PreOp/PACU Registered Nurse Per Diem

Atlas Healthcare Partners•Mesa, AZ

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The PreOp/PACU Registered Nurse assesses, plans, implements, evaluates, and documents patient nursing care in accordance with organizational policies and professional nursing standards. The role is accountable for the quality of nursing services delivered by the nurse and those under their direction, and applies specialized knowledge and nursing skills to provide care suited to each patient's physical and developmental needs. The nurse works in the PreOp/PACU setting at Banner Surgery Center – Mesa, an ambulatory surgery center managed by Atlas Healthcare Partners. The center has three operating rooms, six preoperative bays, five PACU bays, and one consultant room, and accommodates all specialties. In some locations, 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, temporary RN license in the state of practice, or compact RN licensure for the current state of practice.
BLS and ACLS certifications.
PALS certification within 90 days of the start date if assigned to ASC services for pediatrics.
For PRN work: at least two years of licensed RN experience in PreOp/PACU.
For Core (FT/PT) work: at least one year of licensed RN experience in PreOp/PACU (for example, ICU or ED), or enrollment in the Perianesthesia Academy with successful completion within four months. Newly licensed RNs may also qualify if enrolled in the Perianesthesia Academy and successfully complete it within four months.

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, review information from other healthcare team members, and report abnormal diagnostic or laboratory results to physicians and appropriate caregivers.
Complete patient assessments and reassessments according to patient needs and policy.
Develop and initiate individualized plans of care, including discharge plans, in collaboration with patients, families, and the multidisciplinary team; revise plans as patient needs and status change.
Implement plans of care through direct patient care and coordination, delegation, and supervision of healthcare team activities, 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, progress toward goals, and the effectiveness of patient education; revise care plans as needed.
Document assessments, plans, interventions, evaluations, patient responses, and physician orders legibly, 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 in the education, role development, and orientation of facility personnel, patients, students, families, and visitors; support others through precepting and mentoring when appropriate.
Contribute to excellent patient outcomes and quality improvement, including participation in national nursing quality indicators and outcomes and potentially professional organizations.
In some locations, provide relief charge coverage for staff and department workflow.
Perform duties in accordance with policies, procedures, regulatory and accreditation requirements, and applicable professional standards.
Provide customers with an excellent service experience by consistently demonstrating the organization’s core and leader behaviors.