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Form of workPOSITION SUMMARY:
The Vein and Vascular RN is responsible for managing the care of the adult patients scheduled or Vein and Vascular surgical procedures in an outpatient surgical setting. The Registered Nurse is a multifunctional role and responsible for assisting the surgical providers during procedures and care for patients before, during and post procedures. The Registered Nurse also provides support to the outpatient clinic. Registered nurse delivers patient care in a manner that is appropriate to the demographics and/ or specific needs of the patient population served whose Vein and Vascular needs range from basic to complex.
PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Job Responsibilities
• Oversee pre-surgical procedures for the patient.
• Meet with patient's relatives or care supporters regarding the procedures to be performed on the patient.
• Oversee pre-surgical procedures for the patient
• Meet with patient's relatives regarding the procedures to be performed on the patient
• Explain the procedure to the patient before starting it
• Inform patients about estimated recovery time
• Sterilize surgical tools before and after the procedure
• Set up the tools required for the surgical procedure before it begins
• Make all necessary preparation in the procedure room before the surgical procedure begins
• Assist other surgical team members in putting on their gears, like masks, gloves and sterile gowns
• Prepare and also properly clean the site where incision is to be made on the patient
• Works directly with the surgeon within the sterile field by passing instruments, sponges, and other items needed during the surgicalprocedure.
• Convey the patient to the recovery room after the surgical procedure
• Monitor the patient in the recovery area continuously monitoring the patient till he/she gets discharged.
• Conducts an individualized patient assessment, prioritizing the data collection based patient's immediate condition or needs within timeframe specified by client facility's policies, procedures or protocols.
• Develops plan of care that is individualized for the adult or elderly patient reflecting collaboration with other members of the healthcare team.
• Performs appropriate treatments as ordered by physician in an accurate and timely manner.
• Performs therapeutic nursing interventions as established by individualized plan of care. • Provides individualized patient/family education customized to the adult or elderly patient and his/her family.
• Documents patient assessment findings, physical/psychosocial responses to nursing intervention and progress towards problem resolution.
• Initiates emergency resuscitative measures according to adult resuscitation protocols.
• Maintains confidentiality in matters related to patient, family and client facility staff.
• Provides care in a non-judgmental, non-discriminatory manner.
• Maintains current competency in adult medical surgical nursing.
• Acts as a resource to others in developing and implementing plan of care.
• They work alongside surgicalteams to make sure that patients are receiving the best possible care, and serve as liaisons between the surgical team and the patients' families.
• Ability to work in a high-pressure environment that requires them to think quickly and remain calm even in a crisis.
• Performs telephone triage appropriately assessing signs and symptoms, potential risk for complications and necessity of immediate interventions.
• Develops an individualized approach to deliver nursing care to the patient and family, including age-specific developmental needs and incorporating their input and preferences whenever possible.
• Promote positive customer relations.
• Participates constructively in staff meetings.
• Participates in and supports Quality Management.
• Conforms to the organization attendance requirements.
• Demonstrates behaviors which promote communication and collaboration.
• Utilizes the self-evaluation process for professional growth.
• Identified self needs then increases skills and knowledge.
• Attends mandatory in-services.
• Participates in department projects/committees.
• Accepts constructive feedback and imitates appropriate action to correct the situation.
Secondary Functions:
1. Identifies needs for innovative nursing practices.
2. Identifies needs for new or revised policies, procedures, guidelines, etc.
3. Participates as an active member in a department and/or organization committee.
4. Functions as a preceptor for new staff as needed and as assigned
5. Participates in appropriate role in disasters, fire drills, fires and other emergency situations.
6. Exercises care in the operation and use of equipment and reference materials. Performs routine cleaning and preventative maintenance to ensure continued functioning of equipment. Maintains work areas in a clean, safe and organized manner.
7. Performs similar or related duties as assigned or directed.
8. Coordination and scheduling of medical assistants as dictated by daily schedule and duties.
9. Assists in coordinating and arranging MD scheduling for office and procedural duties.
10. Liaison between clinical staff and other departments of Catholic Medical Center.
11. Performs patient assessment using set diagnostic categories, reviewing with MD. This may be in the form of blood pressure evaluations or review of other cardiovascular problems.
12. Assists MD when so requested.
13. Keeps abreast of medication changes and reactions and obtains information from pharmaceutical companies when necessary.
