RN - Same Day Surgery (Part-time)

Job description

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: - Provides patient education, including pre and post-op teaching, self-care needs, medication teaching, pain management, incision care, etc. - Collaborates with the multidisciplinary team to ensure complete pre-admission care and preparation for the day of surgery. - Coordinates, communicates, and exchanges information with Admissions, Surgery, Same Day Surgery, Anesthesia, and other inter-related departments within SARH. - Provides and coordinates services, exchanges information, and coordinates externally with physicians, office personnel, and other health care providers. - Communicates effectively with physicians and CRNAs. Carries out and notes physician and CRNA orders. - Develops/maintains quality education teaching materials for the surgical patient and customizes them to the individual patient. - Obtains vital signs, including temperature, pulse, respiration, and blood pressure. - Performs basic rhythm strip analysis. - Performs thorough and efficient physical and psychological assessment of patients scheduled for surgical procedures. - Reviews charts for appropriate lab work and values and ensures that pre-operative work is done as or...