JOB SUMMARY: The Nursing Assistant in the Med Surg/Telemetry Department is an unlicensed assistive person who assists with activities of daily living, provides basic nursing care to non-critical patients and assists in maintenance of a safe environment under the direction and supervision of the Registered Nurse in charge of the team and/or unit. EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, TRAINING 1. Current Certified Nursing Assistant certificate upon hire, preferred. 2. Current BLS upon hire or within 30 days of hire. 3. Possesses knowledge of medical terminology. 4. Minimum six months previous experience in an acute care hospital or physician’s office preferred.
JOB SUMMARY: The Registered Nurse is responsible for the delivery of safe patient care utilizing the nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation. Provides direct patient care within the scope of practice. EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, TRAINING 1. Current and valid state RN License. 2. Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred. 3. Minimum of one year as a staff RN in acute care hospital, critical care preferred. 4. Must be clinically competent in arrhythmia interpretation. 5. Completion of Critical Care Course preferred. 6. Current BLS certificate upon hire or obtain within 30 days. 7. Current ACLS certificate upon hire or within six months of hire. 8. Critical Care RN (CCRN) Certification preferred. 9. NIHSS within 30 days of hire. 10. TNCC/TCAR preferred.
JOB SUMMARY: The Registered Nurse is responsible for the delivery of patient care through the nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation for all patients within the DSU scope of services. The Registered Nurse also coordinates the post-operative care of the patient with the surgeon and anesthesiologist, directs and guides other personnel while maintaining standards of care in the DSU. He/She communicates with the physician about changes in the patient’s clinical condition including hemodynamic monitoring, results of diagnostic studies and abnormal results and symptomatology. Works with other departments and co-workers to provide quality patient care across the continuum, efficient patient flow and unit maintenance and organization. Responsible for adherence to regulations, standards and hospital or unit policies and procedures. Responsible for participation in Performance Improvement activities, unit meetings and in-services. Acts as a resource for other personnel as appropriate. EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, TRAINING 1. Current and valid state RN License. 2. Current BLS (AHA) certificate or must be obtained within 30 days. 3. ACLS (AHA) certificate within 6 months of hire date and maintained current. 4. PALS (AHA) certificate within 6 months of hire date and maintained current. 5. Previous DSU experience preferred or minimum of one year on the job training. 6. Certified Ambulatory Perianesthesia Nurse (CAPA) preferred. 7. Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred.
JOB SUMMARY: The Registered Nurse is responsible for the delivery of safe patient care utilizing the nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation. Provides direct patient care within the scope of practice. The Registered Nurse also directs and guides patient/family teaching and activities of other nursing personnel while maintaining standards of care in the Med/Surg/Telemetry Unit. The Registered Nurse is directly responsible and accountable for the care given to his/her assigned patients. He / She communicates with physician about changes in the patient’s clinical condition including cardiac monitoring, results of diagnostic studies and symptomatology. Is able to respond quickly and accurately to changes in condition and/or response to treatment. EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, TRAINING 1. Proof of a nursing degree, a multistate RN license or provisional GN license. 2. Current BLS certificate upon hire or within 30 days of hire. 3. Current ACLS certificate within six months of hire. 4. NIHSS within 30 days of hire.
JOB SUMMARY: This position requires CST certification or LVN license. The OR Scrub Tech is directly accountable to the OR Charge Nurse and Director of Surgical Services and indirectly to the House Supervisor and the CNO/ Administrator. The OR Scrub Tech is responsible as the scrub assistant to the physician during surgical procedures. The OR Scrub Tech hands sterilized instruments, scopes and/or supplies to the physician during the procedure without unnecessary delay. Assist co-workers in the provision of continuous, quality patient care for adolescents, adults and older adults. Is responsible for adhering to regulations, standards, hospital and departmental policies and procedures. Participates in departmental Performance Improvement activities. Acts as a resource person for other personnel as appropriate. EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, TRAINING 1. High School Diploma or GED. 2. Must be Certified Surgical Tech or be grandfathered based on years of experience. 3. Current BLS certificate upon hire or must be obtained within 30 days. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES 1. Immediately informs physician, OR charge nurse and/or department director if supplies, instruments or equipment are not available or are not in good working order. Prepares surgical suite for procedure in a timely manner. 2. Hands and supports instruments and supplies to physician appropriately and in a timely manner anticipating needs. 3. Assures room has been cleaned from previous use. 4. Arranges equipment, supplies and instrumentation as appropriate for procedure and to maintain aseptic/sterile technique. 5. Monitors all instrumentation and equipment during use (e.g., electro-cautery instruments, light sources, etc.) for placement, settings and functioning paying attention to any and all audible alarms. 6. Is in compliance with information contained in the Infection Manual (i.e. OSHA blood borne pathogen standards, CDC Guidelines) and demonstrates appropriate use of personal protective equipment (e.g., gloves, gown, masks, and goggles) and hand hygiene techniques. 7. Demonstrates containment of contamination during and after procedure, appropriate disposal of sharps, separation of regular trash and contaminated trash. and appropriate handling of contaminated instruments (e.g., suctioning scopes, soaking in solution, covered and marked during transport etc. 8. Attends and maintains mandatory training in safe patient handling, trained in safe lifting techniques, includes but not limited to: 1) Appropriate use of lifting devices and equipment. 2) Five areas of body exposure: vertical, lateral, bariatric repositioning and ambulation. 3) Use of lifting devices to handle patients safely. 9. Avoids and prevents injury to self and patients by applying the principles of body mechanics. Maintains a safe environment, functioning with an awareness and application of safety issues within the unit/facility. 10. Communicates pertinent information to physician, co-workers (i.e., pictures printed, instruments needing repair or replacement etc.). 11. Consistently and appropriately performs universal protocol “time out” according to facility policy and uses two different patient identifiers before the transporting of the patient when needed. 12. Maintains current knowledge of advances in job-related technology and activities. 13. Performs other duties as assigned or required.
