RN Surgical Job Description
RN surgical
provides care appropriate to meet the age and cultural needs of the patients served.
RN Surgical Duties & Responsibilities
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Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Tracks and obtains all test results for Provider review
Practice in accordance with the Nurse Practice Act in California, the American Nurses Association (ANA) Code of Ethics for Nurses, and the ANA scope and standards of practice
Provide care to patients who require an acute pre/post operative or pediatric environment
Be responsible for delegation and supervision of personnel which participate in the provision of care to ensure that patient needs and expected treatment outcomes are met
Appropriately utilizes, maintains, and charges for equipment and supplies
Receives physician orders, documents, follows up and evaluates patients’ outcomes
Puts patient first
Assist the surgeon in the operating room specifically with suturing, providing visualization of operative site, patient positioning, retraction of tissue, hemostasis, and dressing placement
Provides patient care, reviews and administers patient medications, treatments and procedures in a safe, effective and age appropriate manner that meets scope of practice and standards of nursing practice
Collaborates with staff, physicians and members of the healthcare team, ensuring the coordination of care between other disciplines and support staff
RN Surgical Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for RN Surgical
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: BLS, ACLS, PALS
Education for RN Surgical
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the RN surgical job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and Associate Degree in Nursing, Nursing Program, Associates, Science, Graduate, Education, Teaching, Patient Care, Computer, English
Skills for RN Surgical
Desired skills for RN surgical include:
Nursing care methods and procedures
Principles of growth and development
Ability to be trained
Human growth and development
Care of patients appropriate to the ages of patients served
Assessment range of treatment
Computer systems and applications
Patient’s age and cultural diversity in the provision of patient care
Body substance isolation
Computer systems and application
Desired experience for RN surgical includes:
Telemetry experience preferred or expectation of telemetry training within six months of hire
Pediatric experience preferred or or expectation of pediatric skills training within six months of hire
Two (2) years of recent Med/Surg experience in an acute care setting preferred
Med/Surg Certification preferred
Demonstrated clinical judgment with a variety of chronic illness and diseases surgical orthopedic patients preferred
One-year experience in acute care (preferred)
RN Surgical Examples
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RN Surgical Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is looking for a RN surgical. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for RN surgical
- Directly assisting the Operating Physician with surgical tasks , including hemostasis, suturing and wound exposure patient positioning
- Preparing the Operating Room and surgical instruments and equipment for use
- Utilizes critical judgement to analyze patient assessment data, completes a care pathway for each assigned patient and delegates patient care appropriately
- Implements individualized nursing interventions for each patient assigned
- Evaluates nursing care and modifies interventions based on the patient's response
- Consistently and accurately reviews and implements physicians orders
- Routinely educates patients and families based on assessed needs, documents education provided, and keeps them informed of tests and treatments
- Regularly rounds on all assigned patients according to protocol
- Attends 100% mandatory meetings, 50% of departmental unit meetings and reads 100% of minutes from meetings not attended
- Assess, diagnose, plan, implements and evaluates patients’ care
Qualifications for RN surgical
- Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) must be from the American Heart Association (AHA) or Military Training Network (MTN)
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree (BSN)
- Unencumbered RN license in Oregon (OSBN)
- 12 months of RN experience, perferably working with the patient population similar to Medical Surgical
- 2 years acute care RN experience in Medical or Surgical Nursing
- 1 year of experience is preferred but new graduates are encouraged to apply
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RN Surgical Job Description
Job Description Example
Our growing company is hiring for a RN surgical. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for RN surgical
- Assess, diagnose, plan, implement and evaluates patients’ care
- Monitor, record and communicates to patient condition as appropriate
- Promote a culture of inquiry that explores, integrate and disseminate research and evidence based practice
- Supervises nursing/patient care activities within their scope
- Observes techniques and services rendered by CNA/PCT or LPN’s to ensure adherence to hospital guidelines
- Observes nursing care to ensure that the care is carried out as directed and treatment administered in accordance with physician instructions
- Interacts professionally with all patients and family members
- Maintains cooperative working relationship with all medical staff members
- Ability to communicate both verbally and non-verbally in a professional manner
- Collaborates with other healthcare team members and the patient/family to develop an individualized plan of care
Qualifications for RN surgical
- Neonatal Resuscitation Provider (NRP) must be from American Academy of Pediatrics of American Heart Association (AAPAHA) within 6 months of hire
- Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) and Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course (ENPC) must be from Emergency Nurses Association (ENA) within 6 months of hire
- Med/Surg National Certification
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) / Pediatric Emergency Assessment Recognition and Stabilization (PEARS) certification within 6 months of hire for Pediatric RNs
- Graduate of an Accredited School of Accredited School of Nursing Required
- Bachelor's Degree Accredited School of Nursing Must be Obtained within 4 years of hire if hired after 2015
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RN Surgical Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is searching for experienced candidates for the position of RN surgical. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for RN surgical
- Communicates with the healthcare team, ancillary staff, patients and visitors in a respectful and professional manner
- Participates in and completes all education and training programs as required by hospital policy and as requested by manager/director
- Care and other quality care measures at each change of caregiver or setting of care
- Gathers data relevant for patient care
- Work on inpatient unit caring for post operative patients
- Assume accountability and responsibility for the quality, continuity, and coordination of nursing care across the care settings
- Delivers high quality care utilizing the nursing process while demonstrating critical thinking and clinical skills of the specialty required on assigned unit in accordance with established policies and procedures and standards of care
- Incorporates the focus of unit or hospital performance improvement efforts in every aspect of day to day nursing care
- Assesses the needs of patients and families, providing appropriate teaching and making the necessary referrals to provide continuity of care
- Develops an individual plan of care using a collaborative approach with the patient/family and health care team
Qualifications for RN surgical
- 12 months of RN experience with direct patient care
- Medical Surgical RN Certification\
- A recent graduate who has completed pre-licensure nursing program typically within the last 12 months and/or less than 12 months of direct patient care and/or 1-3 years of acute care nursing experience required
- 1-3 years of acute care nursing experience and/or recent graduate who has completed pre-licensure nursing program required
- Minimum 1 year of acute care nursing experience and/or recent graduate who has completed pre-licensure nursing program typically within the last 12 months required
- Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) within 90 days from date of hire required
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RN Surgical Job Description
Job Description Example
Our growing company is looking to fill the role of RN surgical. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for RN surgical
- Continues professional development and involvement in professional activities that enhance nursing practice by sharing knowledge through networking and research
- One-year experience in an acute care operating room setting required
- AD required
- Twelve (12) months acute care experience working with the patient population similar to department of hire or recent new RN graduate
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certificate for Healthcare Providers at time of hire
- National Certification in Surgical Services
Qualifications for RN surgical
- Twelve (12) months acute care experience working with the patient population similar to department of hire or completion of the specialty residency located at that facility and/or a recent new RN graduate required
- National Certification in area of specialty is preferred, unless otherwise indicated
- Minimum one year of acute care nursing experience and/or a recent new RN graduate
- ACLS, PALS, ENPC & TNCC recertifications must occur within 12 months of expiration
- 1 year of acute care nursing experience and/or a recent new RN graduate required
- Current Utah RN or Compact RN license in good standing
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RN Surgical Job Description
Job Description Example
Our growing company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of RN surgical. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for RN surgical
- Bachelor Degree in Nursing (BSN) from an accredited school of nursing, preferred
- One (1) year of nursing experience, Two years for FLEX - required
- Must be willing to cross train in Telemetry
- Additional certification or licensure may be required
- Current Registered Nurse (RN) license that allows you to practice in our state of ND (either an ND RN license or compact RN license issued in another state)
- Basic Life Support (BLS) within 30 days of hire required
Qualifications for RN surgical
- Exercise independent judgment in providing leadership through planning, directing, coordinating and evaluating nursing care of assigned patients, with accountability if such care is not rendered correctly
- Work within partnership model of care to exercise independent judgment in assigning significant overall treatment duties to Care Partner (C.N.A.) and directing such treatments appropriately, with accountability if such treatments are not rendered correctly
- Document nursing interventions, patient response, effectiveness and complications according to policy and procedure
- Promote a professional atmosphere on the unit through interactions with all members of the healthcare team
- Contribute to the Performance Improvement of the unit and Patient Care Services Department by performing data collection, monitoring activities and incident investigation when needed
- Assess personal learning and skill development needs and seeks educational opportunities