Title-RN Surgery Center
Duration – 13 weeks
Location – Oklahoma City, OK 73104
Schedule – Minimum 2 years of nursing experience. Excellent IV skills, instilling prescribed pupil-dilating drops, patient interviews, and assessments. Must be able to recover phase 1 PACU patients, manage airways, and manage pain or nausea in patients aged 6 months to age 95. ACLS and PALS required. Familiarity with surgical eye cases strongly preferred (cataracts, cornea, retina, glaucoma, plastics). Ability to maintain a fast pace and embrace teamwor

Duties:
Under general supervision, provides nursing care in a hospital to a variety of patients with health problems ranging from simple to complex.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Responsibilities listed in this section are core to the position. Inability to perform these responsibilities with or without an accommodation may result in disqualification from the position.
• Assumes responsibility for an assigned group of patients.
• Documents patient responses to nursing interventions and prescribed medical treatments; notes all changes in physician order on assigned patients.
• Assists physician in the examination of patients and in performing minor diagnostic procedures and treatment.
• Obtains and monitors physiological data of patients, observes the physiological manifestations of patients and intervenes when necessary.
• Administers medication as prescribed. Initiates, regulates and monitors intravenous infusions and blood products.
• Delivers patient care competently.
• Interacts with family and patient in sharing care plan while in the hospital and at time of discharge.
• Informs patient and family of hospital procedures.
• Makes referral regarding patient care needs to appropriate personnel.
• Delegates tasks to support staff.
• Performs other duties as assigned

Skills:

• Required Skills & Experience:
• 1 year of experience.
• Knowledge of professional nursing theory, practices, techniques and procedures.
• Ability to organize, plan, coordinate and evaluate nursing services and apply nursing techniques.
• Ability to maintain good working relationships with other employees.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to respond effectively to cultural and language needs of patients and visitors.
• Some computer skills.