PreOp/PACU Registered Nurse (ASC RN)

Atlas Healthcare Partners•Mesa, AZ

10d•$33 - $57•Onsite

About The Position

Banner Surgery Center - Gilbert, managed by Atlas Healthcare Partners, is a multispecialty ambulatory surgery center in Mesa, Arizona. The center has five operating rooms and provides cosmetic, ENT, orthopedic, urology, and ophthalmology services. Atlas Healthcare and Banner Health partner to manage, operate, and grow surgery centers throughout the Southwest, focusing on exceptional patient care and customer service while upholding Integrity, Culture, Teamwork, Respect, and Results. The Registered 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 by themself and those under their direction, and applies specialized knowledge and judgment to provide care suited to each patient's physical and developmental needs. The role is full-time, with a schedule option of four 10-hour shifts. The position may provide relief charge coverage for staff and department workflow in some locations. Nurses may participate in research, shared leadership, staff education and orientation, precepting, mentoring, and efforts to improve nursing quality indicators and patient outcomes. All functions must comply with applicable policies, procedures, regulatory and accreditation requirements, and professional standards. The role also requires consistently providing excellent customer service and demonstrating the organization's core and leader behaviors.

Requirements

Associate 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 and ACLS certifications.
If assigned to ASC services for 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.
Level I: 0–3 years of experience; Standard: 3 or more 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, available team information, diagnostics, and laboratory data; report abnormal results; and complete assessments and reassessments according to need and policy.
Formulate and initiate individualized plans of care, including discharge plans, with input from patients, families, physicians, and the multidisciplinary health team; establish realistic, measurable goals and revise plans as patient needs change.
Implement care through direct patient care and coordination, delegation, and supervision of health care team activities, following physician orders, the nursing plan of care, policies, standards, 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, assess progress toward goals and expected outcomes, and revise the plan of care as needed.
Document assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation in the patient record in a legible and timely manner; record objective and subjective data, interventions, responses to treatment, and physician orders accurately.
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 national nursing quality indicators through timely, effective, efficient, equitable, and safe care, including possible participation in professional organizations.
In some locations, provide relief charge coverage for staff and department workflow.
Comply with established policies, procedures, regulatory and accreditation requirements, and professional standards.
Provide excellent customer service and demonstrate the organization's core and leader behaviors.