Perioperative Services RN/ Sign on Bonus $25k

Career Path Services•Thermopolis, WY

10d•Onsite

About The Position

Perioperative Services RN with a $25k sign-on bonus. This role involves establishing patient outcomes, implementing care plans, and evaluating their effectiveness. Responsibilities include patient and family teaching, pre-operative calls to confirm appointments and provide instructions, and performing pre-op and post-op calls/visits. The RN will create and maintain a sterile field, monitor the environment, and participate in the PAT process and ambulatory assistance. Duties also include organizing surgical cases, providing necessary equipment and supplies, performing counts (sponge, sharps, instrument), and physiologically monitoring patients throughout the perioperative experience. The RN will act as a patient advocate and assist in OR, PACU, Endoscopy, and Ambulatory settings as needed. Additional tasks include preparing specimens, accurately preparing charts, timely documentation of nursing care, stocking and ordering supplies, and functioning in PACU, Endoscopy (circulator or scrub). The role requires functioning appropriately in trauma situations, understanding conscious sedation procedures (under direct supervision), and administering medications according to State Law.

Requirements

Current Wyoming Registered Nurse license in good standing
1 – 2 years’ experience in surgery preferred.
Able to function in a circulating role, recovery room, endoscopy, minimal scrubbing and in central sterile.
Must possess communication skills to relate to the public in person
Demonstrate good organizational abilities
Seeks proficiencies in computer applications, e.g. word processing, spread sheets, database, presentation, and project publication.

Nice To Haves

TNCC preferred but not required
CNOR preferred but not required

Responsibilities

Establish patients expected outcomes based on nursing diagnosis and implement patient care interventions according to plan of care.
Evaluate the attainment of expected outcomes and effectiveness of patient care.
Participate in patient and family teaching.
Calls patients’ day before surgery to confirm appointment and with specific instructions for NPO status, prep completion, and where to report.
Provide patient education in all areas of responsibility.
Perform pre-op and post op calls/visits with patient.
Creates a sterile field with the ability to monitor and control the environment.
Able to function and participate in PAT process as well as assist in ambulatory where needed.
Organizes and pulls cases according to doctor preference cards.
Provide equipment and supplies based on patient needs.
Performs sponge, sharps and instrument counts according to policy and procedure.
Physiologically monitor patient during the surgical procedure and throughout the perioperative experience.
Serves as patient advocate.
Function and assist with responsibilities in OR, PACU, Endoscopy and Ambulatory to level of expertise.
Prepares specimens for mail out according to Hospital policy and procedure.
Prepare charts accurately.
Documents nursing care in a timely and accurate manner.
Stocks and orders supplies.
Is able to function in PACU area according to policy and procedure, Endoscopy as circulator or scrub.
Functions appropriately in trauma situations, understands the role.
Current on conscious sedation procedures and able to function in this role under direct supervision of a physician or CRNA.
Administration of all medications (I.V., PO, SQ, etc.) and biologicals in accordance to State Law.
Maintain current on conscious sedation procedures and able to function in this role under direct supervision of a physician or CRNA.