Receive 17% weekday nights, 26% weekend nights, or 15% weekend day shift differentials.
Department: Operating Room
FTE: 0.90
Full Time
Shift: Nights
Position Summary:
Assist in the nursing care and preparation of surgical patients. Function as a member of the sterile team in donning gown and gloves, creating and maintaining a sterile field, and issuing instruments to surgeons. Ensure adherence to Hospitals and departmental policies and procedures. Patient care assignment may include Neonate, Pediatric, Adolescent, Adult and Geriatric age groups.
Detailed responsibilities:
EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES - Work with staff team to gather necessary supplies, equipment and instruments
EQUIPMENT - Set up tables, instruments and supplies required for specific operations
PATIENT CARE - Assist in preparing and draping of patient and operating area; prepare and maintain sterile field for surgical procedures
DATA - Maintain and assist with computerized data and charting, probing, and digital x-rays; maintain dental laboratory slips and check in lab cases
SPECIMENS - Assist in maintenance and care of specimens; prepare specimens for laboratory analysis
EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES - Decontaminate all equipment, instruments, and supplies
PATIENT CARE - Assist with table equipment, patient positioning, and application of plaster casts and dressings
DOCUMENTATION - Document all patient care activities
STOCK - Perform restocking duties as necessary
SPECIAL PROCEDURES - Function as a service coordinator with RN for special procedure preparations
SPECIAL PROCEDURES - Maintain suture levels and assist in high level surgical procedures including vascular/aneurysm surgical procedures
RESPONSE - Respond immediately to surgical supply requests from the Operating Room; must react with a sense of urgency, be courteous and service oriented at all times
SURGICAL SUPPLY - Pick supplies, instrumentation, and other required items for the completion of Operating Room cases; arrange supplies in the case carts according to procedure ensuring accuracy and proper documentation; deliver completed case carts to the appropriate locations as determined by the Surgical Services Department
SURGICAL SUPPLY - Communicate and find instrumentation requiring rapid turnaround for the next case; understand event related sterility and sterility indicators; check for discrepancies and take corrective action before making delivery of location
SURGICAL SUPPLY - Report instrument malfunction and place instruments in the appropriate location for repair
DEVELOPMENT - Enhance professional growth and development through participation in educational programs, reading current literature, attending in-services, meetings and workshops
SURGICAL SUPPLY - Receive used case carts and deliver to the decontamination room
PATIENT SAFETY 1 - Follow patient safety-related policies, procedures and protocols
PATIENT SAFETY 2 - Demonstrate proactive approach to patient safety by seeking opportunities to improve patient safety through questioning of current policies and processes
PATIENT SAFETY 3 - Identify and report/correct environmental conditions and/or situations that may put a patient at undue risk
PATIENT SAFETY 4 - Report potential or actual patient safety concerns, medical errors and/or near misses in a timely manner
PATIENT SAFETY 5 - Encourage patients to actively participate in their own care by asking questions and reporting treatment or situations that they don't understand or may "not seem right"
Qualifications Related Education and Experience may be substituted for one another on a year for year basis.
Education:
Essential:
High School or GED Equivalent
Nonessential:
Program Graduate
Education specialization:
Nonessential:
Surgical Technician
Experience:
Essential:
2 years directly related experience
Nonessential:
Bilingual English/Keres, Tewa, Tiwa, Towa, Zuni, or Navajo
Credentials:
Essential:
CPR for Healthcare/BLS Prov or Prof Rescuers w/in 30 days
Not Applicable/Not Required
Physical Conditions:
Heavy Work: Exerting 50 to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 25 to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or 10 to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects or people. Physical Demand requirements are in excess of those for Medium Work.
Working conditions:
Essential:
Sig Hazard: Chemicals, Bio Hazardous Materials req PPE
May be required or is required to perform on-call duties
Department: Clinical Nursing Support