RN - Surgery (mid-shift)

Citizens Health•Colby, KS

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Citizens Health is looking for a registered nurse to work full-time in the surgery department at Citizens Medical Center. The registered nurse will report to the Surgery Manager. This role involves obtaining supplies, preparing operating rooms, creating and maintaining sterile fields, assisting with surgical procedures, taking counts, performing surgery call, and assisting with cleaning instruments and stocking supplies. The position also includes providing pre-operative, peri-operative, and post-anesthesia care, ensuring patient charts are complete, documenting care, monitoring patients in recovery, and paying special attention to respiratory status. The nurse will also need to maintain good working relationships with other departments and provide direction in nursing processes and quality improvement standards.

Requirements

Graduation from an accredited school of nursing and current licensure by the Kansas Board of Nursing.
Successful completion of Citizens Medical Center’s nursing orientation program specific to that unit prior to responsibility for patient care.
General hospital orientation completed.
ACLS and BLS certifications
Possess interpersonal skills needed to function in a ‘team’ setting.
Be a self-starter who takes initiative, is open minded and a team player.
Maintain a positive attitude with good energy.
Create a positive, supportive working atmosphere.
Display integrity and accountability.
Accept and respond to constructive criticism and suggestions and strives for self-improvement.
Adhere to organization policies and procedures.
Arrive at work on time and when scheduled.
Demonstrate flexibility, initiative and ingenuity in performing job tasks.
Demonstrate professional conduct and maintains professional appearance.
Demonstrate behavior that reflects the image of the institution.

Responsibilities

Obtain supplies needed for day’s surgeries and prepare operating rooms as assigned.
Create and maintain sterile fields; scrub and assist with surgical procedure by passing instruments and specific equipment; take counts according to standard policy.
Take surgery call which is assigned on a rotating basis and is mandatory.
Assist in cleaning instruments/equipment, checking and stocking supplies.
Complete other duties as assigned.
Provides pre-operative, peri-operative and post anesthesia care of patients through the use of assessment, planning and appropriate intervention.
Determines that the patients charts are complete and all consents are signed.
Accurately documents all patient peri-operative and recovery care and associated charges.
Monitors patient in the recovery phase of care using PARS as a guideline.
Give special attention of adequate oxygen saturation and prevention of pulmonary complications. to patient’s respiratory status from maintenance of adequate oxygen saturation and prevention of pulmonary complications.
Ability to maintain good working relationship with personnel in other departments.
Ability to provide direction in application of nursing process, quality improvement standard, organization and departmental goals and objectives, and the State Nurse Practice Act.