Surgery RN RNFA - Per Diem*

• Judgment
• Demonstrates the skills and judgment necessary to implement medical plan of care, nursing interventions and procedures as necessary for the care of the patient.
• Demonstrates knowledge of hospital policies and procedures for administering, transcribing, and recording medications.
• Demonstrates knowledge of commonly used meds: action, dose, and side effects.
• Observes 10 rights of medication administration: right med, right dose, right time, right route, right patient, right education, right documentation, right to refuse, right assessment, right evaluation. (policy 105.724).
• Demonstrates proper procedures in all methods of medication administration.
• Initiates and maintains IV access according to hospital policy and procedures.
• Identifies priorities and executes nursing care accordingly.
• Provides emotional support and comfort measures.
• Gives information or explanation to patients and their families.
• Applies and monitors principles of aseptic technique throughout the intraoperative period,
• Acts as a scrub/circulating nurse during the intraoperative phase.
• Assures safe transfer/transport of patient to and from operating room.
• Performs sponge, needle, and instrument counts according to policy and procedure.
• Ensures safety of patients during the use of electrical equipment.
• Preps the surgical site using aseptic technique.
• Correctly collects and accurately labels specimens.
• Confines and contains sources of contaminations.
• Revises physician’s preference cards and communicates changes to appropriate personnel.

• Documentation
• Maintains up to date accurate documentation of nursing care provided to assure the integration of information for use by the health care team, to ensure quality care.
• Nursing assessment is complete and accurate during pre-operative and post-operative phase of admission per policy.
• Medication administration record must reflect full documentation by nurse administering med, time given, reason for omission, and site for injection (if applicable).
• Demonstrates proper access, documentation of narcotics in the Pyxis and EMR.
• Accurately and promptly documents unusual occurrences noted during the perioperative phase.

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Per Diem positions have no guaranteed hours or set schedule. 1 shift of availability per pay period.

Call

1 weeknight per month and 2 weekend days per month.

Holidays

1 summer & 1 winter.