Registered Nurse (RN)

The Registered Nurse (RN) position at Associated Anesthesiologists, PC is to primarily assist in pre-operative evaluations.

Educational Criteria:

Applicants for scope of services as a Registered Nurse must comply with the following:

· Is a graduate of an accredited school of professional nursing; holds a current valid license or temporary license to practice nursing in the State of Nebraska.

· Demonstrates ongoing education as a Registered Nurse by attending or reviewing accredited nursing education hours as dictated by the State of Nebraska licensing laws.

Duties/Patient Care Scope of Services/Essential Functions:

Individual scope of services may include, but is not limited to, the following:

· Obtains adequate health history according to patient status. This includes reviewing all medical records and contacting other providers/facilities to obtain current and pertinent patient information.

· Consults with anesthesia provider to order correct pre-operative diagnostic and lab tests prior to surgical case.

· Communicate to anesthesia provider the potential medical implications of the patient’s airway, cardiovascular, neurological, pulmonary, and renal systems.

· Interacts and communicates with the patient in a manner that builds patient trust and confidence, and relays information to patient when directed to do so.

· Keeps records accurately and legibly, understands and adheres to the AAPC Compliance plan.

· Interacts and communicates professionally with hospital/facility staff regarding various patient issues.

· Promotes overall efficiency of the Operating Room.

· Attendance, Punctuality, and Reliability – Regular attendance, punctuality, and reliability are all necessary traits of someone in this position as the individual must work interactively with multiple people within AAPC, patients, and outside service providers to timely complete tasks that are often time-sensitive.

· Professionalism – Registered Nurses are expected to dress professionally, communicate well, and operate in an organized, accurate, and timely manner.

· Performs all other duties assigned by physicians or the Board of Directors either orally or in writing.

· All employees have a responsibility to follow the code of conduct and follow all rules and regulations applicable to the organization.

Physical/Intellectual/Emotional/Mental Demands:

The physical, intellectual, emotional, and mental demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee is regularly required to walk, sit, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move more than 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and ability to adjust focus. The employee is regularly required to use a computer, phone, and other electronic devices, must be able to input data, and must be able to read, interpret, and analyze large quantities of guidance documents, data, and information efficiently.

The employee must consistently possess the physical, intellectual, and emotional capability to render care in difficult and stressful circumstances in which the life and well-being of the patient depends upon the decisions and actions of the employee. This includes the ability to provide care in circumstances of 24-hour call and critical care.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $60,000.00 per year

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