RN Preop Recovery Ophthalmology

Surgery Partners, Inc•Atlanta, GA

36d•Onsite

About The Position

This role involves providing direct patient care in pre-operative and post-operative clinical areas, demonstrating clinical competence, and participating in service recovery. The Registered Nurse will prepare patient care areas based on procedure types and patient needs, communicate status changes, and initiate patient assessments and pre-operative care plans, including obtaining informed consent. Responsibilities also include completing pre-operative interviews, documenting necessary test results, notifying physicians of variances, completing the Post-anesthesia record, ensuring patients meet discharge criteria, and providing post-operative instructions. The role also involves assuring quality clinical care through participation in benchmarking programs.

Requirements

Graduate of Accredited School of Nursing; current state RN License.
CPR required.
ACLS required.
Minimum one year in pre-operative, intra-operative and post-operative surgical patient care.

Nice To Haves

Preop Ophthalmology experience preferred, but will train

Responsibilities

Shows appropriate delegation, while directing and supervising ancillary personnel in planning, implementing, monitoring and evaluating patient care in the pre-operative/post-operative clinical areas according to accepted standards.
Provides direct patient care in the assigned clinical areas and demonstrates clinical competence.
Participates in service recovery by taking ownership of the situation and correcting problems. Keeps customers informed of progress related to clinical operations and provides comfort, information and assistance during the process.
Reviews daily schedule and prepares patient care areas based upon types of procedures and specific patient care needs.
Communicates changes in status as necessary to physicians, family members, and other staff.
Initiates physical and psycho/social assessment and pre-operative plan of care, identifies patient and obtains informed consent.
Completes and documents a pre-operative interview, obtains necessary diagnostic test results and notifies appropriate physicians and staff regarding variances and/or concerns.
Completes the Post-anesthesia record and assures all patients have met the discharge criteria prior to discharge; and provides all patients post-operative instructions.
Assures the delivery of quality clinical care through participation in NSH benchmarking programs.