RN-SURGICAL SERVICES

POSITION TITLE:                         Registered Nurse

DEPARTMENT:                           Surgical Services

FLSA STATUS:                            Non-exempt

REPORTING RELATIONSHIP:      Director, Surgical Services

Job Summary:  Provides professional nursing care for the comfort and well-being of patients. Diagnoses, intervenes, evaluates, and plans for patients care according to the nursing process. Administers prescribe medications, change dressings, performs wound and surgical site care and monitors patient vital signs. Observes and maintains records and documentation of patient care, patient condition, reactions and response to treatment and tracks patient progress. 

Essential Functions:

• Consistently uses an outward mindset and puts forth exemplary effort in accomplishing his/her goals and objectives in a manner that helps others to achieve their goals and objectives.
• Recovers and cares for patients in first phase recovery.
• Circulates and scrubs on surgical cases as needed.
• Pre-ops and post-ops patients.
• Makes initial assessment and determine the total nursing needs of assigned patients in recovery room.
• Notifies nurse in charge and physician of any pertinent physical or emotional findings.
• Meets patient’s physical and emotional needs and carries out physician orders.
• Plans care in collaboration with patient, family and significant other.
• Explains all procedures thoroughly to reduce patient anxiety.
• Supervises and performs the daily care and preparation of patients for treatment and/or surgery (proper dress and pre-medication).
• Performs direct patient care and assists physician as needed.

Minimum Qualifications:  Current Registered Nurse licensure in the State of Michigan. American Heart Association or American Red Cross Basic Cardiac Life Support (BLS) and ACLS Certification. PALS certification within twelve (12) months of hire.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities: BSN preferred. Two (2) years RN experience preferred.  CNOR certification and surgical nursing experience preferred.

Working Conditions:  Potentially exposed to infectious diseases.

Physical Requirements:  Constantly see/visual acuity, talk/hear. Frequently stand, sit, walk, reach, push/pull, handle/grasp/feel, bend/twist, lift/carry 25 to 50+ lbs.