| Experience & Education Required
(any one of the following): |
1. Graduate of NLN approved nursing program and one year experience is
required.
**Current Texas (or BNE Compact State) license and a current Basic
Life Support (BLS) certification, course accredited by the American
Heart Association (AHA).
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| Job Duties |
1. Assesses and documents physiological, psychlogical sociocultural,
and spiritual health status of patient on admission utilizing age-
age specific concerns for children, adolescents, adults, and older
adults. Performs ongoing assessment of patient's physiological
health status during intraoperative phase. Communicates relevant
health status data to other team members and departments.
departments.
2. Interprets health status data to anticipate patient's family, and
physician's needs and expectations. Develops appropriate plan of
care for patient. Utilizes critical thinking skills in planning
and prioritizing intraoperative nursing care.
3. Identifies and implements appropriate intraoperative nursing
interventions based on health status data. Completes accurate and
timely documentation of these interventions. Confers with all
members of health care team in collaborative fashion, sharing
information and observations of patient and/or patient's family
in manner that contributes to optimal patient care.
4. Evaluates implemented interventions and modifies care according to
evaluation. Documents interventions and modifications to plan of
care in accurate and timely manner. Prioritizes intraoperative
nursing interventions per patient's health status data, physician,
and planned procedures as applicable.
5. Adheres to appropriate hospital policies, procedures,and
standards of nursing practice while delivering intraoperative
nursing care.
6. Provides appropriate and timely patient education to patient and/or
patient's family. Completes accurate and timely documentation of
education provided. Demonstrates effective communication with
children, adolescents, adults, and older adults.
7. Supervises, directs, and coordinates patient care assignments of
other members of healthcare team. Delegates duties within legal
parameters.
8. Prepares for procedures as appropriate by obtaining supplies and
equipment in timely manner.
9. Serves as technical subject matter person, resource person, and/or
preceptor to nursing staff. Completes written clinical performance
performance evaluation form in timely manner.
10. Handles and operates instruments, supplies, and equipment and
performs safe nursing care in manner that is cost effective without
compromising quality of care.
11. Solves minor problem issues of counts and errors, patient care,
relationships, equipment, supplies, and environment prior to
management intervention. Provides and supports efforts to develop
and maintain team environment.
12. Performs other duties as assigned.
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