Knife Operator Job Description Sample

Overview

Under the direction of the Director of Radiation Oncology Services, the Sup, Gamma Knife RN Operations is responsible for coordination and supervision of the operations of nurses, medical assistants and Gamma Knife radiosurgery patient coordination. Ensuring Gamma Knife patient follow-ups, critical labs, outside correspondence and interdepartmental cooperation is executed expeditiously. This position insures staff follows hospital and departmental policies and protocols, and all treatment protocols and plans are correctly executed by the staff nurses and medical assistants at their designated location for efficient operations of the department

Responsibilities

In addition to the staff nursing responsibilities: 1. Develop, review and implement departmental policies and procedures as it applies to nursing and Gamma Knife. 2.

Evaluation and maintenance of clinical proficiency of staff nurses and medical assistants by executing and education of new and/or difficult procedures. 3. Supervision of nursing and medical assistant staff. 4. Audit and assure staff carries out the assigned tasks. 5.

Determines the requirements for nursing care by systemic assessment of the patient and family; establishment of nursing diagnosis; consideration of therapeutic plans of other health care professionals; delineation of short and long term nursing goals and assessment of educational needs for patients and family members. 6. Identifies each patient's individual needs by modifying and delivering specific care to each patient inclusive of the pediatric population. 7. Perform competencies on staff.

Work in conjunction with the Dir, Radiation Oncology Srvc in preparing employee performance evaluations for use in annual performance review process. 8. Collaborates with physicians and other health care professionals implementing a comprehensive plan of care for each patient; that is inclusive of combined modality treatment plans such as chemotherapy/RT as well as coordinating care for the pediatric population who may require daily sedation by anesthesia. 9. Ensure nursing staff and medical assistants are clinically proficient in their daily tasks. 10.

Coordinates the nursing schedule as well as assigns the daily nursing tasks based on the acuity of the day; which is inclusive of the daily assignment sheet as well as ensuring tasks have been completed and or properly rescheduled if appropriate. 11. Coordinates diagnostic tests prescribed by the physician. 12. Resolves patient needs by utilizing multidisciplinary team approach. 13.

Maintaining awareness of changes in patient's condition and updating all necessary staff as well as adjusting the schedule as necessary. 14. Coordinates all Gamma knife patient care including patient packets, education of patient, coordination of anesthesia, scheduling patient's blood work, ensuring labs are WNL as well as the collaboration with the Neurosurgeon's staff to appropriately schedule each patient as well as care of the Gamma knife patient. 15. Maintain spreadsheet for both Dr.

Ingenito's practice as well as all gamma knife patient's treated. 16. Maintains nursing guidelines by writing and updating policies and procedures. Also maintains nursing operations by coordinating and enforcing policies and procedures. 17.

Promote patient independence by establishing patient care goals, teaching and counseling patient's family as well as reinforcing their understanding of disease, medications and self-care skills. 18. Assess the need for over time due to the day's acuity. 19. Acts as a resource to patients, staff and families as needed. 20.

Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications and establishing personal networks. 21. Instructs and educates new staff members and students in the operation and care of the Radiation Oncology patient. 22. Provides direct patient care to all age group from infancy to geriatrics. 23.

Prepare department areas for all regulatory and accreditation inspections and maintain always-ready approach for a state inspection with the department. 24.

Prepares Dr. Anthony Ingenito's tumor board spreadsheet. 25.

Audits, identifies and reports unsatisfactory setups to the staff, radiation oncologists, dosimetrist, physicist and director of radiation oncology services as necessary. Ensures satisfactory resolution is reached. 26. Ensures all insurance authorizations are done prior to planning and/or treatments. 27.

Ensures that treatment rooms are orderly, have adequate supplies and that necessary equipment to perform tasks is available and in good repair. 28. Evaluate and audits hardware and software contract agreements on designated units to ensure there is no lapse in coverage. 29. Manage and maintain all statistics of the designated assigned area. 30.

Ensure all charts are in accordance with ACR/ASTRO and NJ State guidelines. 31. Responsible for ordering of supplies and equipment when and if necessary. 32. Attendance of quarterly performance and improvement meetings. 33.

Performs all duties required by a staff nurse. 34. Any of the responsibilities may be delegated to a nurse and/or medical assistant working in that designated area but the supervisor has the ultimate responsibility that these tasks are approved. 35. Reports directly to the Director of Radiation Oncology Services. 36.

Identifies the needs of the patient population served and modifies and delivers care that is specific to those needs (i.e., age, culture, language, hearing and/or visually impaired, etc.). This process includes communicating with the patient, parent, and/or primary caregiver(s) at their level (developmental/age, educational, literacy, etc.). 37. Adheres to the standards identified in the Medical Center's Organizational Competencies.

