PreOp/PACU Registered Nurse Per Diem

Atlas Healthcare Partners•Mesa, AZ

About The Position

This position assesses, plans, implements, evaluates, and documents nursing care in accordance with organizational policies and professional nursing practice standards. The nurse is accountable for the quality of nursing services delivered by themselves and by others under their direction, and uses specialized knowledge, judgment, and nursing skills to provide care appropriate to assigned patients’ physical and developmental needs. The role includes assessing patients’ clinical and broader care needs; developing, implementing, and revising individualized care and discharge plans; and coordinating and delivering care with patients, families, physicians, and the multidisciplinary health care team. The nurse evaluates patient progress and responses to care and teaching, maintains accurate and timely documentation, and communicates patient status to other caregivers. The position also supports evidence-based practice, facility shared leadership, education and orientation of personnel and patients, mentoring and precepting when appropriate, and improvement of nursing quality and outcomes. 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, temporary RN license in the state of practice, or compact RN licensure for the current state of practice.
BLS certification required.
ACLS certification required.
For Core (full-time/part-time): 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 for licensed RNs without PreOp/PACU experience or newly licensed RNs.
For PRN: at least two years of licensed RN experience in PreOp/PACU.
PALS certification required within 90 days of the start date if assigned ASC services pediatrics.
Level I: 0–3 years of experience; Standard: 3 or more years of experience.

Nice To Haves

PreOp/PACU licensed RN experience strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Assess patients’ physical, psychological, social, spiritual, educational, developmental, cultural, and post-operative planning needs.
Review patient history and physical information with the patient or family 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 initial and ongoing assessments and reassessments according to patient needs and policy.
Formulate individualized plans of care, including discharge plans, with input from patients, families, and the health team.
Initiate, review, and revise plans of care based on patient-specific needs, assessment data, medical plans, and changes in patient status.
Deliver and coordinate care through direct patient care, delegation, and supervision of health care team activities.
Provide care in accordance with physician orders, nursing plans, policies, procedures, standards of care, and regulatory requirements.
Promote continuity of care by accurately communicating patient status to other caregivers.
Evaluate patient and family responses to care and teaching, patient progress toward goals, and the effectiveness of teaching; revise care plans as needed.
Document assessments, planning, interventions, evaluations, patient responses, and physician orders accurately, legibly, and promptly in the patient record.
Provide evidence-based care and, where applicable, participate in research activities within clinical practice.
Participate in facility shared leadership and activities that improve nursing quality indicators and patient outcomes.
Participate in education, role development, and orientation for facility personnel, patients, students, families, and visitors.
Support the growth of others through precepting and mentoring when appropriate.
In some locations, provide relief charge coverage for staff and departmental workflow.
Perform duties in accordance with 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.