PreOp/PACU Nurse (RN)-Surgery Center

Atlas Healthcare Partners•Glendale, AZ

7d•$33 - $57

About The Position

Banner Surgery Center – Thunderbird, managed by Atlas Healthcare Partners, is located on the Banner Thunderbird Medical Center campus and serves patients and physicians in the West Valley of the Phoenix community. The adaptable ambulatory surgery center has seven operating rooms, eight preoperative bays, and 18 post-anesthesia care unit bays. Atlas Healthcare and Banner Health partner to manage and grow Banner Surgery Centers throughout the Southwest, emphasizing exceptional care and customer service and the values of Integrity, Culture, Teamwork, Respect, and Results. The PreOp/PACU Nurse assesses, plans, implements, evaluates, and documents patient nursing care in accordance with organizational policies and professional nursing standards. The nurse is accountable for the quality of nursing services delivered personally or by staff under their direction, and applies specialized knowledge, judgment, and nursing skills to provide care appropriate to patients’ physical and developmental needs.

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 and ACLS certifications.
If assigned to ASC services pediatrics, PALS certification is required within 90 days of the start date.
Core (full-time/part-time): at least one year of licensed RN experience in PreOp/PACU, such as ICU or ED experience; alternatively, a licensed RN without PreOp/PACU experience must enroll in the Perianesthesia Academy and successfully complete it within four months.
Newly licensed RNs must enroll in the Perianesthesia Academy and successfully complete it within four months.
PRN: at least two years of licensed RN experience in PreOp/PACU.
Experience levels listed: Level I, 0–3 years; Standard, 3+ years.

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, diagnostic and laboratory data, and report abnormal results to physicians and appropriate caregivers.
Complete assessments and reassessments according to patient needs and facility policy.
Develop and revise patient-specific plans of care, including discharge planning, in collaboration with patients, families, and the multidisciplinary health care team.
Implement plans of care through direct care, coordination, delegation, and supervision, following physician orders, policies, standards of care, and regulatory requirements.
Promote continuity of care by communicating patient status accurately and completely to other caregivers.
Evaluate patient and family responses to care and teaching, patient progress toward goals, and effectiveness of teaching; revise the plan of care as needed.
Document assessment, planning, implementation, evaluation, nursing interventions, patient responses, and physician orders legibly and in a timely manner in the patient record.
Provide evidence-based care and, where applicable, participate in clinical research activities and facility shared leadership.
Participate in education, role development, and orientation for facility personnel, patients, students, families, and visitors; support others through precepting and mentoring when appropriate.
Contribute to excellent patient outcomes and improvement of nursing quality indicators, including through participation in professional organizations.
In some locations, provide relief charge coverage for staff and departmental workflow.
Follow established policies, procedures, regulatory and accreditation requirements, and professional standards.
Provide customers with an excellent service experience and demonstrate the organization’s core and leader behaviors.