Qualifications

Education, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required: 1. Graduate of a NLN/AACN accredited program in nursing. 2.

BSN required. 3. Must have minimum 5 years of experience as a staff nurse in Radiation Oncology. 4. Knowledge of Mosaiq for nursing documentation; use of EPIC to retrieve necessary lab work, physician documentation as well as necessary imaging. 5.

Completes the Radiation Oncology Nursing Program on ONS. Education, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Preferred: Licenses and Certifications Required: 1.

NJ State Professional Registered Nurse License. 2. AHA Basic Health Care Life Support HCP Certification. 3. Advanced Cardiac Life Support Certification. 4.

Pediatric Advanced Life Support Certification. Licenses and Certifications Preferred:

Job Summary: Knife River is looking for a dozer operator to join our team.

Responsibilities include:

• Knowledge of Handling and/or moving of material with Dozers

• Operating D6 and D8 sized Dozers in varied heavy construction or mining conditions.

• Finishing slopes to grade up to 2:1.

• setting up grade control machine systems

• Effectively communicate to all site personnel

• Maintain daily logs of equipment usage, maintenance, etc.

• Daily maintenance of equipment

• Identify, report and correct hazards

• Perform tasks maintaining all health, safety & environmental rules and ensure all work is done in a manner which enhances the safety of the work environment

• Perform other tasks as assigned by Supervisor

We offer a full benefit package after 60 days which includes full medical, dental, vision and 401K.

Drug free work environment requiring pre-employment and random drug testing

Women, minorities and veterans are encouraged to apply.

Minimum Qualifications:
Qualified candidates must be able to do the following:

• Ability to sit or stand for long periods

• Handle and manipulate objects on a repetitive basis

• Ability to see well and distinguish between back up alarms, voices and other normal sounds consistent with construction job sites

• Environmental adaptability

• Ability to work independently and be self-motivated

• Team player, able to get along with a diverse group of people working toward a common goal

How To Apply You may apply online at http://jobs.mdu.com

If unable to apply online, mail completed application to:
5450 W. Gowen Road

Boise, ID 83709

Subject to pre-employment drug testing and background checks.

Knife River is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, age, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status or any other protected category under applicable state/federal law.

Job Summary: Knife River is looking for experienced Excavator Operators to work on projects in Utah. The following duties are typical for this position.

• Safety operation of excavator/backhoe/forklift

• Handling and/or moving of material

• Knowledge of excavator/backhoe loading requirements; load charts; critical picks

• Effectively communicate to all site personnel

• Maintain daily logs of equipment usage, maintenance, etc.

• Daily maintenance of equipment

• Identify, report and correct hazards

• Perform tasks maintaining all health, safety & environmental rules and ensure all work is done in a manner which enhances the safety of the work environment

• Perform other tasks as assigned by Supervisor

We offer a full benefit package after 60 days which includes full medical, dental, vision and 401K.

Drug free work environment requiring pre-employment and random drug testing

• Pipe laying experience

• Ability to sit or stand for long periods

• Handle and manipulate objects on a repetitive basis

• Ability to see well and distinguish between back up alarms, voices and other normal sounds consistent with construction job sites

• Environmental adaptability

• Ability to work independently and be self-motivated

• Team player, able to get along with a diverse group of people working toward a common goal How To Apply You may apply online at http://jobs.mdu.com

If unable to apply online, mail completed application to:
5450 W. Gowen Road

Boise, ID 83709

Subject to pre-employment drug testing and background checks.

Knife River is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, age, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status or any other protected category under applicable state/federal law.

Job Summary: Knife River Idaho Divisions are looking for an experienced Loader Operator to join our team. Our company takes pride in our quality of work and the expertise of our employees.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Perform daily inspections of equipment

• Safely and properly operate the loader in a busy environment

• Communicate effectively to co-workers, management, suppliers and others you come in contact with

• Manual labor when help is needed around the Asphalt Plant

• Perform other duties as assigned

Traveling and working in extreme weather conditions should be expected

Willing to work varied and extended hours

Drug free work environment requiring pre-employment and random drug testing.

We offer a full benefit package after 60 days which includes full medical, dental, vision and 401K.

PLEASE NO PHONE CALLS ABOUT THIS POSITION. EMAILS AND RESUMES WILL NOT BE REVIEWED OR ACCEPTED IN LIEU OF THE REQUIRED APPLICATION.

Women, minorities and veterans are encouraged to apply.

Minimum Qualifications:
• Proven work history reflecting a minimum of 2 years' experience working with Front-End loaders (loading trucks, loading feed bins, working around stockpiles)

• Must be able to meet company's attendance policy

• Willing to work varied and extended hours How To Apply You may apply online at http://jobs.mdu.com

If unable to apply online, mail completed application to:
5450 W. Gowen Road

Boise, ID 83709

Subject to pre-employment drug testing and background checks.

