Registered Nurse (RN) BLS-ACLS PRN

Job Description

Provides patient care and assists the medical provider(s) in medical care. Responsibilities include rooming, pre-op, intra-op, and post-operative care [triaging, discharging] and follow up care as directed. Also includes safely assisting procedures, ensuring timely flow in the practice, and triaging patient calls and issues.

Serves as a reference for clinical staff for questions related to medications. Always promotes teamwork with provider(s), as well as, all team members.

• Assess, instruct and prepare patients prior to procedure
• Ensure that operative and informed consents are signed and correct
• Take and record vital statistics of patients to ensure readiness for procedure
• Initiate IVs and ensure patients are informed about procedure
• Assess patient’s post-operative condition
• Monitor vital signs and other measurements of progress, meeting discharge criteria
• Complete patient charting in an accurate, concise, and timely manner
• Answer patient questions and ensure patient comfort
• Monitor patients for condition changes, reporting any changes to physician
• Perform intervention duties during post operative emergencies
• Ability to gather pertinent medical history and provide concise instruction for pre operative and post operative care
• Stooping, kneeling and/or crouching, standing and walking 6 or more hours per day
• Requires lifting, carrying, pushing and pulling while transporting or transferring patient safely
• Perform outbound follow-up calls as requested
• Alert anesthesia of results of labs, physical assessment, or special needs of individual with medical problems
• Demonstrate flexibility in performance of patient care tasks to achieve timely, responsive and high quality of care
• Respect the confidentiality of the patient
• Document and report incidents according to protocol
• Maintain a safe environment
• Practice flexibility in scheduling to provide staff coverage
• Assume all other duties and responsibilities as assigned by practice
• Responsible for maintaining accurate narcotic count and supportive documentation.
• Responsible for checking and maintaining emergency crash cart and supplies
• Assist with accurate documenting of prescription forms, ensuring scanning and linking to correct patient(s) EMR chart
• Responsible to contact each patient having a procedure the day prior to schedule procedure to answer any questions, provide instructions and confirm appointment
• Is knowledgeable of location, care and all operations of medical equipment. Keeps workspace stocked with appropriate supplies.

Job Type

Part time

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: $35.00 - $38.00 per hour

License/Certification:

• RN License (Required)
• BLS Certification (Preferred)
• ACLS Certification (Preferred)

Work Location: In person