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Pre-op/PACU Registered Nurse - Edgewood, KY, United States - ORTHOCINCY
Description
Job TypeFull-time
Description
Job Summary: Delivers patient care utilizing the nursing process through data collection and assessment, identifies and determines the priority of patient's problems/needs, and evaluates the process and outcome of nursing care.
Provides nursing care to meet patient needs related to surgical condition and type of anesthesia administered, monitoring patient and informing surgeon or anesthesiologist of observed complications.
Details: Days / Monday - Friday / No Call / No Holidays
Duties and Responsibilities:
Required
1. Graduate of accredited school of nursing
2. Registered Nurse with active license in the state of Kentucky
3. CPR, ACLS and PALS certification
4. Evidence of leadership qualities
5. Strong ethical and moral character references
6. Language skills adequate for high-level written, interpersonal and telephone communication
Preferred
1. ASC experience
2. EPIC experience
Physical/Mental Requirements:
1. Ability to sit/stand for long periods; ability to walk
2. Capability for occasional overhead and low reaching
3. Physical strength for equipment needs and patient-care activities
4. Visual and auditory acuity for timely responsiveness and patient-care assessment activities
5. Ability to move quickly in response to patient needs
6. Ability to make frequent judgments and respond to routine problems
7. Ability to make occasional judgments and respond to disasters or emergencies, actual events, or drills
