PreOp/PACU Nurse-ASC

Atlas Healthcare Partners•Greeley, CO

About The Position

This position assesses, plans, implements, evaluates, and documents nursing care for patients in accordance with organizational policies and professional nursing standards. The nurse is accountable for the quality of nursing services delivered by themselves and by others under their direction, and applies specialized knowledge and judgment to provide age-appropriate patient care. The nurse assesses patients’ physical, psychological, social, spiritual, educational, developmental, cultural, and postoperative planning needs; reviews patient histories, diagnostic and laboratory results; and reports abnormal findings to physicians and other caregivers. The nurse develops and revises individualized plans of care, including discharge planning, in collaboration with patients, families, and the multidisciplinary team. Care is delivered through direct patient care and coordination, delegation, and supervision of the healthcare team. The position promotes continuity of care through accurate communication and documentation, evaluates patient and family responses to care and teaching, and monitors progress toward expected outcomes. It also supports evidence-based practice, shared leadership, staff and patient education, orientation, precepting, mentoring, and quality improvement. In some locations, the nurse may provide relief charge coverage for staff and departmental workflow. All duties are performed in accordance with applicable policies, procedures, regulatory and accreditation requirements, and professional standards, while providing an excellent service experience.

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 for the current state of practice.
BLS certification.
ACLS certification.
PALS certification within 90 days of start date if assigned to ASC services pediatrics.
For core full-time/part-time roles: at least one year of licensed RN experience in PreOp/PACU (examples include ICU or ED), or enrollment in the Perianesthesia Academy with successful completion within four months for licensed RNs without PreOp/PACU experience or newly licensed RNs.
For PRN roles: 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 histories and physicals with patients and families, ensure completion within the appropriate timeframe, and review information from other healthcare team members.
Review diagnostic and laboratory data and report abnormal results to physicians and appropriate caregivers.
Complete assessments and reassessments according to patient needs and policy.
Formulate and initiate individualized plans of care, including discharge plans, with input from patients, families, and the healthcare team.
Set realistic, measurable patient goals and account for physical, cultural, psychosocial, spiritual, age-specific, and educational needs.
Collaborate with the multidisciplinary team and revise care plans as patient needs and status change.
Implement care through direct patient care and coordination, delegation, and supervision of healthcare team activities.
Provide care in accordance with physician orders, nursing plans, 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 plans as needed.
Document assessment, planning, implementation, evaluation, interventions, patient responses, and physician orders accurately and in a timely manner.
Provide evidence-based care and, where applicable, participate in research activities within clinical practice.
Participate in facility shared leadership and the education, role development, and orientation of facility personnel, patients, students, families, and visitors.
Support the development of others through precepting and mentoring when appropriate.
Contribute to excellent patient outcomes and improvement of national nursing quality indicators through timely, effective, efficient, equitable, and safe care.
In some locations, provide relief charge coverage for staff and departmental workflow.
Follow established policies, procedures, regulatory and accreditation requirements, and applicable professional standards.
Provide customers with an excellent service experience by consistently demonstrating core and leader behaviors.