Senior OR Nurse – KADISCO General Hospital Vacancy Announcement

Occupational Summary:

• Independently plan and provide professional nursing care for patients in accordance with physician orders and established policies and procedures.
• Provide nursing and counseling services to patients and families in accordance with the KADISCO General Hospital policy.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities:

• Plan, provide, supervise and document professional nursing care utilizing the nursing process for patients in accordance with physician orders and established policies and procedures.
• Use professional nursing judgment to individualize the plan of care based on assessment of the patient’s baseline needs and response to care.
• Delegate tasks and supervise the activities of other staff as need.
• Ability to assess nursing needs of acute and chronically ill patients and their families.
• Be able to independently seek out resources and work collaboratively.
• Be able to establish and maintain effective working relationships.
• Be able to communicate clearly with patients, families, visitors, healthcare team, physicians, administrators, leadership and other.
• Be able to teach patients and families in accordance with the nursing plan of care.
• Be able to use sensory and cognitive functions to process and prioritize information, treatment, and follow-up.
• Be able to use fine motor skills Competent in BLS and/or other specialized life support requirements designated by work area.
• Able to record activities, document assessments, plan of care, interventions, evaluation and re-evaluation of patient status.
• Be able to navigate the entity to provide clinical care for patient.
• Able to remain focused and organized Working knowledge of procedures and techniques involved in administering routine and special treatments to patients.
• Working knowledge of infection control procedures and safety precautions.
• Assist other nursing personnel in the delivery of nursing care and act as team leader or charge nurse for a group of patients or an entire unit as assigned.
• Monitor and initiate corrective action to maintain the environment of care including equipment and material resources.
• Participate in own professional development by maintaining required competencies, identifying learning needs and seeking appropriate assistance or educational offerings.
• Participate in the formal evaluation process of peers and other care providers.
• Participate in training/research when conducted in the hospital.
• Maintain client confidentiality.
• Avail and control drugs, and medical equipment’s and other consumables (from pharmacy store) necessary for a given section for a specific period.
• Make sure that critical patients, drugs, medical equipment’s and other relevant things are handed over to the in-coming nurse on your departure from duty.
• prepare the necessary surgical equipment’s prior to any procedures based on the theater schedule
• Maintain aseptic techniques and make sure that surgical sets are sterile and dry before use.
• Clean, count and pack all used surgical instrument sets and return to CSD.
• Assist the surgeon before, during and after any operations
• Perform all other related activities when need arise or on demand.