PreOp/PACU Registered Nurse - Per Diem

Atlas Healthcare Partners•Phoenix, AZ

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 provided by the nurse and by those under the nurse’s direction, and uses specialized knowledge and judgment to assess patients and deliver care appropriate to their physical and developmental age. The nurse evaluates patients’ physical, psychological, social, spiritual, educational, developmental, cultural, and postoperative planning needs; reviews histories, diagnostics, and laboratory results; develops and revises individualized care and discharge plans with patients, families, and the multidisciplinary team; and provides and coordinates care according to physician orders, policies, and regulatory requirements. The role also supports continuity and documentation of care, evaluates patient and family responses to care and teaching, and may participate in research, shared leadership, staff education, mentoring, and department workflow or relief charge duties in some locations.

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.
For PRN work, at least two years of licensed RN experience in PreOp/PACU.
For Core (FT/PT), at least one year of licensed RN experience in PreOp/PACU (for example, ICU or ED); alternatively, licensed RNs with no PreOp/PACU experience or newly licensed RNs must enroll 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 history and physical information with patients and families and ensure completion within the appropriate timeframe.
Review information from other health care team members and review diagnostic and laboratory data; report abnormal results to physicians and appropriate caregivers.
Complete assessments and reassessments according to patient needs and policy.
Develop and initiate individualized plans of care, including discharge plans, with input from patients, families, and the health care team.
Plan care collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team and revise plans 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, 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, patient progress toward goals, and the effectiveness of patient education; revise the plan of care as needed.
Document assessment, planning, implementation, evaluation, nursing interventions, patient responses, and physician orders legibly and in a timely manner.
Provide evidence-based care and potentially participate in research activities within clinical practice.
Participate in facility shared leadership and in improvement of nursing quality indicators and outcomes.
Support education, role development, and orientation of facility personnel, patients, students, families, and visitors; precept and mentor others when appropriate.
In some locations, provide relief charge support for staff and department workflow.
Follow established policies, procedures, regulatory and accreditation requirements, and applicable professional standards, while providing an excellent customer service experience.