Surgical supervisor vs registered nurse

Differences between surgical supervisor and registered nurse duties and responsibilities

Surgical supervisor example responsibilities.

• Organize and manage regular clinics involving external physicians, including ophthalmology, ENT, Med/Surg, orthopedics, and podiatry professionals.
• Rotate to assist in ER and PACU when available.
• Cultivate non-judgmental listening skills in order to provide unbias care and counseling to patients facing life-changing diagnoses and prognoses.
• Provide training and education for updates on ICD-9-CM / PC for facility compliance.
• Initiate and maintain oxygen therapy to include tracheostomy care and inhalation therapy.

Registered nurse example responsibilities.

• Manage patient care for individuals with multiple diagnoses including COPD, diabetes, stroke and cardiac issues.
• Organize and manage regular clinics involving external physicians, including ophthalmology, ENT, Med/Surg, orthopedics, and podiatry professionals.
• Manage surgical recovery patients including vascular, ENT, GI urological and neurological cases, coronary bypass surgery patients.
• Manage patient pain relief and sedation by providing pharmacological and non-pharmacological intervention, monitor patient response and record care plans accordingly.
• Provide care for cardiac patients in arrhythmia critical care unit, providing patient education and monitoring telemetry
• Re-Cover surgical patients immediately after heart and vascular surgery until transfer out of ICU.
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