Registered Nurse - Ambulatory Surgery

Responsibilities and Duties:

• Ability to maintain confidentiality; and both a high standard of courtesy and cooperation in dealing with co-workers, patients, and visitors, and satisfactory job performance.
• Adheres to Community Memorial’s Mission, values and standards of behavior.
• Is prompt and efficient with minimal absences.
• Carries out nursing interventions safely and accurately utilizing knowledge, judgment, and skill to implement physicians’ orders and the nursing plan of care.
• Demonstrates effective communication skills.
• Works independently with limited direct supervision using policies, nursing standards and professional judgment.
• Prioritizes workloads in work areas in coordination with team members and OR Nurse Manager.
• Administers medications and intravenous solutions skillfully and correctly.
• Coordinates patient schedules.
• Effectively coordinates and assumes job responsibilities of team members during absences.
• Arranges to have needed supplies and equipment on hand.
• Creates a working climate that provides growth and job satisfaction of team members.
• Performs documentation in the nursing unit and in the patient’s record accurately, concisely and in a timely manner.
• Supports and enforces infection control policies and procedures.
• Initiate and maintain IV and Venous Access Ports (VAP) according to Hospital policies. Assist with lab draws as needed. Ability to operate IV pumps. Apply and maintain Wound Vac Pumps and dressing changes. Assist with minor procedures in the procedure room with providers. Assist in Surgery with Admission and Discharge when needed.
• Ability to operate all equipment and perform all procedures in nursing department. Demonstrates knowledge, abilities and skills required to perform a wide variety of nursing functions. Mathematical ability necessary to compute drug dosages accurately. Completion of unit specific competencies as scheduled. Competencies will be a minimum of annually.
• In addition to the functions described above, this role may include other responsibilities and duties as assigned on occasion, based upon Community Memorial Hospital needs or requirements.

Job Requirements:

• A valid NYS Nursing License.
• Graduate of an Accredited School of Nursing.
• Outstanding organizational ability.
• A great team player with excellent communication skills.
• Even-tempered with emotional and physical stamina.
• Experience in Cardiac Procedures
• At least one year of Ambulatory Surgery experience preferred.
• Preferred experience with high-acuity orthopedic procedures, Endoscopy procedures, Transfusions, and dressing changes.
• Current BLS, ACLS and PALS certifications.