Registered Nurse Surgery

U.S. Dermatology Partners•Leawood, KS

12d•$28 - $32•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse provides prescribed medical treatment and personal care to clinic patients, with a focus on surgical procedures. Under the clinical supervision of a licensed medical provider, the nurse assists physicians with patient examinations and surgery. The role includes preparing patients and surgical spaces, assisting during procedures, monitoring patients through surgery and recovery, providing patient education, maintaining accurate records, and supporting safe clinic operations.

Requirements

Thorough knowledge of medical terminology and sterile technique.
Skills in operating complicated surgical equipment and instruments.
Detail-oriented, professional, and reliable.
Management and organizational skills to support leadership of the function.
Ability to follow or provide verbal and written instructions, with sufficient grammar and spelling skills to avoid mistakes or misinterpretations.
Interpersonal skills to support customer service, functional, and teammate needs.
Ability to communicate effectively in English, verbally and in writing.
Basic to intermediate mathematical and/or analytical ability for problem solving.
Basic to intermediate computer operation skills.
Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Word, and Outlook.
Specialty knowledge of systems relating to the job function.
Knowledge of applicable state and federal regulations and a general understanding of HIPAA guidelines.
No supervisory responsibilities.

Nice To Haves

One year of dermatology experience.
One year of surgical procedures experience.

Responsibilities

Interview patients, take their histories, and record information in patient charts.
Explain procedures and treatments to patients to encourage cooperation and understanding and reduce apprehension.
Attend to patients’ comfort and safety needs.
Prepare patients for examinations and surgery, including verifying identity, obtaining operative and photo consent, recording vital signs and pain, anxiety, and consciousness assessments, assessing sedation needs, administering medications as directed, documenting controlled substances, preparing the surgical site, and placing sterile drapes.
Assist providers with patient care, examinations, and surgery, including handing instruments and materials to the physician as directed.
Set up examination rooms and surgical suites for procedures and assemble and use equipment such as electrocautery and dermabraders.
Inspect sterile items before opening and organize supplies on the sterile field.
Dress wounds as instructed by the provider.
Prepare medications for the sterile field using safety protocols and in cooperation with and in the presence of a provider.
Observe patients, document significant conditions and reactions, and notify a supervisor or physician about patient status, reactions to drugs or treatments, and significant incidents.
Maintain a sterile field and assess patients throughout surgery according to intraoperative and postoperative monitoring policies; notify the physician of signs of distress.
Initiate patient education according to provider-prescribed, individualized needs, including verbal instructions and written materials for patients and families.
Remain with patients in the operating room until recovery and discharge guidelines have been met.
Accurately and promptly record pertinent information in patient charts.
Respond to emergencies according to nursing standards, policies, procedures, and protocols, and know the location and use of relevant equipment and supplies.
Maintain examination rooms and surgical suites, clean rooms after each patient, and sterilize equipment.
Inventory and maintain medical supplies; stock examination rooms and surgical suites with needed equipment, supplies, and solutions, and monitor solution expiration dates.
Follow OSHA regulations, universal precautions, and waste and sharps disposal requirements.
Follow safety policies and procedures while supporting a culture of high quality and customer service.
Perform other duties necessary or in the best interest of the organization.