CVOR RN

Unit: OPERATING ROOM • CVOR RN Job Summary: Perform direct patient care within the scope of the Registered Nurse Practice Act, with emphasis on the Peri-operative Patients/Surgical Services-Use therapeutic communication in daily practice-Maintain a safe and therapeutic OR and pre-surgical area environment-Implement and direct care, using the nursing process with emphasis on the needs of individual OR patients-Evaluate the effectiveness of the nursing process-Provide emotional support of the patient and significant others to make informed choices regarding health care-Delegate tasks to the appropriate caregiver-Participate in Surgical Services specific initiatives and process improvement-Promote a supportive OR environment-Provide supervision of new employees, patient care assistants, vocational nurses, nurse technicians, student nurses and/or nurse externs-Maintain high quality (age specific) care for adolescent, adult and geriatric patients as assigned-Support the mission, vision and values of the organization-Provides pre and post-surgical care of patients ranging from infant to geriatrics who will have (or have had) general anesthesia, epidural/spinal anesthesia and IV sedation-Monitors all patients for airway and pain management'-Proficient in interpretation of EKG changes, lab values and hemodynamic monitoring-Provides care to patients receiving high-risk intravenous therapies and blood components-Performs direct patient care in the peri-operative patient with duties related in developing a surgical plan of care throughout the continuum-Following competency verification, may perform and monitor conscious sedation and blood/blood products administration-Propose the plan of care for pre and post-operative/pre and post procedure patient-Provides supervision for Patient Care Assistant, LVN, Nurse Techs, student nurses and nurse externs Requirements:-Graduate of approved school of nursing. • Must not have allowed one year to lapse since graduation without employment. • 1 yr Surgical CV experience required min.-Registered with the State of Texas-BLS certification-BSN preferred All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.