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MO-SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City

**Worker Type:**

PRN1

**Job Summary:**

Assesses, plans, coordinates, implements and evaluates nursing care for surgical patients.

**Job Responsibilities and Requirements:**

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

+ Accepts patient care assignments as directed. Communicates with clinical area team members appropriately. Correctly conducts all appropriate nursing aspects of patient assessment while using subjective and objective data.
+ Communicates effectively with patients to assess their knowledge of surgical/invasive procedure(s) and expectations. Adheres to universal protocol.
+ Involves patient/significant others in their plan of care, education, discharge planning, and prioritization of needs. Utilizes available teaching resources as appropriate, and identifies/refers patients/families as appropriate.
+ Plans for patient ...