Registered Nurse - General

About the Role

The Registered Nurse provides assistance to the licensed medical provider in surgical and aesthetic settings, delivering safe, knowledgeable, compassionate, and individualized care to all patients.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a patient advocate during patient exams and treatments.
• Interview patients to obtain medical information and measure vital signs, weight, and height.
• Escort patients to examination, procedure, or operative rooms and prepare them for the physician.
• Record patients' medical history, medications, allergies, vital statistics, and test results in medical records.
• Ensure proper consent forms are obtained prior to preparing a patient for treatment.
• Prepare and administer medications as directed by a physician, following safety protocols (right dose, right patient, right route, right drug, and noting expiration date).
• Collect blood, tissue, or other laboratory specimens, log them, and prepare them for testing.
• Explain perioperative procedures and provide discharge instructions verbally and in writing.
• Prepare the room and patient for surgery, including administering local anesthesia, prepping, and draping the patient.
• Assist the surgeon with surgical instruments and supplies while maintaining aseptic technique during sterile procedures.
• Under surgeon direction, provide prescription information to the patient’s preferred pharmacy.
• Inspect sterile items prior to opening and organize supplies on the sterile field.
• Assist the physician with surgical procedures while maintaining a sterile field.
• Perform suture removals and assess post-operative surgical wounds.
• Monitor the patient’s condition throughout exams, procedures, or surgeries and notify the physician of any distress.
• Clean rooms and medical equipment between patients and at the end of the day.
• Correctly dispose of infectious waste and biohazard materials.
• Schedule patient appointments and change wound dressings.
• Greet patients arriving at the surgery center.
• Contact medical facilities or departments to schedule patient tests and/or admissions.
• Inventory and assess the need for instruments, supplies, and equipment while keeping the room stocked.
• Perform accurate and timely documentation of all procedures.
• Respond to emergency situations based on nursing standards, policies, and protocols, ensuring familiarity with equipment and supplies.
• Assist physicians in medical emergencies for patients, employees, or visitors and ensure proper documentation per facility policy.
• Inventory and order medical emergency supplies monthly and ensure all equipment is in proper working order.
• Adhere to all policies and procedures while supporting a culture of high quality and great customer service.
• Perform other duties as necessary or in the best interest of the organization.