Job Description
Description
Under the general supervision of the Clinical Coordinator and Director of Surgical Services, is responsible for the delivery of safe, effective and quality patient/family centered care in Surgical Services.
Clinical Competency:
- Assesses patients at intervals and communicates current status through the continuum of care
- Protects patient from injury caused by chemical, electrical, positioning, heat and/or extraneous objects
- Performs count procedure to protect patient from unintended retained foreign objects
- Performs time out procedure for every patient to ensure correct side, site and level prior to procedure
- Manages patient specimen according to hospital policy
- Administers medications appropriately - Performs interventions to maintain body systems, fluid, electrolyte, and acid-base balances, wound and tissue perfusion at or above baseline - Performs interventions to ens...