PreOp/PACU RN (ASC Registered Nurse)

Atlas Healthcare Partners•Phoenix, AZ

13d•$33 - $57•Onsite

About The Position

Gateway Surgery Center is seeking a PreOp/PACU Registered Nurse to provide nursing care to same-day surgery patients. The position assesses, plans, implements, evaluates, and documents patient care in accordance with organizational policies and professional nursing standards. The nurse is accountable for the quality of nursing services delivered by themself or by others under their direction and applies specialized knowledge and nursing skills to provide care appropriate to each patient’s physical and developmental age. The nurse works with patients, families, physicians, and the multidisciplinary health care team to develop individualized plans of care, including discharge planning; provide and coordinate care; evaluate patient and family responses; and maintain accurate patient records. The role may include relief charge responsibilities for department staff and workflow in some locations. The position also supports education, professional development, shared leadership, quality improvement, and excellent customer service.

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 pediatrics.
For Core (FT/PT): at least one year of licensed RN experience in PreOp/PACU (for example, ICU or ED); alternatively, licensed RNs without 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.

Nice To Haves

PreOp/PACU licensed RN experience is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Assess patients’ physical, psychological, social, spiritual, educational, developmental, cultural, and post-operative planning needs; review patient history and physical, diagnostics, and laboratory data; report abnormal results; and complete assessments and reassessments according to patient needs and policy.
Formulate and revise individualized plans of care, including discharge plans, using assessment data and input from the patient, family, and health care team.
Provide, coordinate, delegate, and supervise patient care in accordance with physician orders, the nursing plan of care, policies, professional 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, evaluation, patient responses, and physician orders accurately and in a timely manner.
Provide evidence-based care and may participate in research activities within clinical practice.
Participate in facility shared leadership and support education, role development, and orientation of facility personnel, patients, students, families, and visitors; precept and mentor others when appropriate.
Contribute to excellent patient outcomes and participate in improvement of national nursing quality indicators and outcomes, including through professional organizations.
In some locations, provide relief charge coverage for staff and department workflow.
Follow established policies, procedures, regulatory and accreditation requirements, and applicable professional standards.
Provide customers with an excellent service experience and demonstrate the organization’s core and leader behaviors.