Knife River is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, age, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status or any other protected category under applicable state/federal law.

Job Summary: Knife River – American Fork Division is seeking hard-working, qualified, and responsible individuals to safely operate self-propelled grader to spread and level dirt, gravel and stone to grade specification in construction maintenance and earthwork structures such as highways, streets, airports, dikes and temporary roads.

Duties and/or Responsibilities
1.Perform daily equipment walk around and site inspections to identify and correct any unsafe conditions and keep equipment properly maintained.
2.Safely and properly perform maintenance (lubricating, fueling and cleaning) on blade/motor grader.
3.Safely and properly operate blade/motor grader (including starting engine, moving levers.)Drives grader and moves levers to regulate height and angle of grader blade, lower scarifier and loosens packed soil to permit grading and to tilt front wheels of grader when making sharp turns. Drives grader in successive passer over working area, observing reference stakes or hand signals of assisting worker, to level surface to specified grade. Feels level and listens to sound of engine to determine depth of cut. May perform fine or rough grading.
4.Communicate effectively (verbal, listening, written) and work with difficult people under high stress situations. Self-motivated, team-player with good interpersonal skills; ability to maintain positive customer relations & act courteous/respectful of others.
5.Troubleshoot and problem solve situations/problems (material quality, equipment operation/repair, etc.) Monitor and discuss production problems with co-workers and managers/supervisors.
6.Ensure OSHA, EPA, DNR safety and environmental regulation compliance.
7.Frequently working in an environment with: Loud noises, need for Near and Far Acuity

Occasionally working in an environment with: Standing, Squatting, Climbing, Feeling, Fingering and need for Depth Perception and Color Vision

Constantly working in an environment with: Head Movement/Rotation, Reaching, Handling and Exposure to varying elements of all weather conditions
8.While performing daily tasks may be required to sit, climb and/or lift up to 20-50# occasionally, 10-25# frequently and up to 10# constantly
9.Performs other duties as assigned.

Women, minorities and veterans are encouraged to apply.

Minimum Qualifications:
1.Reasoning ability equivalent to a level of applying commonsense understanding and carrying out detailed but uninvolved written or verbal instructions. Dealing with problems involving a few concrete variables in or from standardized situations.
2.Vocabulary ability equivalent to a level of passive vocabulary. Speak clearly and distinctly.
3.Mathematical ability equivalent to adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing all units of measure including decimal fractions. (The position may require different actual mathematical applications.)
4.Ability to provide and maintain proper licensure, and acceptable driving record. How To Apply You may apply online at http://jobs.mdu.com

If unable to apply online, mail completed application to:
5450 W. Gowen Road

Boise, ID 83709

Subject to pre-employment drug testing and background checks.

Knife River is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, age, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status or any other protected category under applicable state/federal law.

Expectations

• Work safely with complete adherence to all safety procedures.

• Be a committed employee who adds value, endeavoring to make EF a high performance workplace.

• Communicate with respect and be a team member who is "easy to do business with."

• Push raw yarn buggy from the Extrusion bullpen to the appropriate twisting positions.

• Verify the case label with the specification sheet for that machine

• Doff the TNH packages according to the doff schedule posted on the machine

• Remove the remaining package from the bucket and place in the adjacent creel.

• Tie the creel yarn, using a weavers knot with no tails.

• Refill the bucket with raw yarn from the raw yarn buggy for that machine

• Replace empty yarn tubes with replacement packages of yarn

• Compare every tube merge number to the Specifications Sheet as they are placed in the bucket.

• Put tube caps on raw yarn packages in the creel where the tube end is rough, blemished or might tangle the yarn.

• Repair and restart immediately any position that breaks.

• Keep every position running when not in tie-in or doff process.

• Tag any position that is in need of repair.

• Remove TNH yarn from the conveyor and place on a buggy or pack in a box as indicated by the Specifications Sheet and/or the supervisor.

• Maintain and use tools of the job properly:

• Ear plugs

• Snips and/or ring knife

• Apron

• Maintain the equipment and keep free of lint or dirt.

• Maintain a clean work area with materials well organized, using compressed air to blow lint out of the machine at least once during the shift.

• Keep supervisor informed of any problems or quality issues, helping to minimize on-going defects.

• Demonstrate dependability and consistent, punctual attendance for all work assignments.

• Observe and comply with all EF policies and contribute to the EF culture of a high performance workplace.

Requirements

• Standing more than 90% of shift, moving throughout the creel area and reaching up to six feet overhead.

