Registered Nurse (Part-time)

Responsibilities

• Applies the nursing process in provision of patient care: identify patient needs, formulate a plan, provide care & treatment and evaluate the patient’s response in a timely fashion.
• Provides patients and their family members or caretakers with information for pre and post-operative education. Including home recovery and any restrictions on diet or activity.
• Interacts with physicians and other staff in providing care to the patient.
• Completes accurate charting and records in electronic medical record system.
• Transports and assists patients as needed.
• Handles protected health information in accordance with HIPAA guidelines.
• Participates in Quality Improvement Program and initiatives; including but not limited to Radiation Safety.
• Performs other department related duties as assigned.

Preoperative

• Assists in positioning, responding to comfort/safety of patient.
• Takes and monitors patients’ vital signs.
• Ensures that operating on correct patient and the correct procedure is being performed.
• Provides basic, bedside care.

Intraoperative

• Circulating Duties only.
• Maintains a sterile environment.
• Sets up and opens sterile supplies in the procedure room.
• Auxiliary Duties only.
• Pulls femoral sheaths and permacaths.
• Maintains sterility of the surgical field.
• Assists in pulling femoral sheaths and permacaths.
• Maintains a sterile environment.
• Monitors patient during procedures (May scrub in and assist surgeon).
• Operates all equipment necessary for patient care (e.g., Oxygen tank, surgical instruments, autoclave, cardiac monitors).
• Handles patient documentation.
• Inventories all items both pre and post-surgery.

Postoperative

• Frequently check PACU patients, monitoring their vital signs and other post-surgical factors.
• Assess recovering moderate sedation patient utilizing the Aldrete Score to assess the patient for a safe discharge.
• Review each patient’s medical history, taking note of important information.
• Perform post-operative tasks, such as changing bandages and giving patients medications.
• Determine if patients are ready to leave the facility or if they need more specialized care.
• Assess if the patient has an accompaniment for discharge to home or is the patient fully independent and assessed to care for self at home.

Qualifications

• Minimum three to five years nursing experience, preferably in a vascular surgery practice.
• Knowledge of sterile/aseptic technique.
• Competency in Radiation Safety.
• Strong patient focus and customer service skills.
• Excellent communication skills.

Skills

• Knowledge of sterile/aseptic technique.
• Competency in Radiation Safety.
• Strong patient focus and customer service skills.
• Excellent communication skills.

Education

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
• Current NJ license as a Registered Nurse.
• BLS and ACLS certification.