Rn Jobs in Port St Lucie

About The Position

Requirements

• A minimum of 2 years hospital experience.
• Current State license to practice as a Registered Nurse (RN) in the state of Georgia.
• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
• Basic Cardiac Life Support certification.
• Completion of Airway Management Module is required prior to administering IV conscious sedation.
• Score of 95% on conscious sedation module and post-test.
• Mental demands include the ability to handle several directives, set priorities, composure and mental stability to adapt to stressful situations.
• Physical demands include full range of body motion including handling and lifting of patients, pulling, pushing and reaching.
• Ability to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch and/or crawl.
• Requires standing and walking for extensive periods of time, lifting and carrying of items weighting up to 25 pounds.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in GI endoscopy and management experience preferred.
• ACLS certification is recommended, but optional.

Responsibilities

• Daily Narcotic Count
• Crash cart checks
• Quality control checks on Glucometer
• Daily infection control logs (room, temp and humidity, refrigerator, scope washroom)
• Incident and Transfer process
• Call ins in the absence of the Registered Nurse Manager (RN)
• Paycom in the absence of Registered Nurse Manager (RN)
• Monitor staff levels and understand when to ask for additional staff in the absence of the Registered Nurse Manager (RN)
• Procedure board – to include patient flow, timeliness of procedure, staff lunches
• Scan thin charts
• Finalize charts
• Post op calls
• Monitor to ensure that pre-procedure calls are done
• Fax Batch
• Balancing patient payment collection with front desk in the absence of Registered Nurse Manager (RN)
• Ensure that rooms are stocked and cleaned daily
• Path reports and letters to patients
• CMS Date Report
• Weekly Check Inventory/order supplies
• Monitor linen delivery and dirty lined pick up
• Monitor biohazard – pick up (assigned staff should have box taped and ready for pickup
• Assure that ultrasonic is drained and cleaned.
• Assure that A-test is being done.
• Monthly Check stock drugs for expiration
• Check Emergency carts for drug expiration
• Conduct visual inspection of center and complete infection control/OSHA check list
• Ensure that autoclave is drained and clean.
• Fire Extinguisher check
• Exit sighs check
• Terminal cleaning of stretchers and wheelchairs
• Collaborate with Nurse Manager on quarterly task
• Hand washing surveillance
• Quarterly Disaster Drill (one to include Tornado)
• Fire Drill (should be interactive)
• Physician Peer Review
• Non Physician chart review
• Mock Code Malignant Hyperthermia Drill
• Annual Scope room Vapor monitor