Staff Nurse
Sidra Medical and Research Center
Total years of experience :6 years, 1 Months
OR Nurse
Industry : Hospital
Responsibilities:
- Provide efficient and effective perioperative nursing care to patient
- Maintain surgical services in accordance with competency standards.
- Complete all physician orders, administer
medications, and conduct treatments and tests for patients in a timely manner.
- Assist with patient care in recovery room, procedure room and operating room.
- Develop and implement nursing care plan for assigned patient.
- Execute proper use, care and handling of surgical equipment to ensure safety of operating staff and patient.
- Maintain current and in-depth knowledge of sterile techniques.
- Communicate continuously with operating team and other medical staff to meet needs for patient care.
- Assist in ordering, storing and maintaining surgical equipment and supplies.
- Prepare operating room with surgical equipment, sterile, linens and supplies that will be needed during surgery.
- Maintain order and cleanliness in operating room.
Prepare patients including cleaning and disinfecting body areas for surgery.
- Prepare timely and accurate records of patient history and recovery charts.
- Assess patients prior to surgery (e.g. NPO status) and alleviate their concerns
- Gather all supplies needed for the operation
Position and prepare patient on operating table
Pass medical instruments or other objects to the surgeon during operation
- Monitor patient’s vital signs to detect anomalies
- Evaluate patient in postoperative phases
- Adhere to safety standards and precautions -
-Assessing patients prior to surgery and alleviating their concerns
- Gathering all supplies needed for the operation
Provide efficient and effective perioperative nursing care to patient
* Maintain surgical services in accordance with competency standards.
* Complete all physician orders, administer medications, and conduct treatments and tests for
patients in a timely manner.
* Assist with patient care in recovery room, procedure room and operating room.
* Develop and implement nursing care plan for assigned patient.
* Execute proper use, care and handling of surgical equipment to ensure safety of operating staff
and patient.
* Maintain current and in-depth knowledge of sterile techniques.
* Communicate continuously with operating team and other medical staff to meet needs for
patient care.
* Assist in ordering, storing and maintaining surgical equipment and supplies.
* Prepare operating room with surgical equipment, sterile, linens and supplies that will be
needed during surgery.
* Maintain order and cleanliness in operating room.
* Prepare patients including cleaning and disinfecting body areas for surgery.
* Prepare timely and accurate records of patient history and recovery charts.
* Assess patients prior to surgery (e.g. NPO status) and alleviate their concerns
* Gather all supplies needed for the operation
* Position and prepare patient on operating table
* Pass medical instruments or other objects to the surgeon during operation
* Monitor patient’s vital signs to detect anomalies
* Evaluate patient in postoperative phases
* Adhere to safety standards and precautions
* Assessing patients prior to surgery and alleviating their concerns
* Gathering all supplies needed for the operation
2013 - 2015
Responsibilities
* Performs accurate and complete admission assessments
* Monitors and documents the patient’s condition and the effectiveness of care and/or
interventions
* Establishes and implements a care plan based on sound nursing theory, scientific principles,
professional judgment and individual patient needs
* Evaluates and updates the patient’s plan of care to facilitate the achievement of planned
and expected outcomes
* Administers prescribed medications and treatments in accordance with approved nursing
protocol
* Assesses for and plans the educational needs of the patient
* Provides teaching and educational material to patients and/or families, which may include
diagnosis, tests and procedures, safe and proper use of equipment, use of medications,
injury prevention and nutritional needs
* Monitors and resolves customer service issues and provides feedback regarding
satisfaction results to Nursing Leadership
* Maintains confidentiality regarding patients and families
Interacts with patients, families and other visitors in a courteous, helpful manner
* Facilitates the incorporation of patient safety and Magnet principles into clinical nursing
care
Welcoming and entertain patients/guests
* Answering incoming calls, directing it to the concerned person and answering patient queries.
* Booking and schedule appointments
* Contacting and sending emails to different companies to introduce our clinic discuss our
ongoing promotions and schedule an appointment with the said company.
* Responsible for the billing, collection of payment and monitoring petty cash.
* Submitting monthly report for the total number of patients, total cash collection and total
amount used in the petty cash.
* Searching/ calling for suppliers and doing the procurement for the consumables, receiving
deliveries and monitoring the supplies.
* Keeps patient appointments on schedule by notifying provider of patient's arrival; reviewing
service delivery compared to schedule; reminding provider of service delays.
* Ensures availability of treatment information by filing and retrieving patient records.
* Maintains patient accounts by obtaining, recording, and updating personal and financial
information.
* Maintains operations by following policies and procedures; reporting needed changes.
* Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.
Proficiency: Advanced - Highly experienced;
Intermediate - Familiar with all the basic functionalities;
PROFESSIONAL SKILLS:
Accuracy, Adolescent Care, Administration of Medications, Antibiotic Therapy, Assisting in Surgery,
Assisting With Exams and Treatment, Bedside Monitoring, Bladder Irrigation, Blood Administration,
Blood Glucose Testing Devices, Cap Change, Care of Gastrostomy Tube, Catheter Care, Catheterization,
Central Line Dressing, Chemotherapy Administration, Communication, Data Management, Dialysis,
Discharge, Documentation, Intramuscularly Injections, IV Therapy, Dressing Application, Dressing
Change, Dry Sterile Dressing Application, Family Education, Geriatric Care, Maintaining Patient Charts,
Management of Open Wounds, Maternal Care, Medical/Surgical, Medications, Monitoring Vital Signs
Operating Room, Pain Management, Patient Assessment, Patient Education, Patient Evaluation, Patient
History, Patient Monitoring, Patient Care, Pediatric Care, Physical Assessments, Prenatal Care,
Psychiatric Care, Record Keeping, Shunt Dressing Change, Specific Gravity, Sterile Scrub Sponge Change,
Suctioning of the Tracheotomy Tube, Surgical, Surgery Preparation, Suture Removal, Withdrawal of
Blood Samples, Wound Irrigation