Registered Nurse - Plastics

Job Details:

Job Location:

Overland Park-135th - Overland Park, KS 66223
Position Type:
Seasonal
Salary Range: $28.00 - $33.00 Hourly
Job Category:
Health Care

Registered Nurse who provides prescribed medical treatment and personal care services to patients in clinic with a focus on surgical procedures. Additional responsibilities to include Nurse Visits and injectable procedures under the clinical supervision of a licensed medical provider; assists in examination and treatment of patients under direction of Physician by performing the following duties:

• Ensures that all patients charts have been prepped prior to the visit
• Interviews patients, takes patients' history, and records all information on patients' charts.
• Explains procedures and treatments to patient to gain cooperation, understanding, and allay apprehension. Maintains awareness of comfort and safety needs of patient.
• Initiates a patient education plan according to the individualized needs of the patient, as prescribed by provider, including patient and family instruction, includes verbal care instructions, pamphlets, instruction sheets, etc.
• Responds to patients’ telephone calls and gives instructions from provider, documents all telephone calls with patients in chart.
• Accurately records all pertinent information in patients' chart timely
• Responds to emergency situations based upon nursing standards, policies, procedures, and protocol by having knowledge of equipment and supplies and is familiar with their location
• Mentains examination and surgical suite(s), cleans rooms after each patient, and sterilizes equipment.
• Inventories all medical supplies, maintains appropriate supply inventory in examination and surgical suite(s), stocks examination rooms and surgical suite(s) with all needed equipment and supplies.
• Maintains solutions by expiration date, restocks examination room(s) and surgical suite(s) with solutions.
• Adheres to all OSHA regulations and universal precautions, including waste and sharps disposal. Maintains knowledge of OSHA regulations and use of universal precautions as appropriate
• Adheres to all safety policies and procedures in performing job duties and responsibilities while supporting a culture of high quality and great customer service.
• Performs other duties that may be necessary or in the best interest of the organization.

• Serve as a patient advocate during patient exam and treatment
• Ensure proper consent forms are obtained prior to preparing a patient for treatment
• Prepare and administer medications as directed by a physician following safety protocol of right dose, right patient, right route, right drug and noting expiration date
• Remains present in the OR with the patient until recovery and discharge guidelines have been met - see corresponding policies
• Properly identify the patient and cross check it with the chart and name band
• Operative consent obtained
• Photo consent obtained
• Vital signs obtained
• Administer medications as directed by physician
• Proper documentation of any controlled substances
• Prepare the surgical site
• Placement of sterile drapes
• Assists provider(s) as needed with patient care, including physical exam/surgery; hands instruments and materials to doctor as directed.
• Sets up examination rooms and surgical suite(s) for appropriate procedures, assembles and uses such equipment as electrocautery, lasers, and other equipment as needed.
• Inspects sterile items prior to opening and lay supplies out on sterile field in an organized manner
• Dresses wounds as instructed by provider.
• Draws up medications that are to be used on sterile field following safety protocol of right dose, right patient, right route, expiration date – done in…