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JOB SUMMARY: Responsible for the delivery of safe, effective, and quality patient-family centered care in the OR and other areas of perioperative services for all patient populations.

SPECIFIC JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Assesses patients at intervals as stated in policies and procedures.Develops and implements an individualized patient plan of care by: Protecting the patient from injury caused by extraneous objects and chemical, electrical, laser, mechanical, and thermal sources.Performing accounting procedures to protect the patient from unintended retained surgical items.Performing interventions necessary to ensure that the patients procedure is performed on the correct site, side, and level.Managing the patients specimens according to organizational policy and procedures.Communicating the patients status to relevant parties throughout the continuum of care.Administering medications safely and correctly.Performing interventions to maintain the patients wound and tissue perfusion at or above baseline levels.Performing interventions to maintain the status of the patients genitourinary, gastrointestinal, musculoskeletal, endocrine, respiratory, cardiovascular, and neurological systems and fluid, electrolyte, and acid-base balances at or above baseline levels.Performing interventions to ensure the patient is at or returned to normothermia at the conclusion of the immediate postoperative period.Performing interventions to protect the patient from surgical site infection.Assessing the knowledge level of the patient or designated support person.Providing education regarding the expected psychosocial response, nutritional management, medication management, pain management, wound management, and expected responses to the operative or invasive procedure.Involving the patient or designated support person actively in decisions affecting his or her perioperative plan of care and the rehabilitation process.Protecting the patients rights, dignity, and privacy.Providing age-specific, culturally competent, ethical care within legal standards of practice; andProviding consistent and comparable care regardless of the setting.

Evaluates the patients progress toward attaining outcomes.Transfers care as applicable.Delegates tasks according to the state Nurse Practice Act and job descriptions.Documents nursing care accurately, completely, and legibly.Collaborates effectively with other disciplines as applicable.Participates in quality review and performance improvement projects.Participates in the performance appraisal process.Uses problem-solving and conflict resolution skills to foster effective work relationships with team members.Acts as a patient advocate and maintain privacy and confidentiality of individuals and health information.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY: N/A EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION, LICENSURE, REGISTRATION: Graduate from an accredited school of nursing.

Associates degree or equivalent from two-year college program or technical school or nursing ...