RN-Perioperative

Job description

Description Collaborates with interdisciplinary team in the delivery of patient care, utilizing the nursing process; provides professional nursing care to patients, including conducting nursing assessments, assisting with exams and treatment, patient education, and maintenance of medical records. Essential Duties and Responsibilities: - Delivers safe and appropriate care to patients, according to the nursing skills inventory and the age and needs of the patient/population served. - Coordinates the planning for the delivery of nursing care with an interdisciplinary team and administers appropriate clinical decisions in the delivery of patient care. - Collaborates with, directs and may delegate to the healthcare team in the attainment of positive outcomes based on data, research, evidence, and professional standards of care. - Responsible for checking and maintaining crash cart and malignant hyperthermia cart at the beginning of shift. - Ensure that all supplies are stocked and organized. - Ensures Pre-op Checklist is complete (H&P present, informed consent signed, test results present, surgical site identified, etc.) before patient is taken into surgical suite. - Responsible for ide...