Post-OP Registered Nurse

National Spine and Pain Centers•Oxon Hill, MD

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About The Position

The ASC Registered Nurse provides clinical nursing coverage as needed and helps ensure that an RN is on site whenever procedures are performed in an Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC), as required by regulations. The role provides perioperative patient assessment, care coordination, patient advocacy, procedural support, medication management, and emergency response. It also supports clinical procedures and workflows, infection prevention, equipment management, quality improvement, accreditation readiness, and compliance with applicable organizational, professional, and regulatory standards. The nurse maintains current knowledge of nursing practice and perioperative care, including patient assessment, monitoring, discharge, and teaching. The role includes maintaining required continuing education records and participating in in-services and staff meetings. The nurse is expected to uphold NSPC’s compliance program, policies, code of conduct, and applicable federal and state regulations, and to promote compliance among colleagues and staff under their oversight.

Requirements

Associate’s degree from an accredited School of Nursing.
At least two years of nursing experience; ASC experience is preferred.
Valid state Registered Nurse license.
Provide proof of Hepatitis B vaccination series immunity or a signed waiver within 30 days of hire.
Provide proof of a negative PPD test or clear chest X-ray within 30 days of hire.
Obtain or maintain current BLS and ACLS certifications within 30 days of hire.
Superior proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
Knowledge of Centricity and Modernizing Medicine, or similar EMR/EMA software products.
Ability to learn electronic patient registration, records, dictation, transcription, and other software technologies.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to read, write legibly, and understand simple instructions and short correspondence or memos.
Ability to communicate effectively with clinical staff, providers, referring providers and office staff, hospital staff, medical directors, administrators, and the executive committee.
Ability to present information clearly in one-on-one and small-group settings to patients, providers, and employees.
Commitment to high-quality customer service and patient care.
Ability to work calmly with sick, demanding, and difficult patients.
Ability to act as a patient advocate and maintain an environment that protects patient rights, safety, dignity, and physical and mental well-being.
Ability to perform duties independently with minimal direction and supervision.
Organization, resourcefulness, and initiative in a fast-paced environment.
Ability to identify and complete necessary duties even when they have not been directly assigned.
Good judgment and reasoning when investigating and solving problems.
Commitment to maintaining the confidentiality of privileged and private information.
Ability to operate clinical and patient-monitoring equipment.
Ability to operate general office equipment, including a desktop computer, calculator or adding machine, copier, scanner, printer, credit card machine, and check scanner.

Nice To Haves

At least two years of nursing experience in an ASC environment.

Responsibilities

Provide clinical nursing coverage as needed and help ensure an RN is on site during ASC procedures.
Evaluate patient pain upon admission and throughout the patient’s appointment.
Assess and prioritize patient care, delegate activities appropriately, and communicate significant patient problems to applicable team members, including Medical Directors, Administrators, and the Executive Committee.
Collaborate with the healthcare team regarding patient condition throughout the perioperative period and ensure continuity of the patient’s plan of care.
Advocate for patients throughout all stages of care and protect their rights, safety, dignity, and well-being.
Recognize emergency situations and take corrective action calmly and efficiently.
Assist physicians during procedures and ensure instruments, equipment, and supplies are available.
Follow medication-use and administration policies and participate in management and documentation of controlled substances.
Assess clinical equipment needs and recommend replacement under the direction and advisement of the Facility Medical Director.
Develop clinical procedures that support patient safety and comfort, including admission and discharge processes that meet pre-admission criteria.
Plan, evaluate, recommend, and implement appropriate clinical initiatives and workflows.
Maintain and apply current knowledge of nursing theory, practice, and perioperative care, including assessment, monitoring, discharge, and teaching.
Use infection-control training to reduce nosocomial infections and maintain infection-control measures and environmental safety practices.
Maintain compliance with Association of Perioperative Registered Nurses standards and applicable company policies and governmental regulations.
Support compliance in areas including controlled substances and sample medications, infection control, quality assurance, HIPAA confidentiality, BLS and ACLS, safety and risk management, emergency codes, hazardous materials and medical waste, medical equipment operation, professional licensure, and DHMH, CMS, and AAAASF requirements.
Participate in the Quality Assessment and Performance Improvement Program when stationed in the ASC.
Participate in annual accreditation-readiness training and assist the Center Manager with clinical aspects of accreditation training.
Maintain a continuing education record for annual submission, including four continuing-education in-services per year, and attend nursing and general staff meetings regularly.
Uphold applicable federal and state compliance regulations, the NSPC Code of Conduct, Employee Handbook, compliance policies and procedures, and healthcare fraud, waste, and abuse laws.
Understand, comply with, and enforce NSPC policies and procedures, codes of conduct, and OSHA and HIPAA privacy rules; promote compliance among colleagues and staff under the nurse’s oversight.
Complete annual compliance training, adhere to the overall compliance program, and report issues.
Perform other duties as assigned.