Nurse (Clinical​/ Medical -Surgical

Clinical/Medical-Surgical Nurse Duties

Serve as a Clinical/Medical-Surgical Nurse providing patient-centered care, mentoring staff, and supporting unit quality-improvement initiatives.

Perform comprehensive assessments, detect subtle and critical patient changes, and deliver advanced nursing interventions.

Collaborate with physicians and specialists to adjust care plans, ensuring optimal recovery and patient safety.

Assess patient conditions, recognizing and interpreting serious or rapidly evolving situations.

Set up and operate medical equipment including oxygen masks, ambu bags, IV infusion pumps, wall suction, pleurovacs, cardiovascular monitors, a EKG machines, etc.

Provide ongoing, detailed assessment of patient conditions, reviewing clinical data, noting deviations from norms, and accurately calculating fluid levels and vital signs.

Administer and monitor therapeutic medications, including pain-relief agents, narcotics, and antibiotics, with strong knowledge of correct dosages and potential side effects.

Contribute to hospital-wide committees and initiatives, representing the medical-surgical unit and advocating for improvements in nursing practice.