Operating Room Nurse (RN) - Ambulatory Surgery Center

Atlas Healthcare Partners•Glendale, AZ

2d•$35 - $49•Onsite

About The Position

Banner Surgery Center – Thunderbird is managed by Atlas Healthcare Partners and is located on the Banner Thunderbird Medical Center Campus. This Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC) is equipped with 7 operating rooms, 8 Preop bays, and 18 PACU Bays, and is adaptable to all specialties. The center focuses on providing exceptional care and outstanding customer service, ensuring patients feel well cared for and procedures are on time. Atlas Healthcare and Banner Health have partnered to manage, operate, and grow Banner Surgery Centers throughout the Southwest, emphasizing core values of Integrity, Culture, Teamwork, Respect, and Results. The position offers top-of-the-industry health and dental benefits with a matching retirement package in a special working environment.

Requirements

Associate’s Degree or Diploma in Nursing, or higher, required.
Must possess a current, valid RN license in state of practice, temporary RN license in state of practice, or compact RN licensure for current state of practice.
BLS and ACLS required.
Minimum one-year licensed RN experience in OR (other procedural areas consider with Support Center Clinical Educator approval).
Licensed RN with no experience in OR and enrolled in PeriOp101 program with successful completion within 4 months.

Nice To Haves

PALS certification required within 90 days of start date if assigned ASC services pediatrics.

Responsibilities

Assesses patient physical, psychological, social, spiritual, educational, developmental, cultural and discharge planning needs.
Reviews patient history and physical with patient/family and assures completion within appropriate timeframe.
Reviews available information obtained by other health care team members.
Reviews diagnostics and laboratory data and reports abnormal results to the physician(s) and other appropriate caregivers.
Completes assessment and reassessments according to patient need and as outlined in policy.
Formulates a plan of care, including the discharge plan, utilizing assessment data and patient, family and health team input.
Initiates a plan of care based on patient-specific needs, assessment data and the medical plan of care.
Develops realistic, measurable goals for the patient in conjunction with the patient/family.
Considers the physical, cultural, psychosocial, spiritual, age-specific and educational needs of the patient in the plan of care.
Plans care in collaboration with members of the multidisciplinary team.
Reviews and revises the plan of care to reflect changing patient needs based on evaluation of the patient’s status.
Implements the plan of care through direct patient care, coordination, delegation and supervision of the activities of the health care team.
Provides care based on physician orders and the nursing plan of care, in compliance with policies and procedures, standards of care, and regulatory agency requirements.
Promotes continuity of care by accurately and completely communicating to other caregivers the status of patients for whom care is provided.
Evaluates the patient's and family's response to care and teaching and revises the plan of care as needed.
Evaluates patient progress towards goals and expected outcomes in collaboration with other health care team members.
Evaluates patient's response and the effectiveness of patient teaching.
Documents assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation in the patient record.
Notes physician orders accurately and in a timely manner.
Provides care based on the best evidence available and may participate in research activities within clinical practice.
Participates in department or facility shared leadership.
Interacts and participates in the education, role development, and orientation of facility personnel, patients, students, families and visitors.
Promotes/supports growth of others through precepting and mentoring when appropriate.
Contributes to society through activities that lead to excellent patient outcomes through timely, effective, efficient, equitable, and safe care.
Actively participates in the improvement of national nursing quality indicators and outcomes.
In some locations, this position may provide relief charge for staff and workflow of the department.
Performs all functions according to established policies, procedures, regulatory and accreditation requirements, as well as applicable professional standards.
Provides all customers with an excellent service experience by consistently demonstrating our core and leader behaviors each and every day.