Registered Nurse - Surgical Services

Company: Planned Parenthood of Greater Ohio
Location: Columbus
Posted on: September 16, 2020

Job Description:

ABOUT PLANNED PARENTHOODAt Planned Parenthood of Greater Ohio, you will find an organization that supports both your professional goals and your personal passions. We strive to create a workplace where you feel valued and empowered to be more than just an associate, but also a change-maker. Go to work each day feeling like what youre doing matters. Because really it does!Compensation is competitive and Planned Parenthood of Greater Ohio offers a comprehensive and flexible benefits program. It has been designed to provide you and your family valuable resources to protect and enhance your health and financial security.Why Planned Parenthood of Greater Ohio* 100 Years of providing safe accessible & affordable health care* We utilize a team centered approach to patient care* Opportunity to assist in leading the growth of our primary care services* 360 Approach Impact our communities through high quality health care, education and public policy* In This Together Bringing associates together and fostering an inclusive culture* 100,000+ Patient visits to our health centers in 2018* A progressive health organization committed to adhering to medical standards well above national requirements* We fight every day to provide safe, high quality and affordable health care to everyone no matter whatSUMMARYProvides patient care, excluding physical exams, as a health care team member in a clinic setting, while maintaining and monitoring accurate medical systems regarding patient care and ensuring patient satisfaction and promoting clinic success. Supports the revenue cycle through accurately and effectively documenting procedures and medications.ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.* In accordance with PPGOH medical protocols, completes appropriate review of medical history and physical assessment, promptly reporting abnormal findings to clinician.* Admits and releases patients from recovery room. Educates patients on their chosen method of contraception and aftercare instructions.* Completes appropriate sedation assessment, starts peripheral IVs, administers moderate sedation as directed by the clinician, and monitors sedated patients intra-operatively.* Coordinates surgical patient flow taking into account the physician on duty and available staff.* Maintains inventory, supplies and equipment for abortion services including emergency supplies and equipment.* Willing and able to maintain ACLS certification and respond appropriately to medical emergencies, in accordance with PPGOH Medical Standards and Guidelines.* Assists Charge Clinician and Practice Manager in assuring the abortion services comply with Quality Assurance, Regulatory (ODH, CLIA, PPFA), and OSHA requirements. Maintains surgical services lab and patient logs. Coordinates audits, necessary patient follow-up, and completes necessary surgical service reports.* Available to carry pager, receiving after-hours emergency calls from abortion service patients, documenting follow-up care on patients after hours* Gives injections, i.e. DMPA, and therapeutic medication as ordered by the clinician.* Performs all necessary lab services including venipuncture.* Competently performs duties as Sedation and Recovery Nurse.* Promotes and maintains communication with patients, peers, clinic manager, clinicians, and administration.* Participates as a team player and promotes team buildingSUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIESNoneQUALIFICATIONSTo perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCEB.S./B.A. from an accredited school of nursing plus minimum of 4 years related experience in OB/GYN preferred; health center experience helpful.LANGUAGE SKILLSStrong spoken and written communication skills. Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization. Mental capacity to continuously use interpersonal and teamwork skills, discretion, be flexible depending on staff and client needs.MATHEMATICAL SKILLSAbility to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.REASONING ABILITYAbility to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONSCurrent Ohio nursing license requiredPHYSICAL DEMANDSThe physical 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.Physical ability to continuously talk, feel, and hear. Also requires frequent standing, walking, reaching, sitting, grasping, and handling small objects. Occasionally requires fingering, bending, and stooping, and rarely requires repetitive motions of the hands/wrists or feet, kneeling, or climbing. Must be able to occasionally lift and carry up to 50 lbs. Requires the ability to use a computer including keyboard, multi-key telephone, during peak activity periods work in excess of 7.5 hours per day and/or 37.5 hours per week, and move throughout the clinic.WORK ENVIRONMENTJob involves evening and weekend hours, early morning meetings, contact with hazardous materials, frequent interruptions, and may occasionally involve travel to multiple sites. May require on-call status. Work takes place in a clinic environment.This is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, duties, requirements, efforts or working conditions associated with this job. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, management reserves the right to revise the job or to require that other or different tasks to be performed when circumstances change.

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