RN-SPECIALTY - OPERATING ROOM (FULL TIME)
Location: St. Louis Missouri
Description: Saint Louis University Hospital is in need of RN-SPECIALTY - OPERATING ROOM (FULL TIME) right now, this job will be placed in Missouri. Further informations about this job opportunity kindly see the descriptions.
- The registered nurse (RN) in the OR is a professional practitioner who provides, manages and directs nursing care activities during the patients' perioperat! ive experience and coordinates care planning with other disciplines.
- Performs comprehensive nursing assessment as the database.
- Establishes and coordinates a plan of care based on analysis of the initial assessment data, patient diagnosis and physician orders.
- Provides and documents nursing interventions based on assessed patient needs, plan of care, and changes in-patient condition.
- Assessment: Performs comprehensive nursing assessment including the physical, psychosocial spiritual and cultural needs.
- Provides timely ongoing patient reassessment documenting pertinent observations according to the care plan.
- Utilizes special assessments (abuse, pediatric, fall risk, skin Care, etc.) when appropriate.
- Establishes and coordinates a plan of care based on analysis of the initial assessment data, patient diagnosis and physician orders.
- Identifies patient care needs.
- Formulates interventions to achie! ve desired patient outcomes.
- Follows established stan! dards of practice.
- Collaborates with appropriate health team members for coordination of plan of care for assigned patients.
- Provides and documents nursing interventions based on assessed patient needs, plan of care, and changes in-patient condition.
- Documents patient care on the Perioperative Record and coordinates and communicates with other disciplines.
- Transcribes and initiates physician orders in an accurate and timely manner.
- Recognizes changes in patients' condition, takes appropriate Nursing actions.
- Documents effectiveness of nursing care.
- Performs and documents ongoing evaluation of effectiveness of care based on assessment data, nursing interventions, patient response to medications, treatments and procedures.
- Evaluates plan of care and modifies as indicated.
- Identifies problems, gathers pertinent data, suggests solutions, communicates using appropriate lines of authority, and works ! toward problem resolution.
- Recognizes significant changes in patient's clinical parameters and reports to surgeon and others as indicated.
- Demonstrates accounts for own professional practice.
- Participates in additional learning experience to increase professional competence including: Committee membership, Staff meeting, Mandatory inservices and other educational programs
- Evaluation of self by identifying strengths areas for improvement.
Eligible for licensure in state of MO
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Registered Nurse License in MO
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Previous perioperative experience preferred
Working conditions: Regular exposure to the risk of bloodborne diseases. Contact with patients under wide variety of circumstances. Exposure to unpleasant elements (accidents, injuries, illnesses). Subject to varying and unpredictable situations. May perform emergency care. Subject to irregular hours. Pressure due to multiple competing demand! s.
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This job starts available on: Fri, 16 Aug 2013 22:34:46 GMT