RN - Plastic Surgery

• Department: Plastic Surgery - CPG1048

• Entity: Champaign-Urbana Service Area

• Job Category: Nursing

• Employment Type: Full - Time

• Job ID: 43902

• Experience Required: Not Indicated

• Education Required: Associates Degree

• Shift: Day

• Location: Champaign, IL

• Usual Schedule: M-F 8a-5p

• On Call Requirements: N/A

• Work Location: Outpatient Svcs at The Fields

• Nursing Specialty: Ambulatory Clinic

• Secondary Job Category: Nursing

• Weekend Requirements: N/A

• Holiday Requirements: N/A

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  Position Summary:

  Special Summer Incentive

  *Sign on bonus - $5,000 for nurses with 1 or more years experience: External Applicants Only

  *Free Health Insurance for the rest of the year

  *Vacation accrual based on RN experience

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery RN serves a diverse patient population and provides care for patients undergoing reconstructive and cosmetic surgery of the body, breasts, face and skin. This RN performs assessment, documentation and follow up for individualized patient care planning for the following: assigned procedures, telephone triage, physical assessments, including patient's health history, medication reconciliation, and compliance with prescribed plan of care. In addition, the RN assesses patient's learning needs and performs education for pre/post operative care, including post procedure follows up to ensure healing, assists with wound care/surgical site care.

Qualifications:

EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS College Diploma Nursing CERTIFICATION & LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS Registered Nurse (RN) Illinois and Basic Life Support (BLS). Attend and satisfactorily complete all required continuing education regarding the care of acute stroke patientsAdvanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) and Procedural Sedation Certification EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS None Specified SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE Demonstrates clinical competencies in providing direct patient care and patient and family education as well as assisting the provider in the delivery of patient care. Demonstrates leadership and organizational skills with the ability to communicate effectively and collaboratively with others.

Essential Functions:

• Provides and facilitates competent health care of patients and families in area of practice. Ensures adherence to established standards of care and scope of practice.

• Ensures documentation of care is complete and accurate.

• Provides health and wellness education to individuals and groups.

• Acts as preceptor and supports the development of other staff and healthcare students.

• Provides leadership for initiatives designed to improve the quality of care or clinical outcomes.

• AssistsManager/Nursing Staffin the development of departmental standing orders.

• Measures and records per provider guidelines: vital signs, height, weight, wound drainage and charts in EMR: reason for visit, medication reconciliation, pain score, health history, family history, etc. when indicated.

• preferredorms photography, suture/staple removal, drain removal, dressing changes, wound packing, application, medical administration, assisting of procedures, preceptor duties and supports the development of other staff, updates and creation of department standing orders. Instruction in the use of medical supplies and post-procedure instruction to patients/family.

• Assesses/accurately evaluates patient problems in person or via the telephone with resolution of the problem through advice and/or intervention

• Provides pre-operative education and counseling to patient/patient families.

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