Registered Nurse - Day Surgery

Odessa Regional Medical Center; Odessa (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Odessa Regional Medical Center seeks a registered nurse to evaluate patients, plan and document nursing care, and assist physicians during examinations and procedures.

The role includes administering medications, promoting patient independence, and teaching patients and families about conditions, medications, and self-care skills. A nursing license and ADN are required, with BSN preferred.

Qualifications

• Promotes patients' independence by establishing patient care goals and teaching patients and families to understand conditions, medications, and self-care skills.
• Familiar with standard concepts, practices, and procedures within a particular field.

Responsibilities

• Evaluates assigned patients and plans, implements and documents nursing care.
• Assists physicians during examinations and procedures.
• Performs various patient tests and administers medications within the scope of practice of the registered nurse.
• Promotes patients' independence by establishing patient care goals and teaching patients and families to understand conditions, medications, and self-care skills.
• Relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals.
• Performs a variety of tasks.
• A wide degree of creativity and latitude is expected.
• Typically reports to a manager or head of a unit/department.

Skills

Nursing care

Medication administration

Patient education

Physician assistance

Education

Associate's degree in Nursing (RN)

BSN preferred

Job description

• Evaluates assigned patients and plans, implements and documents nursing care.
• Assists physicians during examinations and procedures.
• Performs various patient tests and administers medications within the scope of practice of the registered nurse.
• Promotes patients' independence by establishing patient care goals and teaching patients and families to understand conditions, medications, and self-care skills.
• Relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals.
• Performs a variety of tasks.
• A wide degree of creativity and latitude is expected.
• Typically reports to a manager or head of a unit/department.

Job Qualifications:

• Requires an associate's degree and is certified as a registered nurse. Prefer Bachelors degree in Nursing.
• Familiar with standard concepts, practices, and procedures within a particular field.

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