RN - PAIN MANAGEMENT CIRCULATOR
Mountain View Surgery Center in Glendale is looking for a top-performer to join our team as a Pain Management Circulating RN.
We are looking to add a Full Time RN who is a team player to our Pain Management department. We need someone who has good energy, enjoys customer service and performs well with minimal supervision. If this is you, we would encourage you to come visit with us.
Our OR Circulator enjoys the following: Variety in cases CE''s available No calls/weekends/holidays And there is a possible career path to Clinical Coordinator!
Job Summary:
Provides direct nursing care to patients by performing the following duties. Specific functions can vary depending on area to which employee is assigned (i.e., OR, Pain).
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Prepares patients for surgery/procedure by providing peri-operative and post-operative instructions.
- Administers to the physical and emotional needs of patients and their families.
- Understands and interprets physician''s orders, lab values, EKG''s and x-ray reports.
- Checks the accuracy of paperwork pre-operatively. Documents patients'' medical histories, including allergies.
- Provides prescribed medications and other pharmaceutical products in accordance with physician''s orders.
- Understands and interprets medication administration orders, dosages and side effects.
- Initiates safe practices and is knowledgeable about current center policies and procedures.
- Specific procedures and practices related to conscious sedation when required, pain management assessment and identification, abuse and neglect, sentinel events and response, variance reporting, response to sentinel event alerts, participation in root cause analysis and other key policies and procedures is required.
- Ensures that Standard Universal Precautions and the principles of aseptic and sterile technique are used appropriately.
- Implements safe practices and provides knowledgeable guidance and evaluation of the environment of care management including life safety (fire prevention), security, hazardous materials and waste management, emergency preparedness, infection control, and the safe use of medical equipment and utilities.
- Provides assessment of patient positioning; and assessments of physical, mental, pain and psychosocial health status of the child, adolescent, adult and geriatric patient.
- Assesses and evaluates patient condition peri-operatively and communicates to physician and anesthesia personnel any changes in patient status.
- Accurately documents care, positioning, equipment safety measures and supplies provided to the patient.
Required Skills
Requirements:
- Must possess a current license to practice as a Registered Nurse
- Minimum Experience: 2 Years
- Please Apply Online
Required Experience