Defense Health Agency
Fort Hood, TX, USA
Nurse (Clinical/Ambulatory):
Serves the Plastic/General Surgery Clinic nursing staff. Responsible for the nursing support functions involved in both minor and major plastic surgery procedures and clinical followup. Makes assignments for subordinate paraprofessional personnel. Responsible for overall nursing support to the Plastic/General Surgery Clinic. Performs and provides technical direction for both circulating and scrub nurse duties. Prepares patients for procedures by providing emotional support and the physical preparation of shaving, scrubbing and draping operative sites. Scrubs and hands the instruments to physician, anticipating the surgeon's needs during the procedure. Calls attention to potentially dangerous situations, such as a break in sterile procedures. Totally responsible for the set up and cleaning of the operative treatment areas in accordance with current infection control standards. Re-wraps and sterilizes instruments required in the operating room and the...