Staff Nurse, OR - Neurosurgery

Job Description

• Completes timely patient admission and ongoing assessments, plans, and updates plan of care based on individual patient needs
• Provides direct care and evaluates outcomes, incorporating principles of family-centered care
• Monitors and documents patients’ condition and effectiveness of care and interventions
• Assesses the educational needs of patients and significant others considering cultural needs and other special concerns
• Provides teaching and educational material to the patient and/or significant as appropriate
• Validates and documents patient and family understanding of teaching
• Administers prescribed medications by approved policies and protocols, utilizing barcode scanning
• Carries out prescribed treatments by approved policies, protocols, and educational material procedures
• Use the knowledge of one’s role and the roles of other professions to appropriately assess and address the healthcare needs of the patients and populations served
• Demonstrates commitment to providing evidence-based practice care by:
• adhering to protocols for the care of patient populations in which assigned,
• reporting needed changes in practice supported by evidence,
• and participating in evaluating patient outcomes utilizing evidence
• Delegates appropriate components of the nursing care plan to other members of the nursing team
• Maintains confidentiality regarding patient and family information by promoting professional interdisciplinary communication
• Respects Patient Rights and demonstrate behaviors of a Patient’ First Philosophy
• Incorporates the CCAD Professional Practice model and patient safety principles into clinical practice
• Reports errors and near-misses
• Responsible for completing charge capture education and in-service training for their Institute within CCAD. When charges are not captured automatically the nurse will complete within Epic in real time, Perioperative Services within 24 business hours