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Hours Full-time, Part-time
Location Fort Dodge, IA
Fort Dodge, Iowa

About this job

Overview

UnityPoint Health - Fort Dodge

RN - Surgery

FTE: 1.0 (Full-time, 80 hours per pay period)Shift: M-F 6:45a-3:15p w/ rotating call

Responsibilities

* Assesses and monitors total physiological, psychological, sociocultural, and spiritual needs of surgical patients from infant through geriatrics.

* Develops and maintains an individualized, professionally modified plan of care reflective of changing needs/outcomes by evaluating the patient's needs during procedure.

* Provides nursing care in accordance with nursing standards and the patient's plan of care.

* Initiates teaching appropriate to patient procedure.

* Performs circulating scrub duties according to surgery standards.

* Assists the surgeon with exposure, hemostasis, wound closure and retraction.

* Maintains aseptic technique.

* Organizes instruments and supplies on Mayo stand and back table.

* Demonstrates correct draping technique.

* Prepares operative site prep per procedure.

* Positions, supports, and/or restrains patient appropriately.

* Positions electrosurgical grounding pad.

* Performs accurate sponge, instrument and sharps count.

* Identifies and prepares medications to be administered by physician.

* Applies tourniquet cuffs to extremities.

* Handles and labels specimens correctly.

* Documents nursing care consistent with documentation guidelines.

* Communicates with other members of the healthcare team in order to ensure continuity of care and coordination of services.

* Participates in unit operations demonstrating professional behaviors to include supporting goals of Nursing unit and maintaining awareness of resource utilization.

* Participates in non-direct patient care activities including educational activities, performance improvement activities, standards development and review, hospital/nursing committees and other related activities.

* Demonstrates positive customer relation skills and follows Trinity Regional Medical Center Standards of Behavior.

* Demonstrates competent use of computer programs as appropriate.

* Adheres to all departmental and hospital policies and procedures.

Qualifications

Education:

* Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing preferred, Associate Degree

* Refer to Voluntary BSN Agreement form.

* Nursing/Certified RNFA Course

Licensure:

* Current RN Licensure in State of Iowa

Experience:

* None required for RN, prefer 2 years' surgical (OR) experience for RNFA

Skills/Abilities:

* Ability to delegate wisely, exercise good judgment, maintain good interpersonal relationships, adapt to change, evaluate critically and think creatively.

* Must demonstrate knowledge and skills required for specialized area of assignment.

* Must demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide nursing care appropriate to surgical patients of all ages.

* Must demonstrate effective communication skills.

Certification/Course:

* Basic Life Support refer to Job Description Addendum