• Hand dexterity sufficient to handle packages and tie weavers knots.

• Must be able to manually lift and control packages of yarn that weight up to 12 pounds.

• Must be able to push a cart loaded with yarn through the creel with a maximum weight of 450 pounds.

• High school graduate or GED desired, not required

• Must understand instructions in English and respond appropriately

Shift will be night swing

Job Description:

Under supervision, perform semi-skilled manual work in connection with an entry level position in power plant operation. Assist equipment operators while learning the following job duties:

Isolate, clean, open, replace, inspect, close and return to service plant equipment. Isolate equipment and place/remove clearance tags in the plant and switchyard. Operate, regulate, adjust, clean and perform minor maintenance on plant auxiliary systems.

Monitor and inspect all plant equipment for normal operation. Identify and report abnormal conditions to the proper authority and write work orders. Operate, clean, service and lubricate portable power driven tools and equipment.

Maintain tools, equipment and work areas in a clean and orderly condition. Utilize portable meters, analyzers and equipment to conduct tests and monitoring. Lubricate and check lubrication equipment; adjust packing glands as necessary and perform necessary operative maintenance, using appropriate hand tools.

Operate oil filtering equipment. Erect and remove simple scaffolding and rigging. Perform routine cleaning of plant areas and equipment, including outside areas, as assigned.

Load, unload, move and handle materials, supplies and equipment; open boxes, barrels, bags and other materials using material handling equipment.

Monitor water chemistry as required. Maintain water pH and follow EPA guidelines as applicable.

Assist in preparing boilers and auxiliaries for operation and removal from service. If applicable, monitor coal feed to mills and burners and observe conditions of fires and furnaces. Hand lance slag in boilers, hand- operating soot blowers, unplugging ash lines, disposing of clinkers and other similar work.

Use flow diagrams to identify system piping and equipment and revise these prints as required. Make required equipment checks and assist in performing tests and preparing related reports, graphs and curves. Perform duties in accordance with Company's safety rules, operating regulations and practices and report unsafe conditions and practices.

Train for and carry out assignments in firefighting, first aid and other emergency response programs as required. Perform other job duties as assigned.

Job Description:

General Responsibilities:

Perform duties involved in setting up and operating automatic blanking, heat treat forming and robotic tig welding of various size holesaws

Duties:

• Work from priorities provided, travelers, written or verbal instructions. Setup robotic and semi auto tig welders of various size. Load shell & cups onto robotic pallet or manually load into tig welder chuck. Start automatic cycle to weld. Visually inspect each saw for quality of weld. Adjust speed, length and position of stroke, seam current and cup current for proper heat. Position welding head and change tungsten tips as required using setting gauge according to established procedure. Rework or scrap any saw found to be out of spec

• Check the quality of each holesaw for total roundness, weld height, weld penetration

• Degrease cup when necessary working from travelers and record data according to established procedure.

• Maintain equipment and work area in a neat and clean condition. Report any discrepancies, equipment malfunctions, defective material or other unusual situations to the Foreman.

• Observe and obey all safety rules, regulations and practices and employ all safety equipment and devices.

• Perform other similar or related duties as assigned or directed.

Climate:

Demanding, fast-paced position resulting from deadline pressures, simultaneous competing demands and changing priorities.

Requirements:

• Knowledge of charts, specifications, and micrometers

• 1-2 years experience preferred

• Use of numbers including decimals

• Light physical effort required, equivalent to lifting, pushing, pulling 5 to 25 pounds

• High School Diploma or GED Equivalent

Hours: (2) Sunday - Thurs 5a-5p (1) Tue-Sat 5a-5p (3) Mon-Fri 5p-5a

Job Summary: Knife River Idaho Division is looking for well qualified, reliable and safe Asphalt Screed Operator. This is a traveling position. Must be willing to travel throughout Idaho 90% of the time.
1.Perform daily equipment, walk around and site inspections to identify and correct any unsafe conditions
2.Communicate effectively
3.Listen and follow directions
4.Works well with others
5.Performs duties as assigned

We offer a full benefit package after 60 days which includes full medical, dental, vision and 401K.

We are a Drug free work environment requiring pre-employment and random drug testing.

Women, minorities and veterans are encouraged to apply.

Minimum Qualifications:
1. Two year's experience as a screed operator preferred, will train the right candidate.
2.Valid driver's license
3.Maintain safe work environment
4.Has Knowledge of Aspects of Paving Operations How To Apply You may apply online at http://jobs.mdu.com

If unable to apply online, mail completed application to:
5450 W. Gowen Road

Boise, ID 83709

Subject to pre-employment drug testing and background checks.

Knife River is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, age, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status or any other protected category under applicable state/federal law.