Pre-Op / PACU RN - Oakland Oncology Surgery Center

Sutter Health•Oakland, CA

1d•$86 - $121•Onsite

About The Position

This Pre-Op / PACU RN position is with Stanford Medicine and Sutter Health JV. The role is accountable for the assessment, planning, treatment, and evaluation during the pre-operative, intra-operative, and post-operative phases of nursing care. The RN assists the physician during surgery and procedures by functioning in the circulating role. This position develops, implements, manages, and coordinates an optimal interdisciplinary plan of care that incorporates psychological, sociocultural, spiritual, economic, and life-style factors. The role fosters and maintains collaborative relationships between patients, their family/support group, physicians, and other healthcare providers through timely and effective communications. The RN adheres to policies, industry standards, best practices, and applicable laws/regulations and codes to promote a quality, highly reliable patient experience. The role also engages in continuous growth and development in professional nursing practice.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
RN-Registered Nurse of California
BLS-Basic Life Support Healthcare Provider
2 years recent relevant experience
Demonstrated knowledge and competence with regard to nursing theories, concepts and practices; medical terminology; anatomy; and physiology.
Working knowledge of the healthcare industry, safety precaution policies, best practices regarding patient care and privacy, and changes in local/state/federal regulations.
Possess written and verbal communications skills to explain sensitive information clearly and professionally to diverse audiences, including non-medical people.
Basic knowledge of computer applications, such as Microsoft Office Suite (Word and Outlook), Electronic Health Record.
Ability to prioritize assignments and work within standardized policies, procedures, and scientific methods to achieve objectives and meet deadlines.
Work independently, as well as be part of the team, including accomplishing multiple tasks in an environment with interruptions.
Identify, evaluate and resolve standard problems by selecting appropriate solutions from established options.
Ensure the privacy of each patient’s protected health information (PHI).
Build collaborate relationships with peers and other healthcare providers to achieve departmental and corporate objectives.

Responsibilities

Conducts patient and family assessment encompassing physiological, spiritual and emotional areas.
Collaborates and communicates with physicians and other members of the healthcare team to interpret, adjust, and coordinate preoperative and/or postoperative patient care plan to ensure a plan of care that is patient centric with continuity of care.
Partners with peers, other healthcare providers, and management to effectively streamline patient workflow, improve patient outcomes, and provide the highest care quality.
Communicates patients’ plan of care to co-workers and on-coming/off-going shift.
Provides competent, compassionate and cost effective patient care in accordance with policies, scientific principles, evidence-based nursing practice/process, nursing objectives and standards of care.
Maintains a safe, comfortable and therapeutic environment for each patient and their families/support group in accordance with regulations.
Delegates tasks appropriately/effectively to team members based on legal scopes of practice, licensure, educational preparation, appropriate guidelines and individual capability.
Leads the team participating in the time out process.
Communicates with and explains treatments/activities to patient and/or family in a clear, open-ended, collaborative manner showing care and concern, using teach back to ensure understanding of explanations, and integrating patient learning and educational needs.
Maintains mindfulness in delivery of individualized care and in communication with patients and families, with a safety focus.
Delivers safe and effective patient care in compliance with established policies and procedures, as well as local, state and federal regulations.
Upholds the confidentiality of all patient protected health information (PHI) and protects all PHI from accidental, intentional or inappropriate disclosure.
Remains current in advancements, trends, and best practices related to acute care and area of specialty and in professional nursing practice.
Participates in and supports system, operating unit, facility and unit process improvement activities.
Monitors patient care interventions, assesses therapies, evaluates outcomes, and intervenes as warranted.
Conducts ongoing education for patients and their families to ensure optimal patient care.
Reassesses, evaluates and documents each patient’s response to the plan of care and adjusts the plan as needed.
Reports any events or near-misses in safety or compliance concerns via patient safety reporting mechanism.
Participates in analysis of safety events to prevent future occurrences.
Accurately documents and updates all treatment information in the patient’s electronic health record (EHR).
Develops, implements, documents formal teaching and transition planning that includes the patient/family in care for identified health needs.
Adheres to the facility the infection control program.
Enforces sterile consciousness and strict adherence to sterile technique among the surgical team.
Actively monitors the environment to ensure sterile technique is maintained throughout the procedure.
Possesses extensive knowledge in the sterilization of supplies and instruments.
Enforces recommended standards and practices.
Anticipates breaks in sterile technique and acts according to policy.
Participates as a member of the Center team to promote a positive working environment, and provides back-up support when requested or necessary.
Provides orientation and training to new staff.
Orders and stocks supplies.
Provides direction to others and assists with patient transport and positioning.
Performs and/or directs room turnover and cleanup.
Performs sterile processing functions.