Registered Nurse (RN) | Same Day Surgery

Avera•Marshall, MN

6d•$38 - $61

About The Position

The Registered Nurse in Same Day Surgery is accountable for providing counseling, individualized care prescriptions and group education and delivers quality of care that is consistent with acceptable standards of nursing practice.

Requirements

The individual must be able to work the hours specified.
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job function satisfactorily including having visual acuity adequate to perform position duties and the ability to communicate effectively with others, hear, understand and distinguish speech and other sounds.
These requirements and those listed above are representative of the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to perform the essential job functions.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions, as long as the accommodations do not cause undue hardship to the employer.
Registered Nurse (RN) - Board of Nursing

Responsibilities

Demonstrates critical thinking by synthesizing best practice protocols and standards with patient data, to decide on the best course of action
Demonstrates ability to identify and respond to changes in clinical condition, and provide timely communication to appropriate care team member using SBAR format.
Includes patient and significant other in the plan of care including education needs from admission through discharge, evidenced by complete and accurate documentation and use of appropriate interventions in accordance with hospital policies and evidenced based standards.
Actively participates in the learning experiences of orientees, co-workers, and students as assigned.
Takes ownership of professional development by staying current with professional practice standards; seeking learning opportunities in nursing specialty; and shares new learning(s) with peers formally and informally.
Consistently incorporates the nine guiding principles of safe medication administration, including the five rights of medication administration and in compliance with Avera MedSafe-Bar-coding medication administration.
Participates in quality improvement practices by following best practice standard for core measures and incorporating appropriate care interventions into patient plan of care, evidenced by consistent complete and accurate documentation and achieving quality outcomes appropriate to the clinical condition and needs of the patient across the continuum of care.
Interacts professionally with physicians to coordinate care for patient across the continuum, not just the acute phase of care.
Ensures readiness of area for anticipated or unexpected emergency situations as evidenced by appropriate use of rapid response procedures, fulfilling assigned roles of code team, and appropriate follow through of safety policies.
Actively participates in a committee or project improvement team that enhances the patient experience, improves efficiently work workflow, increases employee satisfaction, or positively impacts the mission of the organization.
Completes nurse-patient rounds as assigned: focusing on priority questions, immediate follow up with peers on variances identified, providing praise to peers when recognized by patient, and providing completed documentation to department leader in a timely manner.
Considers factors related to safety, effectiveness, and cost in the planning and delivery of patient care when making assignments for a specific unit during an assigned shift.
Keeps shift report focused on pertinent patient information and on time, and assures team stays organized to hand off on or before the end of the assigned shift. Any variances are to be detailed in writing with measures attempted to get meal breaks completed.
Investigates incidents, patient complaints, and care issues and reports to department leader with suggestions for change/improvement.
Reports all AHE and high risk situations to Director of Surgery immediately.
Responsible for completing competencies within specified time frames and keeps current on changes within the department.
Performs all other duties as assigned.