Job Details: Job Location: OneCore Health - Oklahoma City, OK 73114, Position Type: Full Time, Overall Responsibility: Responsible for organizing the inpatient procedures to assure proper patient admission, correct paperwork to complete clinical admission to the Hospital, along with the achievement of patient outcomes through implementation of a nursing care plan and in accordance with the mission of OneCore Health.
Key tasks and responsibilities (essential functions):
- Prepares for patient admission, care during and patient discharge according to OneCore Health policies and procedures.
- Demonstrates knowledge of drug usage, their actions and side effects, interaction with anesthesia agents and expected patient outcomes.
- Recognizes emergency situation, responds quickly and efficiently following policy and procedure, ACLS, physician orders or emergency plan to prevent adverse patient outcomes.
- Maintains knowledge and adheres to policies/procedure, care standards for pre-operative care.
- Ensures patient meets admit requirements before patient goes for surgery. Provides verbal instructions to family or responsible party during pre-operative period about the whole surgical experience.
- Documents that assessments, interventions and patient outcomes are performed according to policy and procedure and OneCore Health standards.
- Restocks supplies/equipment in area to maintain adequate levels for patient care. Medications are checked for expiration date. Supplies/medications are rotated so that outdates are at a minimum.
- Demonstrates continued competence in assessing, treating, and caring for individuals based upon age-specific needs utilizing a developmental perspective.
- Demonstrates appropriate knowledge and competence of designated skills identified for position.
- Performs appropriate nursing duties during procedures that pertain to pain management using current nursing standards as well as OneCore Health standards.
- Completes all documentation to ensure the availability of accurate and up to date information in accordance with established standards.
- Adheres to established OneCore Health safety requirements and procedures to ensure a safe working environment.
- Demonstrates the importance of continuing education to the performance of OneCore Health responsibilities and growth in profession.
Licensure and Certification:
- Current Registered Nurse Licensure with the State of Oklahoma.
- BLS and ACLS required, if not currently ACLS certified, certification must be obtained within 6 months.
Experience/Education:
- Graduate of an accredited Registered Nurse program.
- Minimum of one-year experience in PACU, Emergency or ICU preferred.
- One-year pre-operative experience in Surgery Hospital or Hospital setting preferred.
Environmental and physical requirements:
- Requires physical ability for long term standing, occasional sitting, crouching, kneeling, frequent walking, reaching with reaching above head and below waist.
- The employee must be able to read, write and speak English fluently, have cognitive skills for math, reading, filing and sterile technique skills.
- Requires communication skills to deal well with employees, patients, families and physicians.
- Vision for near, mid-range, far and accommodation.
- Hearing for low, medium, and high pitch.
- Job risk include exposure to blood and body fluids (high), contact with laser and chemicals, lifting of 30 - 75 pounds, and exposure to infectious disease.