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Responsibilities

• Promotes the mission, vision and values of the organization.

• Identifies patient care requirements by establishing personal rapport with potential and actual patients and other persons in a position to understand care requirements.

• Establishes a compassionate environment by providing support in areas such as emotional and psychological.

• Promotes patients’ independence by establishing patient care goals; teaching patients, friends and family to understand condition, medications and self-care skills; answering questions.

• Assures quality of care by adhering to therapeutic standards; measuring health outcomes against patient care goals and standards; making or recommending necessary adjustments; following Center and nursing division's philosophies and standards of care set by state board of nursing, state nurse practice act and other governing agency regulations.

• Resolves patient problems and needs by utilizing multidisciplinary team strategies.

• Maintains safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules and regulations; calling for assistance from health care support personnel.

• Documents patient care services by charting in patient and department records.

• Administers and documents medication given to patients, assesses reactions and reacts as needed including contacting physician and/or supervisor.

• Maintains continuity among nursing teams by documenting and communicating actions, irregularities and continuing needs.

• Ensures that the surgical room is sterile and safe for the patient.

• Works side by side with scrub nurses to help maintain the sterile field in the operating room.

• Prepares the patient for the procedure and handles the preparation for the operating room before the surgery takes place.

• Must have a strong attention to detail and physical stamina to handle long, arduous work hours.

• Assess the patient’s condition before a surgical procedure.

• Assesses the needs of the patient during the procedure, to ensure the best outcome.

• Works with a physician to develop the care plan for the patient during the surgery

• Continues to evaluate the patient’s condition during the procedure and makes changes to the care plan as necessary

• Ensures operation of equipment by completing preventive maintenance requirements; following manufacturer's instructions; troubleshooting malfunctions; calling for repairs; maintaining equipment inventories; evaluating new equipment and techniques.

• Maintains nursing supplies inventory by checking stock to determine inventory level; anticipating needed supplies; placing and expediting orders for supplies; verifying receipt of supplies; using equipment and supplies as needed to accomplish job results.

• Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies.

• Maintains a cooperative relationship among health care teams by communicating information; responding to requests; building rapport; participating in team problem-solving methods.

• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.

• Transfers care as appropriate.

• Regular, physical attendance on a predictable basis is essential to the performance of this job.

• Maintains confidentiality of patient and Center related business.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities