Job Title: Perioperative Nurse
Department: Operating Room
Position Summary
The Perioperative Nurse effectively delivers perioperative care to the surgical patient through the nursing process of assessment, planning, intervention, implementation and evaluation. Demonstrates commitment to Clarion Hospital mission statement, vision statement and values.
Essential Functions
Adheres to hospital and department policies/procedures.
- Maintains good attendance record
- Arrives to work punctually
- Follows dress code
- Observes confidentiality
- Adheres to safety policies
- Participates in continuing education
- Complies with staffing rotations
Patient care coordinator.
- Uses the nursing process.
- Assesses the patient
- Plans patient care.
- Documents patient care
- Collaborates with other members of the health care team.
- Instructs patient and family.
- Participates in performance improvement activities
- Provides patient care.
Implements patient care.
- Administers medications, blood, and blood products.
- Administers treatments.
- Functions as a clinical preceptor.
- Performs scrub and circulating duties.
Care of environment and equipment.
- Maintains unit.
- Maintains equipment.
Requires a mechanical ability to deal with a large number of machines and special equipment in the department, including (but not limited to):
Electrocautery units Autoclaves
Tourniquets Positioning equipment
Instruction of each service Perioperative suite in total
Energy Devices Video Towers
Information processing and documentation.
- Communicates patient information.
- Documents information.
- Charges for equipment and supplies.
- Uses computer system efficiently.
Where appropriate, must be able to assess treatment and care for specific patient populations (i.e.: neonatal, pediatrics, adolescents, geriatrics). Should possess the ability to understand and react effectively to their unique needs.
Maintains adherence to patient rights.
Participates in nursing and hospital committees as appropriate.
Attends at least 70% of department staff meetings.
Agrees to comply with the Corporate Compliance Policy and all laws, rules, regulations, and standards of conduct relating to the position and has a duty to
report any suspected violations of the law or the standards of conduct to his or her immediate supervisor, the Compliance Officer or the Chief Executive Officer.
The intent of this job description is to provide a representative summary of the major duties and responsibilities performed with or without reasonable accommodations by incumbents of responsibilities other than those specifically presented in this description.
Reporting Relationships
Reports to: Operative Manager/OR Nurse Coordinator
Supervises: Surgical Technologists
Qualifications
Graduate of a State Board approved program of professional nursing. Holds a current Pennsylvania State License as a registered nurse. Certified in BLS, ACLS and PALS in the future.
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Skills Required
- Graduate of a State Board approved professional nursing program
- Current Pennsylvania Registered Nurse (RN) license
- BLS, ACLS, and PALS certification
- Ability to perform scrub and circulating duties in the operating room
- Ability to administer medications, blood, and blood products
- Experience using and maintaining perioperative equipment (electrocautery, autoclave, energy devices, video towers, positioning equipment)
- Proficient documentation and use of hospital computer systems, including charging for equipment/supplies
- Ability to assess and care for diverse patient populations (neonatal, pediatric, adolescent, geriatric)
What We Do
Independence Health System offers patients nationally recognized quality care in cardiology, orthopedics, palliative care, and maternity as well as a broad range of surgical, medical, emergency, and behavioral health services, and an extensive network of primary care physicians. With five hospitals, nearly 1,000 healthcare providers and more than 7,000 employees, Independence Health System serves a 10-county region and is the largest employer in Butler and Westmoreland counties. Identified locally as a Healthiest Employer in Western Pennsylvania since 2011, Excela Health is ranked among the nation’s Healthiest 100 Workplaces, and recognized as a Community Health Champion by the Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania.