14. Refills prescriptions.
15. Assists and participates in Marketing Ventures.
16. Acts as liaison between patients and other health care providers (VNA, dentists, other MD's).
17. Acts as resource person for other health care providers who have interactions with patients. (
18. Performs or assists with the diagnostic testing of patients.
19. Participates in staff education.
20. Acts as resource person for medical assistants and clinical related areas.
21. Keeps inventory of needed supplies, reporting needs to supervisor.
22. Keeps equipment clean and reports any malfunction to supervisor.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES
Individuals must possess the following knowledge, skills and abilities or be able to explain and demonstrate that the individual can perform the essential functions of the job, with or without reasonable accommodation, using some other combination of skills and abilities and to possess the necessary physical requirements, with or without the aid of mechanical devices to safely perform the essential functions of the job:
1. Ability to deliver patient care in a manner that is appropriate to the demographics and/ or specific needs of the patient population served by the hospital.
2. Demonstrates proficiency in assessing, responding and adapting treatment of care to meet the needs of the patient population served by the hospital.
3. Ability to perform computer entry including: ordering, ADT, and charging functions independently or in collaboration with the department coordinator.
4. Ability to wear protective clothing such as gown, mask, glove, head cover, lead apron, safety glasses and/or safety shoes.
5. Ability to perform job alone following standard practices and any of several procedures as defined by the American Nurses Association's Nursing Scope and Standards of Practice and the NH State Board of Nursing, but refer questionable cases when they arise out of standard practice.
6. Ability to exert up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
7. Requires the ability to utilize and navigate electronic clinical documentation system in order to enter patient data.
8. Basic computer keyboarding and data entry skills required.
WORK SCHEDULE:
• Work schedule may include 8-12 hours per day based on departmental needs. Personnel may be expected to cover for patient care needs by rotating or extending shift. Nursing personnel are assigned to one area upon employment, but may be required to assume assignments in other areas to meet patient needs.
• Participates in call rotation.
Qualifications
QUALIFICATIONS:
Education:
• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing
• Current licensure in good standing in the state of practice.
• BSN strongly preferred.
• Specialty certification strongly preferred.
Experience:
• Minimum of 2 years of nursing experience related to specialty area.
• Surgical and or critical care experience strongly favored.
• Ability to work in a high pressure fast paced environment.
• Current New Hampshire RN license. Ability to learn and adapt. Ability to direct others. Requires clinical, organizational, communication, and team building skills. Critical care nursing, knowledge of administration of conscious sedation and/or strong medical-surgical clinical background is desired. Demonstrates knowledge of normal and abnormal cardiac rhythms. Initiates and maintains intravenous therapy.
Licensure / Certification:
• Current registration in the State of NH as a Registered Nurse.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification required.
• Certifications per unit requirements: Refer to Education, Credentialing and Certification Policy.
The Vein and Vascular RN is responsible for managing the care of the adult patients scheduled or Vein and Vascular surgical procedures in an outpatient surgical setting. The Registered Nurse is a multifunctional role and responsible for assisting the surgical providers during procedures and care for patients before, during and post procedures. The Registered Nurse also provides support to the outpatient clinic. Registered nurse delivers patient care in a manner that is appropriate to the demographics and/ or specific needs of the patient population served whose Vein and Vascular needs range from basic to complex.
PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Job Responsibilities
• Oversee pre-surgical procedures for the patient.
• Meet with patient's relatives or care supporters regarding the procedures to be performed on the patient.
• Oversee pre-surgical procedures for the patient
• Meet with patient's relatives regarding the procedures to be performed on the patient
• Explain the procedure to the patient before starting it
• Inform patients about estimated recovery time
• Sterilize surgical tools before and after the procedure
• Set up the tools required for the surgical procedure before it begins
• Make all necessary preparation in the procedure room before the surgical procedure begins
• Assist other surgical team members in putting on their gears, like masks, gloves and sterile gowns
• Prepare and also properly clean the site where incision is to be made on the patient
• Works directly with the surgeon within the sterile field by passing instruments, sponges, and other items needed during the surgicalprocedure.
• Convey the patient to the recovery room after the surgical procedure
• Monitor the patient in the recovery area continuously monitoring the patient till he/she gets discharged.
• Conducts an individualized patient assessment, prioritizing the data collection based patient's immediate condition or needs within timeframe specified by client facility's policies, procedures or protocols.
• Develops plan of care that is individualized for the adult or elderly patient reflecting collaboration with other members of the healthcare team.
• Performs appropriate treatments as ordered by physician in an accurate and timely manner.
• Performs therapeutic nursing interventions as established by individualized plan of care. • Provides individualized patient/family education customized to the adult or elderly patient and his/her family.
• Documents patient assessment findings, physical/psychosocial responses to nursing intervention and progress towards problem resolution.
• Initiates emergency resuscitative measures according to adult resuscitation protocols.
• Maintains confidentiality in matters related to patient, family and client facility staff.
• Provides care in a non-judgmental, non-discriminatory manner.
• Maintains current competency in adult medical surgical nursing.
• Acts as a resource to others in developing and implementing plan of care.
