RN, Perioperative​/Outreach

POSITION/JOB SUMMARY

Responsible for the delivery of safe, effective, and quality patient-family centered care in the OR/Outreach/Wound Care and all Perioperative Services, for all patient populations.

This position is scheduled varied days Monday - Friday from 8:00am - 4:30pm, with occasional after hour procedures.

• Promotes the mission, vision and values of the organization.
• Assesses patients at intervals of care as stated in polices and procedures.
• Implements the plan of care by:
  • Protecting the patient from injury caused by chemical, electrical, mechanical, and thermal sources and extraneous objects.
  • Performing counting procedures to protect the patient from unintended retained surgical items.
  • Performing interventions necessary to ensure that the patient’s procedure is performed on the correct site, side, and level.
  • Managing the patient’s specimens in the appropriate manner.
  • Communicating the patient’s current status to the appropriate parties throughout the continuum of care.
  • Administering medications safely and correctly.
  • Performing interventions to maintain the patient’s wound and tissue perfusion at or above baseline levels.
  • Performing interventions to ensure the patient is at or returned to normothermia at the conclusion of the immediate postoperative period.
  • Performing interventions to protect the patient from surgical site infections.
  • Assessing the knowledge level of the patient or designated support person.
  • Providing education regarding the expected psychosocial response, nutritional management, medication management, pain management, wound management and expected responses to the operative or invasive procedure.
  • Actively involving the patient or designated support person in decisions affecting his or her perioperative plan of care and the rehabilitation process.
  • Protecting the patient’s rights, dignity and privacy.
  • Providing culturally and age-appropriate, ethical care within legal standards of practice.
  • Knowledgeable in asepsis and sterile techniques.
  • Demonstrates knowledge of instruments and equipment used in the operating room including specialty equipment as it applies to the surgical specialty services being provided at JMHS.
  • Delegates tasks as appropriate according to the MN Board of Nursing Practice Act
  • Documents nursing care accurately, completely and legibly.
  • Collaborates effectively with other disciplines as appropriate.
  • Participates in quality review and performance improvement projects.
  • Uses problem-solving and conflict resolution skills to foster effective work relationships with team members.
  • Maintains required competencies.
  • Acts as a patient advocate.

• Supports, cooperates with, and implements specific procedures and programs for:
  • Safety, including universal precautions and safe work practices, established fire/safety/disaster plans, risk management, and security, report and/or correct unsafe working conditions, equipment repair and maintenance needs.
  • Confidentiality of all data, including patient, resident, employee, and operations data.
  • Quality assurance and compliance with all regulatory requirements.
  • Compliance with current law and policy to provide a work environment free from any sort of harassment and all illegal and discriminatory behavior.
• Supports and participates in common teamwork:
  • Cooperates and works together with all co-workers; plan and complete job duties with minimal supervisory direction including appropriate judgment.
  • Uses tactful, appropriate communications in sensitive and emotional situations.
  • Follow up as appropriate with supervisor, co-workers, patients, or residents regarding reported complaints, problems, and/or concerns.
  • Promotes positive public relations with patients, residents, family members and guests.
  • Completes requirements for in-service and annual training, acceptable attendance, uniform dress codes including personal hygiene, and other work duties as assigned.

• Graduate from an accredited school of nursing
• Current registered nurse licensure in the State of Minnesota
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification or must be obtained within thirty (30) days of hire
• Current Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)…