RN - Same Day Surgery

Responsibilities

• Assesses the status of all patients and implements appropriate nursing care.
• Administers prescribed medications and treatments following approved nursing procedures.
• Observes patients, records significant conditions and reactions and notifies supervisor, anesthesiology, or physician of significant incidents.
• Assesses patient vital signs to detect deviations from normal and determine patient progress.
• Cross-trained to assist in Ambulatory Care, OR, or PACU whenever necessary.
• Participates in call rotation.

Qualifications

• Work requires a basic knowledge of pathophysiology, the nursing process, nursing interventions, pharmacology, methods utilized for delivering nursing care and the management of patients and personnel.
• Graduation from an accredited school of nursing and current Indiana RN licensure required.
• Work requires a working knowledge of nursing techniques and intervention skills which are normally acquired after six months of clinical experience.
• Previous surgery nursing experience is preferred.

Benefits

We believe that work-life balance is critical to fulfilling our values of excellence and service. That’s why we offer flexible scheduling, competitive compensation, bonuses and discounts for you and your family. In addition to health, vision and dental insurance; a few of the benefits available at HCH include:

• Continuing education scholarships
• Generous paid days off (PDO) - with the option to rollover unused hours each year
• Employer funded pension

Working Hours