PreOp/PACU Nurse (RN)-Surgery Center

Atlas Healthcare Partners•Sun City, AZ

3d•$33 - $57•Onsite

About The Position

Banner Surgery Center – Sun City West, managed by Atlas Healthcare Partners, is an ambulatory surgery center serving patients and physicians in Sun City West. The center offers GI, colorectal, and pain services, with one operating room and two procedure rooms. Atlas Healthcare and Banner Health partner to manage and grow surgery centers across the Southwest, with a focus on exceptional patient care and customer service and the values of Integrity, Culture, Teamwork, Respect, and Results. The PreOp/PACU Nurse assesses, plans, implements, evaluates, and documents nursing care in accordance with organizational policies and professional nursing standards. The nurse is accountable for the quality of nursing services delivered by themselves and those under their direction, and applies specialized knowledge and judgment to provide care appropriate to each assigned patient’s physical and developmental age. Depending on the location, the position may provide relief charge coverage for staff and department workflow.

Requirements

Associate’s degree or diploma in nursing, or higher.
Current, valid RN license in the state of practice, a temporary RN license in the state of practice, or compact RN licensure applicable to the state of practice.
BLS and ACLS certifications.
If assigned to ASC services involving pediatrics, PALS certification is required within 90 days of the start date.
For Core (full-time/part-time) positions: at least one year of licensed RN experience in PreOp/PACU (for example, ICU or ED); alternatively, a licensed RN with no PreOp/PACU experience must enroll in the Perianesthesia Academy and successfully complete it within four months.
A newly licensed RN must enroll in the Perianesthesia Academy and successfully complete it within four months.
For PRN positions: at least two years of licensed RN experience in PreOp/PACU.
Experience level classification: Level I is 0–3 years of experience; Standard is 3+ years of experience.

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 physicals, diagnostics, and laboratory data; report abnormal results; and complete assessments and reassessments according to patient needs and policy.
Formulate and initiate individualized plans of care, including discharge plans, using assessment data and input from patients, families, and the health care team; develop realistic, measurable goals and revise plans as patient needs change.
Implement the plan of care through direct patient care and coordination, delegation, and supervision of health care team activities, following physician orders, policies, standards of care, and regulatory requirements.
Promote continuity of care by accurately and completely communicating patient status to other caregivers.
Evaluate patient and family responses to care and teaching, progress toward goals, and the effectiveness of patient education; revise the plan of care as needed.
Document assessments, planning, implementation, evaluation, interventions, patient responses, and physician orders accurately and in a timely manner in the patient record.
Provide evidence-based care and may participate in research activities within clinical practice.
Participate in facility shared leadership and support education, role development, and orientation for personnel, patients, students, families, and visitors; precept and mentor others when appropriate.
Contribute to excellent patient outcomes and participate in improving nursing quality indicators and outcomes, including through professional organizations.
Provide relief charge coverage for staff and department workflow in locations where this function is assigned.
Follow established policies, procedures, regulatory and accreditation requirements, and professional standards.
Provide customers with an excellent service experience by consistently demonstrating the organization’s core and leader behaviors.