What are the responsibilities and job description for the Staff RN - Surgery position at Pratt Regional Medical Center?
Job Summary: Renders professional nursing services in the treatment and care of assigned patients in accordance with physicians' orders. Provides for the comfort and well-being of patients by assessing condition, providing treatments and administering prescribed drugs and documenting progress and other observations. Coordinates nursing care for patients and participates in patient and family teaching. Provides leadership by working cooperatively with physicians, ancillary nursing and other patient team personnel in maintaining standards. Assumes accountability for quality patient outcomes. Provides general nursing care to patients. Helps plan, carryout and assess treatment for patients undergoing surgical procedures. These duties include but are not limited to developing plan of care, reviewing preoperative assessments with patient, manages activities in the operating room preoperative, perioperative and postoperative.
Job Qualifications: Licensed RN in the state of Kansas. CPR certified. ACLS certified. PALS certified. Requires basic computer literacy within a Windows environment, including word processing functions, use of the internet, and computer-based education. Keyboarding ability required. Prior experience using CPSI/ Evident and ProVation documentation software, including nursing assessments, electronic MAR with bedside barcode scanning, would be helpful but is not required. Successful candidates should be ready to use information technology in a meaningful way, in order to improve patient outcomes and ensure patient safety.
Benefits/Compensation: Competitive wages and excellent fringe benefit program. Salary commensurate with experience.
Additional Information
Weeknight, Weekend and/or Holiday Rotation call is required.