Pre Op PACU Registered Nurse-Fayetteville Surgery Center

Eye Consultants of Atlanta PC • Fayetteville, GA

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About The Position

Responsible for delivering safe, effective, quality, patient- and family-centered care in the preoperative and post-anesthesia care unit and other perioperative services areas for all patient populations. The role includes assessing patients, developing and implementing individualized perianesthesia care plans, evaluating outcomes, transferring care when applicable, and documenting care accurately. The nurse provides age-specific, culturally competent care; protects patients’ rights, dignity, privacy, and safety; communicates and collaborates with patients, support people, and other disciplines; and follows evidence-based protocols, organizational policies, regulatory requirements, and professional guidelines.

The position also involves operating perioperative equipment safely, maintaining required competencies, participating in quality improvement and performance appraisal activities, pursuing professional growth, and contributing to a positive organizational culture. The nurse is responsible for following HIPAA processes and protecting the confidentiality of protected health information. Employment offers are contingent upon successful background checks and drug testing.

Requirements

• Graduate from an accredited school of nursing.
• Current registered nurse licensure in the state of Georgia.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification.

Nice To Haves

• Two years of perianesthesia services experience.
• Certified Post Anesthesia Nurse (CPAN) or Certified Ambulatory Perianesthesia Nurse (CAPA) certification.
• Computer skills, such as Microsoft PowerPoint, Word, and Excel.

Responsibilities

• Support the organization’s mission, vision, and values.
• Assess patients at intervals specified by policies and procedures.
• Develop individualized perianesthesia patient plans of care.
• Manage patients preoperatively and during recovery from general, monitored anesthesia care, regional, topical, and local anesthesia.
• Protect patients from injury related to positioning, thermal sources, and extraneous objects.
• Communicate the patient’s current status throughout the perianesthesia continuum of care.
• Provide acute pain and comfort management as needed.
• Administer medications using the seven rights of safe medication practices.
• Maintain wound and tissue perfusion at or above baseline levels.
• Maintain the status of patients’ genitourinary, gastrointestinal, musculoskeletal, endocrine, respiratory, cardiovascular, and neurological systems, as well as fluid, electrolyte, and acid-base balance, at or above baseline levels.
• Ensure patients are at or returned to normothermia at the conclusion of the immediate postoperative period.
• Protect patients from infection and other harm and manage comorbid conditions as applicable.
• Manage patient fluid intake as prescribed.
• Assess the knowledge of patients or designated support people and provide education about psychosocial responses, nutrition, medications, pain and comfort, wounds, and expected responses to procedures.
• Involve patients or designated support people in decisions about perioperative care plans and rehabilitation.
• Protect patients’ rights, dignity, and privacy; provide age-specific, culturally competent, ethical care within legal standards; and provide consistent and comparable care across settings.
• Perform interventions to ensure the procedure is performed on the correct site, side, and level.
• Manage patient specimens according to organizational policy and procedures.
• Evaluate patient progress toward expected outcomes and transfer care as applicable.
• Delegate tasks according to the state Nurse Practice Act and job descriptions.
• Document nursing care accurately, completely, and legibly.
• Collaborate effectively with other disciplines as applicable.
• Participate in quality review, performance improvement projects, and the performance appraisal process.
• Use problem-solving and conflict-resolution skills to foster effective work relationships.
• Maintain required competencies and pursue professional growth, including participation in a professional organization.
• Act as a patient advocate and maintain privacy and confidentiality of company, individual, and health information.
• Follow evidence-based protocols, standard precautions, safety procedures, and manufacturers’ instructions.
• Use appropriate hand hygiene and personal protective equipment and follow safe practices to maintain personal and environmental safety.
• Operate operating-room-area equipment safely and according to manufacturers’ instructions for use.
• Assist with identifying pertinent evidence to establish benchmarks as directed.
• Comply with organizational policies, regulatory and accreditation standards, and professional guidelines.
• Demonstrate integrity, good judgment, professionalism, strong interpersonal and communication skills, and a collaborative approach to giving and receiving feedback.
• Contribute to a positive organizational culture and demonstrate commitment to coworkers, patients, and stakeholders.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Know and follow HIPAA processes and standards concerning protected health information.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time