Registered Nurse – Recovery – Worcester

The Registered Nurse will render and promote cost-effective, safe, quality patient care in accordance with hospital standards and policies. The incumbent will further be responsible for assessing, planning, executing, and supervising the implementation of care to meet patient needs. The Registered Nurse is a role model in the delivery of evidence-based care and will actively participate in Clinical Governance. The incumbent will be responsible for direct and/or indirect nursing care of a patient or group of patients.

The incumbent will perform nursing duties in accordance with the South African Nursing Council (SANC), Department of Health (DOH) and National Core standards.

Practices patient care according to his/her Scope of Practice and assumes total responsibility for these activities.

Be active in preparing, controlling, and replenishing stock of the recovery room for the procedure list of the day.

Supports the patient on arrival into the recovery unit.

Monitors a patient’s physiological parameters.

Provides appropriate treatment until the patient has recovered from the effects of the anesthesia and/or surgery.

Assesses the patient in order to ensure they can be discharged back to a ward.

Evaluates the care given during each phase.

Contributes to the holistic care of patients.

Effective risk prevention and management.

Effective communication with patients regarding their care.

The promotion of health and wellbeing.

Practices the principles of infection prevention and all standard precautions.

Promotes and maintains good public relations with patients, relatives and visitors.

Executes all procedures according to hospital standards.

Refers all complaints from patients and doctors to the Facility Manager/shift leader.

Carries out all departmental duties as assigned by the Facility Manager/shift leader

Provides and supervises the delivery of evidence-based nursing care.

Ensures that all patients have an appropriate nursing care plan.

Communicates with Health Care Practitioners regarding any change in health status.

Administers and manages medication in accordance with the Company’s policy.

Ensures the continuity of patient care by providing a thorough handover to the theatre and ward staff.

Checks the emergency trolley, malignant hyperthermia box and defibrillator

Assesses the types of surgery to be performed and the expected number of patients

Checks monitoring equipment and ensures that suctioning is clean and in good working order.

Checks the emergency call system.

Checks that oxygen flow meters are plugged in and in good working order.

Checks that all equipment that may be required is at hand and ready to use

Ensures that airways, face masks, range of endotracheal tubes, laryngoscope with range of clean blades and new batteries, IV cannulas, sharps container, medical waste bags and strapping are available.

Checks emergency resuscitation drugs and records.

Administration

Compliance with documentation policy.

Completes all relevant documentation and reports all abnormalities to the person in charge of the theatre.

Ensures that all documentation is maintained accurately and timeously, reflecting recovery room procedures and care

Leaves recovery room clean and tidy at the end of the day’s lists and disconnects oxygen and suction before going off duty.

Adheres to post-operation orders as handed over by scrub nurse and anesthetist.

Ensures proper and complete handover to the ward staff.

Signs drug checklist and drug registers.

Signs checklist and sticks test strip of defibrillator into the standardised AVL book.

Checks medication fridge temperatures daily and records on the checklist

Checks theatre temperatures and humidity, as well as the medication cupboard /storeroom and…