Registered Nurse - Preop / PACU

Advanced Surgery Centers•Austin, TX

7d•$33 - $43

About The Position

Job Purpose: The Pre-Op/Post-Op Registered Nurse is responsible for assessing, planning, implementing and coordinating patient care from admission to discharge. The Registered Nurse prepares patients for surgical procedures, monitors and cares for patients post-operatively and is responsible for the achievement of patient outcomes in accordance with the mission of the facility. Duties and Responsibilities: · Assesses patient status on admission and on an ongoing basis · Implements appropriate standards of care based on assessment data and patient’s goals · Coordinates nursing interventions to enhance achievement of expected outcomes and to ensure readiness for discharge · Ensures provision of patient care daily in an organized and timely manner · Documents response to nursing action and provides instructions to the patients · Treats patients and guests with courtesy, respect and professionalism · Provides pertinent patient information to the physician, family and other members of the multidisciplinary team · Stocks unit and carries out unit routine, check crash cart and counts narcotics · Responds to phone calls and anticipates patient needs · Documents all unusual occurrences and post-operative complications for QI follow up · Practices infection control and standard precautions as instructed or trained · Adheres to all Round Rock Surgery Center policies and procedures · Performs all other duties as assigned by supervisor · Demonstrates regular and predictable attendance Knowledge, Skills, Abilities: · Knowledge and experience in PACU nursing or critical care · Knowledge and experience in ASC, operating room or ASC nursing care · Competence in assessing, treating and caring for patients based on age-specific needs · Ability to set priorities and provide direction to others that promotes efficiency on the unit · Ability to correlate clinical data with patient’s medical and nursing care · Effective communication and positive interpersonal skills · Ability to maintain patient confidentiality · Ability to transcribe physicians orders accurately and read labels and instructions completely Supervision: Reports directly to the Director of Nursing and Administrator

Requirements

Graduate of an Accredited School of Nursing
Current licensure to practice in the State of Texas, successful completion of Basic Cardiac Life Support Course; ALCS required and PALS preferred
Two years’ experience in PACU, ICU or ER nursing
Knowledge and experience in PACU nursing or critical care
Knowledge and experience in ASC, operating room or ASC nursing care
Competence in assessing, treating and caring for patients based on age-specific needs
Ability to set priorities and provide direction to others that promotes efficiency on the unit
Ability to correlate clinical data with patient’s medical and nursing care
Effective communication and positive interpersonal skills
Ability to maintain patient confidentiality
Ability to transcribe physicians orders accurately and read labels and instructions completely
Must be able to work as scheduled
Good visual acuity and accurate color vision
Ability to lift/transfer patients in excess of 100 pounds, which may require pushing, pulling and essentially utilizing a full range of body movement
Ability to push a gurney with a 150-pound patient on it
Ability to stand, walk, stop, kneel, crouch and/or crawl
Ability to reach, grasp, use fine finger movement and feel fine sensation to discern temperature, texture, size and shape
Ability to lift 25-pound instrument trays
Ability to push heavy equipment on wheels within the OR suite
Ability to wear lead apron

Nice To Haves

ALCS required and PALS preferred

Responsibilities

Assesses patient status on admission and on an ongoing basis
Implements appropriate standards of care based on assessment data and patient’s goals
Coordinates nursing interventions to enhance achievement of expected outcomes and to ensure readiness for discharge
Ensures provision of patient care daily in an organized and timely manner
Documents response to nursing action and provides instructions to the patients
Treats patients and guests with courtesy, respect and professionalism
Provides pertinent patient information to the physician, family and other members of the multidisciplinary team
Stocks unit and carries out unit routine, check crash cart and counts narcotics
Responds to phone calls and anticipates patient needs
Documents all unusual occurrences and post-operative complications for QI follow up
Practices infection control and standard precautions as instructed or trained
Adheres to all Round Rock Surgery Center policies and procedures
Performs all other duties as assigned by supervisor
Demonstrates regular and predictable attendance