Description

Essential Duties and Responsibilities


+ Provides patient education, including pre and post-op teaching, self-care needs, medication teaching, pain management, incision care, etc.

+ Collaborates with the multidisciplinary team to ensure complete pre-admission care and preparation for the day of surgery.

+ Coordinates, communicates, and exchanges information with Admissions, Surgery, Same Day Surgery, Anesthesia, and other inter-related departments within SARH.

+ Provides and coordinates services, exchanges information, and coordinates externally with physicians, office personnel, and other health care providers.

+ Communicates effectively with physicians and CRNAs. Carries out and notes physician and CRNA orders.

+ Develops/maintains quality education teaching materials for the surgical patient and customizes them to the individual patient.

+ Obtains vital signs, including temperature, pulse, respiration, ...