ASC Nurse - Mays and Schnapp

Job description

Primary Responsibility: Direct and supervise patient care in the clinical area. Assist the ASC Supervisor with patient flow through the area and clinical care of patients in the facility. Assist in obtaining pertinent patient information, i.e., lab and test results, to complete the patient chart. Assisting the MD with direct patient care in the clinical setting, recovery room, and/or OR setting. Scope of Responsibility: Under the direct supervision of the ASC Administrator, responsible for all areas of patient care in the recovery-pre-op setting. Subject to overtime as deemed necessary by the supervisor. Job Responsibilities: - Monitoring all ASC patients, pre-op and post-op. Knowledge of equipment for monitoring patient vital signs, cardiac status, and respiratory status, both manually and with non-invasive monitoring equipment. - Demonstrates ability to multitask for up to 4 to 6 patients. - Demonstrates skill level in IV starts, fluid monitoring, and port-a-cath insertion. - Demonstrates working knowledge of sterile and clean techniques. - Has working knowledge of drugs prescribed and used with patient care or demonstrates the ability to use references available. - Shows working...