Registered Nurse Perioperative

Mount Nittany Health•State College, PA

15h

About The Position

Provides nursing care to patients through assessment, planning, treatment, and evaluation. Delivers safe, knowledgeable, compassionate, educational, individualized, and goal-oriented care to patients and their families. The role supports perioperative services, including patient admission, surgical care, post-anesthesia care, pain management, and eye laser procedures. The nurse receives general supervision from the Manager/Nursing Supervisor Surgical Center and has no supervisory responsibilities. Other related duties may be assigned.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited registered nurse program.
Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse.
Meet the American Heart Association’s Healthcare Provider Basic Life Support (BLS) standards and renew BLS every two years.
Meet the American Heart Association’s Healthcare Provider Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) standards within four months of the hire or transfer date and renew ACLS every two years.
Meet the American Heart Association’s Healthcare Provider Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) standards within six months of the hire or transfer date and renew PALS every two years.
Effectively function as a team member and liaison between patients and staff.
Possess basic computer skills.
Work well with patients, families, physicians, visitors, and coworkers who may be under physical or emotional stress.
Maintain confidentiality of records and information encountered during the workday.
Share knowledge, including orienting new employees to the surgical center.

Nice To Haves

Previous experience as a registered nurse.
Previous experience in scrubbing, circulating, PACU, or admissions.
Previous experience in an ambulatory care setting.

Responsibilities

Assess and respond to patients’ physical, psychosocial, and spiritual needs through observation and interaction, and act as a patient advocate.
Use professional nursing skills and judgment to implement care and address identified problems.
Communicate patient assessments to appropriate individuals to coordinate care.
Demonstrate knowledge of diagnostic measures, including laboratory tests, radiology, and EKG, and demonstrate IV therapy skills.
Transcribe and implement physicians’ orders accurately and promptly while efficiently admitting patients to the surgical center.
Document accurately and promptly in electronic clinical records; verify required patient-record information and surgical procedures; complete a final review to ensure paperwork and activities such as site marking are complete and that the anesthesiologist has spoken with the patient and family.
Provide appropriate, knowledgeable instruction and education to patients and families.
Manage supplies according to policy and use supplies, equipment, and resources cost-effectively without compromising patient care.
Assist with housekeeping duties, including cleaning and making patient beds, as needed.
When assigned to PACU, assess patients and provide appropriate nursing care; maintain airways, monitor vital signs, administer appropriate pain medication, consult the surgeon and anesthesiologist about difficulties affecting the patient, and use discharge criteria to determine when the patient can safely move to Phase 2.
Follow the transfer process for sending a patient to the medical center.
When functioning as a float nurse, communicate among areas, assist staff to maintain workflow, provide timely break and lunch coverage, and use staff cost-effectively.
Work as assigned in pain management and eye laser procedure rooms.
Know anesthesia supplies, assist with nerve blocks, and know the locations of the crash cart and MH cart and medications that may be needed in an emergency.
Participate in committee meetings, offer improvement suggestions, and seek guidance and direction when needed.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Perform related and miscellaneous duties as assigned.