PreOp/PACU Registered Nurse (ASC RN)

Atlas Healthcare Partners•Phoenix, AZ

10d

About The Position

This Registered 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 those working under their direction, and uses specialized knowledge and judgment to provide age- and developmentally appropriate care. The position focuses on PreOp/PACU nursing within an ambulatory surgery center context. The nurse assesses patients’ physical, psychological, social, spiritual, educational, developmental, cultural, and postoperative planning needs; develops and revises individualized plans of care, including discharge planning; and delivers care in coordination with the multidisciplinary team. The role promotes continuity of care, evaluates patient and family responses to treatment and teaching, and documents care accurately and promptly. The position also supports evidence-based care, facility shared leadership, staff and patient education, orientation, precepting, mentoring, and quality improvement. In some locations, the nurse may provide relief charge coverage and support departmental workflow. All functions must comply 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, 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): at least one year of licensed RN experience in PreOp/PACU, such as ICU or ED; alternatively, a licensed RN with no 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.
Level I: 0–3 years of experience; Standard: 3+ years of experience.
Ability to stand, walk, bend, squat, reach, and stretch frequently; respond appropriately to unexpected patient care needs; and use proper body mechanics to assist patients with ambulation and transfers.
Adequate hearing and visual acuity, including color vision; fine motor skills; eye-hand coordination; and ability to grasp and handle objects.
Ability to communicate effectively through reading, writing, and speaking in person or by telephone.
Must use standard precautions due to potential exposure to blood and bodily fluids.
May be required to lift up to 75 pounds.

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 patients and families and ensure completion within the appropriate timeframe.
Review information from other health care team members, diagnostics, 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 health care team.
Develop realistic, measurable patient goals and consider each patient’s physical, cultural, psychosocial, spiritual, age-specific, and educational needs.
Collaborate with multidisciplinary team members and revise plans of care as patient needs and status change.
Implement plans of care through direct patient care, coordination, delegation, and supervision of health care team activities.
Provide care based on 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 patient education; revise care plans as needed.
Document assessment, planning, implementation, evaluation, interventions, patient responses, and physician orders legibly and accurately in a timely manner.
Provide evidence-based care and potentially participate in research activities within clinical practice.
Participate in facility shared leadership and activities that improve nursing quality indicators and patient outcomes.
Contribute to education, role development, and orientation of facility personnel, patients, students, families, and visitors; precept and mentor others when appropriate.
Support timely, effective, efficient, equitable, and safe patient care, including participation in professional organizations where applicable.
In some locations, provide relief charge coverage and support departmental workflow.
Follow established policies, procedures, regulatory and accreditation requirements, and applicable professional standards.
Provide customers with an excellent service experience by demonstrating core and leader behaviors.