ASC PREOP AND PACU NURSE

Mid-State Orthopaedic and Sports Medicin•Alexandria, LA

4d•Onsite

About The Position

This role involves providing direct patient care in a pre-operative and post-anesthesia care unit (PACU) setting within an Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC). The nurse will be responsible for assessing patients, administering care, and ensuring patient understanding of their condition and treatment. Key aspects include managing patient recovery from anesthesia, handling potential complications, wound care, medication administration, and maintaining infection control standards. The position also emphasizes effective communication, critical thinking, and participation in quality improvement initiatives.

Requirements

Current Louisiana RN license
BLS/ACLS required
Two (2) years’ experience of clinical experience with an emphasis in PACU, surgery or ER required.
Knowledge of regulatory standards.
Ability to make sound nursing judgment based on nursing theory.
Demonstrates primary nurse accountability through coordination, communication and continuity of patient care.
Must be able to assess, prioritize, plan and implement direct patient care.
Assumes responsibility for competency of practice and takes initiative for professional development and continuing education.
Working knowledge and experience in preop/PACU from hospital or ambulatory surgery center including direct patient care.
Ability to adhere to work schedule and manage time appropriately.
Ability to utilize resources in a timely, organized and cost effective manner.
Knowledge of patient monitoring equipment.
Demonstrates knowledge of medical record policy and procedure in management of patient information.

Nice To Haves

Actively participates in the development of a healthy work environment.
Uses interpersonal skills to establish and maintain healthy interpersonal relations, which include functional trust, positive feedback and constructive criticism.
Good communication skills: oral and written.
All employees must be able to provide proof of their identity and their right to work in the United States.

Responsibilities

Assesses patient/significant others understanding of disease process and need for surgical intervention.
Performs pre/post operative teaching to patient/significant other.
Demonstrates appropriate nursing management and intervention preoperatively and postoperatively.
Assess the patient for level of recovery from anesthesia.
Provides effective airway management postoperatively.
Assesses and manages postoperative complications, such as nausea and vomiting.
Provides wound assessment and management to ensure uncomplicated wound healing.
Provides safe medication administration.
Manages patient complications/emergencies preoperatively and postoperatively.
Utilizes aseptic technique and infection control principles to establish and maintain intravenous access.
Reports significant patient information to medical staff appropriately.
Demonstrates knowledge and skill in caring for the latex sensitive patient.
Initiates and follows procedure protocol.
Demonstrates appropriate care for the patient experiencing pain.
Demonstrates techniques to relieve patient’s pain and evaluates the effectiveness of the techniques used.
Documents patient response during postoperative period.
Facilitates actions and activities that support accountability to practice.
Identifies and initiates problem resolution.
Actively participates, develops, and implements activities and measures promoting quality care.
Participates in medical records QAPI.
Listens respectfully, gives feedback directly, honestly and talks with others to clarify differences.
Effectively communicates and interacts with patients (using translation services when needed), their family, and other external and internal clients (including fellow employees) from diverse backgrounds.
Demonstrates a willingness to look at new ideas and work in a changing environment.
Understands, verbalizes and participates in the quality improvement process.
Supports initiatives designed to improve individual and organizational performance.
Provides appropriate patient care across the age span.