Registered Nurse- Outpatient Surgery PRN

Waverly Health Center•Waverly, IA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Working as needed in Outpatient surgery, Caring for patients pre surgery, recovery, and post operative. Looking for coverage mainly on Tuesdays and Thursdays with occasional flexibility if possible. Looking for coverage 8-16 hours possibly more depending on staffing. Weekday coverage, primarily being 8a-5p, also occassional fexibility depending on patient census.

Requirements

Must be a graduate of an accredited school of nursing and currently licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse in Iowa.
Must be able to read, speak, and write fluent English.
Ability to learn and navigate computer systems including the online training modules, the employee timesheet and the performance appraisal system. Job specific systems are also required.

Nice To Haves

Baccalaureate degree in nursing preferred.
Surgical Assistant only: Must Also must maintain either the CNOR (certified nurse operating room) or RNFA (registered nurse first assist) certification.

Responsibilities

In keeping with Chapter 6 of the Iowa Nursing Practice Act for Registered Nurses, the ANA Scope and Standards of Practice for Nursing and the ANA Code of Ethics for Nursing, the professional nurse assumes responsibility and accountability for the delivery of nursing care at Waverly Health Center. The Registered Nurse is responsible for assessing, delegating, and coordinating nursing care based on the patient’s problem and needs, by initiating the nursing process in the everyday practice of nursing.
Utilizes substantial specialized judgment and skill in providing direct and indirect patient care, observation, and counsel to patients and family, and accepts responsibility for the total nursing care of assigned patients.
Communicates with providers, manager, and/or other healthcare team members about changes in patients’ clinical condition, including results of diagnostic studies and symptomatology.
Assists with the clinical development of other nursing department staff members by serving as both mentor and consultant.
Assessment: Systematically collects comprehensive data pertinent to the patient’s health or the situation on an ongoing basis. Collects accurate initial assessment data. Completes pertinent ongoing assessment at appropriate department intervals. Discharge assessment data complete and accurate.
Diagnosis: Analyzes assessment data to determine diagnoses or issues. Appropriately determines actual and potential nursing diagnosis based on assessment of data. Accurately analysis monitor/equipment data.
Outcomes Identification/Planning: Develops a plan individualized to the patient’s characteristics or the situation that prescribes strategies and alternatives to attain identified expected outcomes. Considers needs specific to the standard of care for population served. Initiates a care plan on admission. Adds/deletes actual and potential problems and interventions to individualized predefined care plans. Involves the patient, family, and other healthcare providers in assessing, planning, decision making, implementation, and evaluation of nursing care.
Implementation: Implements the identified plan in a safe and timely manner. Ensures all cares are provided according to the individual plan of care for each patient. Collaborates with other disciplines to coordinate the delivery of cares in safe environment, conducive to healing: mentally, physically, and spiritually. Uses health promotion and health teaching methods appropriate to the situation and the patient’s development level, learning needs culture. Demonstrates a caring consciousness through relationship-based care delivery model and utilization of Planetree patient centered programs/therapies to meet the holistic needs of the healthcare provider, patient, and family. Holistic needs to include physical, emotional, spiritual, environmental, cultural, and psychological needs.
Evaluation: Evaluates progress toward attainment of outcomes and uses ongoing assessment data to revise the diagnoses, outcomes, plan of care, and implementation as needed. Revises care plan, diagnosis, outcome, plan of care throughout the stay. Completes care plan upon discharge. Documents care provided in an accurate manner and at point of care.
Professional Practice: Evaluates one’s own nursing practice in relation to professional practice standards and guidelines, relevant statutes, rules, and regulations. Exhibits autonomy in care of assigned patients. Seeks assistance from proper personnel or resources when appropriate. Completes reflective journal note in Halogen to describe how WHC’s values were displayed in one’s own work in the last year. Takes responsibility to respond to patient care and departmental concerns through contacting appropriate resources and initiating actions for concerns identified. Directs the coordination of care including oversight of licensed and unlicensed personnel in any assigned or delegated tasks.
Collegiality: Interacts with and contributes to the professional development of peers and colleagues, and actively participating in teams and committees. Volunteers for one or more WHC committee or projects that contributes to the practice of nursing. Addresses the issues or concerns with colleagues directly in a constructive manner with assistance from manager/supervisor as appropriate. Example or observations of sharing knowledge and skills with peers and colleagues. Maintains compassionate and caring relationships with peers and colleagues contributing to a supportive and healthy work environment.
Research: Integrates evidence and research findings into practice. Utilizes the best available evidence, including research findings, to guide practice decisions. Identifies clinical problems specific to nursing practice. Examples or observations of understanding and incorporating new knowledge and identified changes into delivery of nursing care.