ASC RN FA at OSS Health

QUALIFICATIONS AND EDUCATION:

· Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.

· Currently licensed to practice professional nursing in the state of Pennsylvania and familiar with the Pennsylvania State Nurse Practice Act.

· RNFA education required.

· BLS certification.

· ACLS certification or ability to achieve within one year.

· PALS certification or ability to achieve within one year.

· Must have at least (2) years’ experience as an RN. Previous experience in the OR arena required.

· Able to effectively and efficiently make use of time and resources.

· Must be able to plan and organize work.

· Physically and emotionally capable of performing position responsibilities. Manual dexterity is a must.

· Computer literacy a must

· Have professional and effective communication skills and be able to promote effective communication at all levels.

· Assumes responsibility for own personal continuing education and developmental needs.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

· Take on the most difficult of tasks.

· May help to train newly hired staff.

· Supervises and directs patient care in an individual operating room.

o Ensures that proper techniques and practices are used according to accepted standards of practice.

o Supervises other personnel in the room and directs or assists as necessary.

· Performs scrub duties as necessary and/or to keep current with skills.

o Sets up and maintains the surgical field

o Assists the surgeon by passing instruments during operations.

o Performs all indicated surgical counts.

o Anticipates needs of operative team and delivers necessary instruments and supplies quickly and efficiently.

o Demonstrates knowledge of accurate methods of sterilization and maintains an aseptic controlled environment.

o Transports patients and assists with transferring patients from stretcher to table and vice versa.

o Assists with lifting and positioning patient.

· Performs all circulating duties with efficiency and speed.

o Supervises and assists scrub nurse as necessary.

o Positions patient, prepares operative area, and adjusts table to proper position according to standard policies.

o Has all supplies and equipment in room and provides to team as necessary.

o Opens all sterile packs and supplies according to aseptic technique.

o Assists surgeons, anesthesiologists, and other personnel as needed to ensure good patient care.

o Maintains count on sponges, needles and instruments to ensure no loss of items according to current policy.

o Observes patient for changes in condition.

o Reviews surgeon’s preference cards for desired medications and verifies same with surgeon.

o Ensuring all medications are administered and charted according to established policies and procedures.

o Identifies and records patient’s response to medication when necessary.

o Cares for specimens and cultures as directed by policy and procedure.

o Provides orderly progression of schedule by sending for following patients at proper times and notifying charge personnel of any changes.

o Accompany patients to post-op and reports to nurse on patients, procedures, and special happenings to ensure continuity of care.

· Assists in control and maintenance of supplies and equipment.

· Will participate in staying late when surgeries run beyond scheduled day.

· Reports unusual occurrences to the manager or designee.

· Contributes to the efficient and productive operations of the Operating Room.

· Performs such assisting duties as deemed appropriate by the physician and under his/her direct supervision