Registered Nurse - PRN

Responsibilities

• Affirms patient’s care plan based on physician’s orders, patient’s needs, and ESCNC Policies and Procedures during intra-operative phase.
• Ensures all documentation is complete and on the patient’s chart for the scheduled procedure.
• Completes Safety Checklist prior to entering the OR, during the procedure, and after the procedure with signature, date, and time.
• Sets up supplies and medications, ensuring equipment is clean, safe, and functional, and completes checklist given to the Facility Manager.
• Reports low stock levels to Clinical Nursing Supervisor or Facility Manager.
• Completes all forms (e.g., labs, tissue, FDA, billing, waiver of liability for visitors) and logs (e.g., tissue, Lens, temperature/humidity) as appropriate.
• Demonstrates ability to pre-op and recover patients as needed based on the staffing pattern for the surgical day.
• Receives brief report from Pre-op RN when the patient is taken to the OR, assists anesthesiologist in transfer of patient to and from OR, brings chart and any supplies needed for the patient after discharge to the PACU, and gives brief report to PACU RN when taking the patient from the OR to PACU.
• Cleans the OR after surgery with the CST and sets up room for the next case before assisting with transfer of the next patient to OR.
• Aids in proper disposal of all needles, sharps, syringes, and other trash; assists with clean-up of O.R. between cases; and at the end of the day, assists in surgery suite preparation for the next day’s cases.

Requirements

• Licensed to practice nursing in the State of CA upon start date.