• They work alongside surgicalteams to make sure that patients are receiving the best possible care, and serve as liaisons between the surgical team and the patients' families.
• Ability to work in a high-pressure environment that requires them to think quickly and remain calm even in a crisis.
• Performs telephone triage appropriately assessing signs and symptoms, potential risk for complications and necessity of immediate interventions.
• Develops an individualized approach to deliver nursing care to the patient and family, including age-specific developmental needs and incorporating their input and preferences whenever possible.
• Promote positive customer relations.
• Participates constructively in staff meetings.
• Participates in and supports Quality Management.
• Conforms to the organization attendance requirements.
• Demonstrates behaviors which promote communication and collaboration.
• Utilizes the self-evaluation process for professional growth.
• Identified self needs then increases skills and knowledge.
• Attends mandatory in-services.
• Participates in department projects/committees.
• Accepts constructive feedback and imitates appropriate action to correct the situation.
Secondary Functions:
1. Identifies needs for innovative nursing practices.
2. Identifies needs for new or revised policies, procedures, guidelines, etc.
3. Participates as an active member in a department and/or organization committee.
4. Functions as a preceptor for new staff as needed and as assigned
5. Participates in appropriate role in disasters, fire drills, fires and other emergency situations.
6. Exercises care in the operation and use of equipment and reference materials. Performs routine cleaning and preventative maintenance to ensure continued functioning of equipment. Maintains work areas in a clean, safe and organized manner.
7. Performs similar or related duties as assigned or directed.
8. Coordination and scheduling of medical assistants as dictated by daily schedule and duties.
9. Assists in coordinating and arranging MD scheduling for office and procedural duties.
10. Liaison between clinical staff and other departments of Catholic Medical Center.
11. Performs patient assessment using set diagnostic categories, reviewing with MD. This may be in the form of blood pressure evaluations or review of other cardiovascular problems.
12. Assists MD when so requested.
13. Keeps abreast of medication changes and reactions and obtains information from pharmaceutical companies when necessary.
14. Refills prescriptions.
15. Assists and participates in Marketing Ventures.
16. Acts as liaison between patients and other health care providers (VNA, dentists, other MD's).
17. Acts as resource person for other health care providers who have interactions with patients. (
18. Performs or assists with the diagnostic testing of patients.
19. Participates in staff education.
20. Acts as resource person for medical assistants and clinical related areas.
21. Keeps inventory of needed supplies, reporting needs to supervisor.
22. Keeps equipment clean and reports any malfunction to supervisor.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES
Individuals must possess the following knowledge, skills and abilities or be able to explain and demonstrate that the individual can perform the essential functions of the job, with or without reasonable accommodation, using some other combination of skills and abilities and to possess the necessary physical requirements, with or without the aid of mechanical devices to safely perform the essential functions of the job:
1. Ability to deliver patient care in a manner that is appropriate to the demographics and/ or specific needs of the patient population served by the hospital.
2. Demonstrates proficiency in assessing, responding and adapting treatment of care to meet the needs of the patient population served by the hospital.
3. Ability to perform computer entry including: ordering, ADT, and charging functions independently or in collaboration with the department coordinator.
4. Ability to wear protective clothing such as gown, mask, glove, head cover, lead apron, safety glasses and/or safety shoes.
5. Ability to perform job alone following standard practices and any of several procedures as defined by the American Nurses Association's Nursing Scope and Standards of Practice and the NH State Board of Nursing, but refer questionable cases when they arise out of standard practice.
6. Ability to exert up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
7. Requires the ability to utilize and navigate electronic clinical documentation system in order to enter patient data.
8. Basic computer keyboarding and data entry skills required.
WORK SCHEDULE:
• Work schedule may include 8-12 hours per day based on departmental needs. Personnel may be expected to cover for patient care needs by rotating or extending shift. Nursing personnel are assigned to one area upon employment, but may be required to assume assignments in other areas to meet patient needs.
• Participates in call rotation.
Qualifications
QUALIFICATIONS:
Education:
• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing
• Current licensure in good standing in the state of practice.
• BSN strongly preferred.
• Specialty certification strongly preferred.
Experience:
• Minimum of 2 years of nursing experience related to specialty area.
• Surgical and or critical care experience strongly favored.
• Ability to work in a high pressure fast paced environment.
• Current New Hampshire RN license. Ability to learn and adapt. Ability to direct others. Requires clinical, organizational, communication, and team building skills. Critical care nursing, knowledge of administration of conscious sedation and/or strong medical-surgical clinical background is desired. Demonstrates knowledge of normal and abnormal cardiac rhythms. Initiates and maintains intravenous therapy.
Licensure / Certification:
• Current registration in the State of NH as a Registered Nurse.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification required.
• Certifications per unit requirements: Refer to Education, Credentialing and Certification Policy.
