RN - Operating Room Recovery PRN

Company: Frye Regional Medical Center
Location: Catawba
Posted on: September 10, 2023

Job Description:

Job Summary - - Registered Nurse - Operating Room Recovery PRN The post anesthesia care nurse is responsible for assessing and maintaining adequate ventilation, homeostasis and circulation; assessing level of consciousness, providing pain management, and ensuring the safety of the patient until transfer to another unit. - - COMPANY DESCRIPTION - - Duke LifePoint Healthcare is a joint venture of Duke University Health System, one of the country's leading academic health systems, and LifePoint Health, a leading healthcare company dedicated to Making Communities Healthier.---These two forces joined because of the shared interest in collaborating with hospitals, healthcare providers and patients to bring high quality, innovative healthcare services to communities.---Duke LifePoint combines Duke's unparalleled expertise in clinical excellence and quality care with LifePoint's extensive resources and knowledge and experience operating community hospitals and healthcare organizations. - - Essential Functions - -

• Performs plan of care intervention, including medication administration, specimen collection, clinical treatments, as well as other medical care treatment. -
• Documents patient care given. -
• Monitors, records, and communicates patient condition as appropriate to care team, physician, patient, and family. -
• Assists patients with performing activities of daily living, including personal hygiene, elimination, nutrition, and ambulation. -
  • Collaborates as needed across disciplines to coordinate patient care, including patient transfer, discharge, referral and spiritual/psychosocial support needs. -
  • Evaluates learning needs of patient and/or family and provides patient/family education appropriate to age, culture, condition, and circumstances. -
  • Works as an advocate for the physical and emotional well-being of the patient. - Why join our team? - - Frye Regional Medical Center employs more than 1500 professional and clinical staff.---Our medical center is a 355-bed acute care facility which offers a broad array of inpatient and outpatient care.---Frye Regional Medical Center is dedicated to providing patients with a full range of services to meet the healthcare needs of our community.---We believe our employees are our most valuable assets in accomplishing this goal and we have made great strides to ensure employee satisfaction.---If you are passionate about changing lives, we are looking for you! -Minimum Education - -
    • Associate's degree required - -
    • Bachelor's degree preferred - Licenses/Certifications - -
      • Current RN license to practice in NC -
      • Basic Life Support (BLS) required - -
      • Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) required - -
      • Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) required -
        Equal opportunity and affirmative action employers and are looking for diversity in candidates for employment: Minority/Female/Disabled/Protected Veteran

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