RN Surgery - Full-Time - Terre Haute Regional Hospital - Terre Haute, IN

Behavioral characteristics:
· Must display effective communication skills with all co-workers, physicians, patients and their families, be mentally alert, dependable, and conscientious, tactful, flexible and cooperative
· Possess integrity/honesty, use good, safe judgment and show initiative and compassion
· Maintain physical and mental health
· Have ability to function well in stressful situations

Position responsibilities:

• Follow HIPPA rules and regulations

• Provides age and culturally appropriate patient care


• Instructs and educates patients and their families


• Orients and mentors new staff members and students


• Follows Infection control and standard precautions


• Uses PPE


• Follows surgical attire dress code and traffic patterns


• Assesses and assists with patient’s discharge planning needs with appropriate healthcare team


• Monitors, records, communicates and updates appropriately the patient condition to healthcare team


• Documents care in Meditech


• Review and confirm consent, H&P, results of lab tests are on chart prior to patient procedure being performed


• Have proper equipment and/or implants for OR set up


• Performs “Time Out” and Side/Site verification


• Performs SCIP measures


• Performs initial and on-going patient assessment according to accepted standards of nursing practice


• Assesses, plans, and evaluates patient care needs


• Carries out and/or clarifies ambiguous Physician orders and documents same


• Administers prescribed medications, and treatments and documents same


• Assists anesthesia provider with induction, intubation, extubation, line insertion


• Assists with flow of surgery schedule


• Assumes charge nurse duties as needed

Essential educational/licensure, skills and experience:
· Current State of Indiana Registered Nurse License
· Current certification in Basic Life Support

• Must be ACLS Certified within (nine) months of employment

· Demonstrated proficiency in basic nursing skills including phlebotomy
· Acquired knowledge and skills to give age appropriate care in the surgical patient care settings
· Critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and ability to work with minimal supervision in a fast paced environment
· Certifications: BLS, ACLS, and RN must be maintained throughout employment with Terre Haute Regional Hospital