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Delivers professional nursing care in the operative setting to patients undergoing surgical or other invasive procedures.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Work between 2-3 office locations.
- Perform pre-operative and post-operative examinations and documentation.
- Performs scrub functions including the selection and handling of instruments and supplies used during procedure.
- Performs circulating functions including monitoring, recording and communicating patient condition and managing overall nursing care of patient before, during and after procedure.
- Directly assists operating physician with surgical and medical tasks including IV access/phlebotomy, induction-maintenance-emergence from IV Sedation / general anesthesia, hemostasis, suturing and wound exposure as well as patient positioning.
- Prepares operatory and exam rooms and surgical instruments and equipment for use.
- Applies the existing body of evidence-based practice and scientific knowledge in health care to nursing practice, ensuring that nursing care is delivered based on patient’s age-specific needs and clinical needs as described in the practice's Scope of Service.
- As an St Louis South Oral Surgery (or Associated Practice) nurse, I will demonstrate the professional nursing standards defined in the professional practice model. Uses the ANA Code of Ethics for Nurses to guide his/her response to the current and evolving health and nursing needs of our patients and our patient populations.
- Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
EDUCATION:
- Graduate of accredited school of nursing.
- OR Graduate of accredited Paramedic training with current/Active Missouri Paramedic License.
EXPERIENCE:
- None required but Experience favored i.e. ICU, ED, Anesthesia, Ambulance Paramedic.
LOCATIONS:
- South St. Louis County, MO and Festus, MO Locations, Additional Location pending
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
- Constant use of speech to share information through oral communication.
- Constant standing and walking.
- Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.
- Frequent sitting, reaching and keyboard use/data entry.
- Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.
- Frequent use of smell to detect/recognize odors.
- Frequent use of hearing to receive oral communication, distinguish body sounds and/or hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
- Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.
- Occasional lifting/moving of patients.
- Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting, gripping and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
- Occasional driving between multiple office locations.
- Rare crawling and running.
