Ambulatory Surgery RN
Oklahoma City, OK
Access Healthcare
4x10 hrs, Days

Registered Nurse - Surgery Center

Location: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Employment Type: Registered Nurse - Direct Care
Contract Length: 13 weeks

Job Description

Under general supervision, provides nursing care to a variety of patients with health problems ranging from simple to complex.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage care for an assigned group of patients.
• Document patient responses to nursing interventions and prescribed treatments; note changes in physician orders.
• Assist physicians with patient examinations and minor diagnostic procedures.
• Obtain and monitor physiological data; observe patient conditions and intervene as needed.
• Administer medications, initiate and monitor IV infusions and blood products.
• Deliver competent patient care.
• Communicate care plans with patients and families during hospitalization and at discharge.
• Inform patients and families about hospital procedures.
• Make referrals regarding patient care needs to appropriate personnel.
• Delegate tasks to support staff.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Valid Registered Nurse (RN) license in Oklahoma
• Associate of Science in Nursing or Associate Degree in Nursing from an accredited program
• Minimum 2 years of nursing experience, including at least 2 years in Ambulatory Care
• Ambulatory Care experience within the last year
• Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) experience, including ability to recover phase 1 PACU patients
• Current Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification
• Current Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification
• Excellent IV skills
• Ability to instill prescribed pupil-dilating drops