Current Open Positions at Dickson ASC
Please click the tab to view job description and qualifications. To apply to any of these positions, please send your resume to Devin Lyons at dlyons@dicksonasc.com.
- PRN/RN Recovery
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PRN/RN Recovery
We are seeking a dedicated and compassionate Registered Nurse- Recovery to join our healthcare team. In this role, you will be responsible for providing high-quality care to patients recovering from surgical procedures or medical treatments. You will work closely with a multidisciplinary team to ensure optimal patient outcomes and comfort during the recovery process.
Duties
- Monitor patients' vital signs and overall condition during the recovery phase.
- Administer medications and manage pain effectively to enhance patient comfort.
- Provide primary care and urgent care as needed, ensuring all patient needs are met promptly.
- Assist in medical office procedures, including phlebotomy and medication administration.
- Perform assessments and document patient progress in electronic health records.
- Collaborate with physicians and other healthcare professionals to develop and implement individualized care plans.
- Educate patients and their families about post-operative care, recovery, expectations, and follow-up appointments,
- Utilize sonography skills when necessary to assist in patient assessments.
Qualifications
- Current Registered Nurse (RN) license in the state of practice.
- Experience in pain management, primary care, or urgent care settings is preferred.
- Proficiency in phlebotomy techniques is a plus.
- Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively within a team environment.
- Commitment to providing compassionate patient care with attention to detail.
- Ability to adapt quickly in a fast-paced environment while maintaining professionalism.
To apply for this position, please send your resume to Devin Lyons at dlyons@dicksonasc.com.
Job Description
Assists in the organization and daily function of the operating room in accordance with established federal, state, and accreditation standards and facility policies and procedures. Assists in overseeing patient care activities in the operating room and maintains a high standard of safety for the patient and other staff members.
Education | Experience | Licenses | Certificates
- Current Tennessee RN license
- BLS and ACLS required
- IV skills prefered
Eligibility
All employees must be able to provide proof of their identity and their right to work in the United States
Skills | Knowledge | Ability
Interpersonal
- Maintains active professional relationships with physicians and patients by assessing needs and levels of satisfaction with facility services.
- Effective communication skills: oral and written
- Above average organizational skills
- Demonstrates a positive, friendly, and courteous manner. Serves as a role model to other staff, nurses, and technicians
- Assisting in the orientation and training of new employees
Critical Thinking
- Above average ability to plan and implement patient care
- Ability to make sound nursing judgement based on nursing theory
- Awareness of perioperative role of nurse in the operating room
- Medical records documentation is legible, concise, and accurate
- Ability to organize equipment, instruments, medication, and supplies for cases according to patient needs and physician preference cards
- Assumes responsibility for competency and takes initiative for professional development and continuing education
Knowledge
- Working knowledge and experience in hospital or ambulatory surgery center operating room
- Ability to adhere to work schedule and manage time appropriately
- Ability to utilize resources in a timely, organized, and cost effective manner
- Ability to circulate all types of cases preferred
- Monitors stock levels, outdated supplies, and equipment needs and reports appropriately
Machines, Equipment, and Work Aides: Telephone, Fax, Standard Operating room machinery, and patient monitors.
Physical Demands | Work Environment
- Assesses patient/significant others understanding of disease process and need for surgical intervention
- Performs perioperative teaching to patient/significant other
- Demonstrates appropriate nursing management and intervention in the perioperative period
- Performs perioperative patient assessment, reviews surgeon preference card, assesses equipment/supply needs, prepares operating room, ensures availability of needed supplies and equipment and proper and safe working order
- Provides safe medication administration
- Manipulates patient position appropriate to surgical intervention, using positioning aids as needed to avoid impaired circulation, respiration, and postoperative pain/discomfort
- Performs surgical prep per standard of care and surgeon preference
- Handles and documents specimens per policy.
- Demonstrates knowledge and skill in caring for the latex sensitive patient.
- Performs sponge, sharps and instrument counts per protocol.
- Initiates corrective actions when surgical counts are incorrect.
- Assures emergency equipment and supplies are available at all times.
- Keeps surgical suites clean, tidy, free of soiled equipment and supplies, and properly stocked.
- Uses principles of asepsis in varying situations.
- Initiates corrective action when breaks in technique occur.
- Wears appropriate attire in restricted area.
- Adheres to recommended traffic patterns.
Equipment Management
- Demonstrates appropriate protocol for safe use and handling of equipment
- Capable of trouble shooting equipment problems.
- Verbalizes knowledge of risks and complications.
- Reports malfunctioning equipment to appropriate personnel.
- Demonstrates awareness of protocol for malfunctioning equipment and repair.
- Provides for equipment and supplies based on patient needs
- Anticipates the need for equipment and supplies based on surgeon preference.
- Selects equipment and supplies in an organized, cost effective and timely manner.
- Assures all equipment is functioning before use and removes any malfunctioning equipment.
- Demonstrates skill in appropriate use of instruments and equipment.
- Operates mechanical, electrical, and air-powered equipment according to manufacturer's instructions.
Documentation
- Uses knowledge of medical record policy and procedure.
- Participates in medical records QAPI.
Communication
- Listens respectfully, gives feedback directly, honestly and talks with others to clarify differences.
- Effectively communicates and interacts with patients (using translation services when needed), their family, and other external and internal clients (including fellow employees) from diverse backgrounds.
Quality
- Demonstrates a willingness to look at new ideas and work in a changing environment.
- Understands, verbalizes and participates in the quality improvement process.
- Supports initiatives designed to improve individual and organizational performance.
- Provides appropriate patient care across the age span
Benefits
Work Location: In person
