PreOp/PACU Nurse (RN)-Surgery Center

Atlas Healthcare Partners•Glendale, AZ

About The Position

The PreOp/PACU Nurse assesses, plans, implements, evaluates, and documents patient nursing care in accordance with organizational policies and professional nursing practice standards. The role is accountable for the quality of nursing services delivered by the nurse and by those under their direction, and applies specialized knowledge, judgment, and nursing skills to provide care appropriate to each patient’s physical and developmental age. The nurse assesses patients’ physical, psychological, social, spiritual, educational, developmental, cultural, and postoperative planning needs; reviews histories, examinations, diagnostic results, and laboratory data; and communicates abnormal results to physicians and appropriate caregivers. The nurse develops and revises patient-specific plans of care, including discharge planning, in collaboration with patients, families, and the multidisciplinary team. The role provides and coordinates direct care, promotes continuity of care, evaluates patient progress and responses to treatment and teaching, and documents care accurately and promptly. The nurse may participate in research, shared leadership, staff and patient education, orientation, precepting, and mentoring. In some locations, the role may provide relief charge support for staff and department workflow. All functions must comply with established policies, procedures, regulatory and accreditation requirements, and applicable professional standards. The nurse is expected to provide an excellent customer service experience and contribute to timely, effective, efficient, equitable, and safe care.

Requirements

Associate’s degree or diploma in nursing, or higher.
Current, valid RN license in the state of practice, temporary RN license in the state of practice, or compact RN licensure for the current state of practice.
BLS certification.
ACLS certification.
PALS certification within 90 days of start date if assigned to an ASC that provides pediatric services.
For Core (full-time/part-time): at least one year of licensed RN experience in PreOp/PACU (for example, ICU or ED); alternatively, an RN without PreOp/PACU experience must be enrolled in the Perianesthesia Academy and successfully complete it within four months.
Newly licensed RNs must be enrolled in the Perianesthesia Academy and successfully complete it within four months.
For PRN: at least two years of licensed RN experience in PreOp/PACU.

Nice To Haves

PreOp/PACU licensed RN experience is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Assess patients’ physical, psychological, social, spiritual, educational, developmental, cultural, and postoperative planning needs.
Review patient history and physical information with the patient or family and ensure completion within the appropriate timeframe.
Review information from other health care team members, diagnostic results, and laboratory data; report abnormal results to physicians and appropriate caregivers.
Complete assessments and reassessments according to patient needs and policy.
Develop and initiate patient-specific plans of care, including discharge plans, in collaboration with patients, families, and the health care team.
Review and revise plans of care as patient needs and status change.
Implement plans of care through direct patient care and coordination, delegation, and supervision of health care team activities.
Provide care in accordance with physician orders, nursing plans of care, policies, procedures, standards of care, and regulatory requirements.
Communicate patient status accurately and completely to other caregivers to promote continuity of care.
Evaluate patient and family responses to care and teaching, patient progress toward goals, and the effectiveness of teaching; revise the plan of care as needed.
Document assessments, plans, interventions, evaluations, patient responses, and physician orders legibly, accurately, and in a timely manner.
Provide evidence-based care and may participate in research activities within clinical practice.
Participate in facility shared leadership and contribute to nursing quality indicators and outcomes.
Participate in education, role development, and orientation of facility personnel, patients, students, families, and visitors; precept and mentor when appropriate.
In some locations, provide relief charge support for staff and department workflow.
Follow established policies and procedures, regulatory and accreditation requirements, and applicable professional standards.
Consistently demonstrate core and leader behaviors to provide customers with an excellent service experience.