Practices professional nursing by the performance of both independent nursing functions & delegated medical functions in accordance w/ accepted practice standards. Such functions include the initiation & performance of nursing care through health promotion, supportive or restorative care, disease prevention, diagnosis & treatment of human disease, ailment, pain, injury, deformity, & physical or mental condition using specialized knowledge, judgment, & skill involving the application of biological, physical, social, & behavioral science principles. CRS 12-38-103 (10). Makes members/patients & their needs a primary focus of one's actions; develops & sustains productive member/patient relationships. Actively seeks information to understand member/patient circumstances, problems, expectations, & needs. Builds rapport & cooperative relationship w/ members/patients. Considers how actions or plans will affect members; responds quickly to meet member/patient needs & resolves problems.
Essential Functions:
- (Adopted from Colorado State Nurse Practice Act CRS 12-38-103) Evaluating health status through the collection & assessment of health data CRS 12-38-103 (10)
- Executing delegated medical functions which delivers aspects of care that implement & are consistent w/ the medical plan as prescribed by a licensed or otherwise legally authorized physician or person acting under the physician's delegated authority
- Administers intravenous therapy & other medications
- Providing therapy & treatment that is supportive & restorative to life & well being either directly to the patient or indirectly through consultation with, delegation to (per Colorado State Board of Nursing rules & regulations for delegation), supervision of, or teaching others
- Referring to medical or community agencies per KP guidelines those patients who need further treatment, evaluation, or assistance
- Review & monitor therapy & treatment patient plans
- Initiate appropriate consultations and/or actions accordingly
- Specialty Responsibilities Provide quality professional nursing care to patients undergoing surgical procedures in an ambulatory setting
- Implement proper operating room procedures & assist members of surgical team in the correct protocols for safe, proficient patient care
- Circulating & scrubbing on variety of surgical procedures
- Evaluate & anticipate needs of surgical team & respond appropriately following established protocols, policies & procedures
- Assurance of surgical instrumentation & availability & proper functionality for usage in O.R.
- Position requires working w/ interruptions; w/ hazardous waste; w/ hands in water; & around moving equipment such as wheelchairs
- May be required to lift patients using proper lifting techniques
- In addition to defined technical requirements, accountable for consistently demonstrating service behaviors & principles defined by the KP Service Quality Credo, the KP Mission as well as specific departmental/organizational initiatives
- Also accountable for consistently demonstrating the knowledge, skills, abilities, & behaviors necessary to provide superior & culturally sensitive service to each other, to our members, & to purchasers, contracted providers & vendors
Qualifications:
Basic Qualifications:
- Minimum of 1 year current operating room experience
- Applicant must be a graduate of board approved RN program & completed a minimum of 750 clock hours of faculty planned clinical experience & guided learning activities which required direct supervision by faculty, associate nursing instructional personnel (ANIP) or preceptor who is physically present or immediately accessible
- ACLS certification & procedural sedation competency required within 90 days of hire
- National Provider Identifier (NPI) & Taxonomy code required at time of hire
- Currently licensed as a RN in the State of Colorado
- Familiarity w/ personal & mainframe computers & their applications
- Adequate knowledge of surgical instrumentation & supplies, and
- Knowledge of sterile techniques & intra-operative medications
- Demonstrated customer service skills, customer focus abilities & the ability to understand KP customer needs
External hires must pass a background check/drug screen.
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