Registered Nurse - NIGHT SHIFT
Company: Summit Medical Management, LLC
Location: Hutchinson
Posted on: April 19, 2024
Job Description:
Description:Are you a caring and experienced Registered Nurse
looking for a role that makes a difference, especially during
nighttime? Our orthopedic hospital is seeking a compassionate Night
Shift Registered Nurse to join our dedicated team. As a Night Shift
RN, you'll provide critical care and support to patients during the
nighttime hours, ensuring their comfort and well-being. If you're
passionate about helping others, thrive in a nighttime work
environment, and want to be part of a supportive healthcare team,
we encourage you to apply and become an integral part of our
commitment to delivering exceptional orthopedic care around the
clock. At The Summit, we're not just building careers; we're
building a legacy in orthopedic excellence. We have ambitious
plans, and we're looking for people who share our vision. Join us
in shaping the future of orthopedic care in Kansas-and beyond.
Registered Nurse Essential Job Functions:
- Provides direct patient care to pediatric through geriatric
patient populations.
- Addresses the psychosocial, physical, and general aspects of
care related to the surgical environment.
- Ability to interact and respond with various patient behaviors
in a therapeutic, gentle and friendly manner
- Communicates reassurances and explanations consistently
- Adapts nursing procedures to meet the needs for treatment of
various types of patients
- Identifies physical symptoms and changes and takes appropriate
action in a timely manner
- Ability to assess cardiorespiratory systems for changes in
patient condition and respond appropriately
- Observes behavioral and physiologic changes due to medications;
takes appropriate actions
- Carries out surgical asepsis during treatments and special
procedures and uses PPE.
- Uses appropriate techniques for safe administration of
medications and parenteral fluids.
- Demonstrates knowledge of anesthetic drugs, actions, and side
effects.
- Medicates postoperative patient as needed after pain assessment
and evaluation of patient's condition.
- Counts narcotics at the beginning and end of each day with
another nurse, per policy.
- Coordinates and supervises patient care
- Provides education to patient and family regarding care
- Protects patient's right to privacy
- Sensitive to patient needs
- Maintains composure and appropriately responds to patients in
an emergency or physically distressful situation
- Ability to create documentation that meets current standards,
policies and procedures and in a timely manner
- Highly motivated and able to work independently
- Follows AORN StandardsRegistered Nurse Secondary Job Functions:
- Provides innovative input into the development of the hospital
environments and its processes
- Participates in facility performance improvement
activities
- Creates and maintains policy and procedures to State and
Federal regulations
- Maintains policy and procedures in relation to hospital/ clinic
regulationsSpecific Nursing Roles at Summit SurgicalPre Operative
Registered Nurse
- Position Summary: Provides direct and indirect patient care in
the medical-surgical setting. Communicates with physicians, nursing
management, and coworkers as appropriate about changes in patient's
clinical condition. This includes results of diagnostic studies and
symptomatology. Is able to respond quickly and accurately to
changes in condition or response to treatments.Additional Essential
Job Functions:
- Checks medical records for requirements of completeness prior
to surgery. History and physical, pertinent lab reports, EKG
reports and NPO status.
- Obtains documents and assesses vital signs preoperatively.
- Teaches patients about postoperative pain management and using
the pain scale.PACU Registered Nurse
- Position Summary: Responsible for monitoring patient's
physiological status in the immediate preoperative environment.
Communicates with surgeon and anesthesia, and as needed, about
patient conditions; receives direction for patient management.
Intercedes to maintain optimum homeostasis.Additional Essential Job
Functions:
- Demonstrates knowledge of perioperative factors that alter
immediate postoperative phase.
- Ability to assess cardiorespiratory systems for changes in
patient condition and respond appropriately.
- Obtains documents and assesses the vital signs every ten (10)
minutes during phase 1 recovery.Additional Preferred Experience:
- One year of ICU or PACU experienceOR Circulating Registered
Nurse
- Position Summary: Addresses and promotes the physical and
mental health of patients by utilizing the nursing process of
assessment, planning, intervention and evaluation. Effectively
interacts with patients, significant others, and providers while
maintaining standards of professional nursing. Assess operating
room for equipment functioning and readiness, obtains supplies for
individual cases, and ensures all needs of surgical operating team
are met. Monitors, positions, and assists patient during
procedure.Additional Essential Job Functions:
- Preps patients for procedures correctly and per policy
- Appropriately & safely positions patients while under care
- Carries out surgical asepsis and safely administers medications
for all procedures
- Prepares and cleans operating room suites before and after
cases
- Ability to set up for surgical procedures
- Ensures required pre-op information is available before patient
is taken to surgery
- Accurately records, handles, and labels specimensAdditional
Preferred Experience:
- One (1) year of work experience in the operating room
preferredRequirements:Registered Nurse Essential Qualifications:
- Current Registered Nurse licensure in the State of Kansas
- Current BLS certification
- Minimum of one (1) year work experience
- Current ACLS certification or willing to obtain within three
(3) months
- Maintains regulatory requirements and completes annual
education requirements
- Attends the required annual education program
- Can interface with computers effectively
- Learns new concepts and procedures quickly
- Excellent organizational skills
- Accuracy
- Ability to manage time and appropriately prioritize tasks and
responsibilities
- Ability to communicate effectively and in a professional and
courteous manner with co-workers, vendors and other people in
contact with
- PunctualityLab Requirements:
- Ability to perform lab testing per lab policies and
procedures
- Ability to interpret results of test: take appropriate action
on test results
- Knowledge of storage, care and use of each specific
cartridge
- Knowledge of quality control testing monthly or with each new
shipment and proficiency testPIaf691b3879a5-31181-32573604
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