or potential problems and is accountable to the patient, family and peers for the totality of work performed in order that the organization can fulfill its primary mission of providing quality health care within the community.
Population serviced includes adult, geriatric patients and upon occasion, adolescents.
Reports to the Director of SurgicalServices.
/o:
p/o:
p
Responsibilities:
/o:
p Develop and implement a plan of care and demonstrate leadership to ensure all patient/family needs are met.
Monitor patients before, during and after surgery to provide safe, efficient procedures.
Evaluate the plan of care and the patients responses:
reassess and revise the plan based upon changing needs and priorities.
/o:
p Set up and use all equipment needed to do procedures.
/o:
p Act as resource for Surgical Technicians for all procedures in the unit and on call.
/o:
p Demonstrate the skill and judgment necessary to implement Physicians orders, nursing interventions and procedures as necessary for the care of the patient.
/o:
p Maintain up to date and accurate documentation of nursing care provided to insure the integration of information for use by the health care team and to insure the totality of quality care.
/o:
p Promote effective working relationships and work cooperatively as part of the department team to facilitate the departments ability to meet its goal and objectives.
Contributes to Quality Improvement activities and participates in the departmental Quality Improvement Program.
/o:
p Responsible for own professional development to insure appropriate knowledge of advances in practice to provide state of the art treatment for patient population serviced.
/o:
p Perform other related duties as required.
/o:
p /o:
pREQUIREMENTS:
/o:
p oLicensed Registered Nurse in the State of Connecticut/o:
p oHospital OR experience preferred/o:
p oSurgical procedures experience required.
/o:
p oIntravenous therapy experience required (included starting IVs)/o:
p oGood communication skills.
/o:
p oAbility to work as a member of an interdisciplinary team/o:
p oAbility to work in a time oriented environment including exposure to all patient elements, i.
e.
blood borne pathogens, physical requirements; lifting and pulling of patients, pushing stretchers, standing and walking for extended periods of time wearing a lead apron.
/o:
p oAbility to demonstrate and perform strengthening and toning exercises.
/o:
p oAbility to interact with patients with tact and confidentiality.
/o:
p oMust have basic computer skills and ability to access internet and other programs applicable to Waterbury/st1:
placenameHospital/st1:
placetype/st1:
place procedures.
oPerform automated functions that fall within job responsibility oGraduate accredited nursing program Recommended Skills Certified Nurse Practitioner Communication Confidentiality Leadership Nursing Nursing Process Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
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