Licensed Practical Nurse - Operating Room, PRN

Job Description Summary

"The Operating Room LPN administers intra-operative care to patients within the surgical/operating room environment. Care is provided in collaboration with anesthesia, surgeons and other staff members. Under the supervision of the OR RN, Supervisor/Manager/Director, the OR LPN:
• Integrates physiologic, medical, surgical, and anesthetic information to give appropriate patient care.
• Utilizes the nursing process to assess, plan, implement, evaluate, delegate, supervise and document care.
• Effectively communicates pertinent patient/family information to health care team. Participates in finding solutions for variances from patient goals and ensures implementation of solutions.
• Cares for surgical patients of all ages and all levels of acuity.
• Coordinates care of patients groups with multi-system needs.
• Scrubs into surgery, performing as a surgical technologist.
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Entity

Medical University Hospital Authority (MUHA)

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type​

PRN

Cost Center

CC003609 FLO - OR - Main Surgery (FMC)

Pay Rate Type

Hourly

Pay Grade

Health-23

Scheduled Weekly Hours

8

Work Shift

Job Description

The Operating Room LPN administers intra-operative care to patients within the surgical/operating room environment. Care is provided in collaboration with anesthesia, surgeons and other staff members.  Under the supervision of the OR  RN, Supervisor/Manager/Director, the OR LPN:
• Integrates physiologic, medical,  surgical, and anesthetic information to give appropriate patient care. 
• Utilizes the nursing process to assess, plan, implement, evaluate, delegate, supervise and document care. 
• Effectively communicates pertinent patient/family information to health care team.  Participates in finding solutions for variances from patient goals and ensures implementation of solutions. 
• Cares for surgical patients of all ages and all levels of acuity.
• Coordinates care of patients groups with multi-system needs. 
• Scrubs into surgery, performing as a surgical technologist.

Additional Job Description

Education: High School Graduate or hold a GED certificate preferred.  Completion of an approved LPN program.

Experience:  Previous OR experience preferred.

 Licenses/Certificates: Licensed as an LPN in the state of South Carolina.  BLS required.

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