OR Registered Nurse, Part Time, ASC

NueHealth•Radnor Township, PA

About The Position

The OR Registered Nurse provides nursing care in an ambulatory surgery center (ASC). The role includes systematic patient assessment, developing and implementing prioritized plans of care, coordinating care with the clinical team, and responding effectively to emergencies. The nurse applies knowledge of medical-surgical care, pain management, medications and anesthetic agents, laboratory values, safety and legal issues, and emergency equipment. The position also requires accurate documentation, compliance with physician orders and patient rights, maintaining required certifications, and participating in in-services and staff meetings.

Requirements

Maintain CPR, ACLS, and PALS certification as required for the area.
Ability to meet the stated physical demands, including regularly lifting or carrying over 20 pounds, pushing or pulling over 25 pounds, and standing or walking at least five hours per day.
Ability to perform duties requiring frequent sitting, conversation, listening, use of hands to touch, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls, and reaching with hands and arms.
Close vision and ability to adjust focus.

Responsibilities

Perform ongoing, systematic assessment and data collection focused on patients’ physiologic, psychological, and cognitive status.
Formulate goal-directed, prioritized plans of care based on nursing diagnoses and patient outcomes.
Implement care skillfully and consistently through the nursing process to achieve desired patient outcomes.
Prioritize patient care according to essential needs and available center resources, including time, personnel, equipment, and supplies.
Respond efficiently to emergency patient situations by following established protocols, remaining calm, notifying appropriate persons, and documenting events.
Apply knowledge of medical-surgical patient care, pain assessment, pharmaceuticals and anesthetic agents, laboratory values, safety and legal issues, and emergency equipment.
Identify problems and resolve them effectively to support sound decision-making.
Complete timely, accurate, and concise documentation on the floor and in patient records.
Work as part of a team to deliver patient care.
Maintain CPR, ACLS, and PALS certification as required for the area.
Attend mandatory in-services and participate in staff meetings.
Remain flexible and adaptive, and accept and implement new ideas and approaches.
Treat patients equally in accordance with the center’s Patient Rights policy.
Review and carry out physician orders in an appropriate, professional manner.
Assist with other duties when asked.