Registered Nurse - Same Day Surgery

One Brooklyn Health•New York, NY

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse in Same Day Surgery, in addition to general nursing, is responsible for the delivery of safe, effective, and quality patient-family centered care and to actively participating in and contributing to the management of preoperative and postoperative patient. The nursing staff is required to assess the patient and resources, plan for the scheduled surgery and post discharge care, implement the plan, and evaluate the patient's and family's understanding of the information and their ability to provide for self-care at home.

Requirements

Current NY State RN License required.
Basic Life Support (BLS) from the American Heart Association, required.
Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) from the American Heart Association, required.
Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) required.
Critical thinking, math, and computer skills.
Works as a team player.
Demonstrates respect and professionalism in all interactions.
Excellent oral and communication skills.
Decision making and problem solving.
Able to read, write, see and hear English.
Minimum two (2) years' experience in related field of nursing (ICU, PACU, OR, medical surgical).

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's Degree in Nursing preferred.
Master's Degree in Nursing, preferred.

Responsibilities

Utilizes the assessment, identifies problems, makes nursing diagnoses, and formulates goals, teaching plans and outcomes to create an individualized plan of care to Same Day Surgery patients.
Prioritizes and implements an efficient nursing plan of care relating to the care Same Day Surgery patients.
Consistently conducts timely evaluations, recognizes changes in patient conditions, determines when reassessments are needed, and adjusts the plan of care as necessary.
Compares expected and achieved outcomes of nursing care utilizing the plan of care.
Evaluate patient’s response to interventions and communicates with other healthcare team members the need to revise or maintain plan of care.
Assesses patients at intervals as stated in policies and procedures: preoperative and postoperative.
Develops an individualized perioperative patient plan of care.
Implements the plan of care by: protecting the patient from injury, managing the patient’s specimens in the appropriate manner, ensuring the availability of the operative and anesthesia consent, verifies that procedures documented on the operative consent is consistent with the operative schedule and patient statement, to include site, site and level, communicating the patient’s status to the appropriate parties throughout the continuum of care, administering medications safely and correctly, performing interventions to maintain the patient’s wound and tissue perfusion at or above baseline levels, performing interventions to maintain the status of the patient’s genitourinary, gastrointestinal, musculoskeletal, endocrine, respiratory, cardiovascular, and neurological systems and fluid, electrolyte, and acid-base balances at or above baseline levels, performing interventions to protect the patient from surgical site infection and providing education regarding the expected psychosocial response, nutritional management, medication management, pain management, wound management, and expected responses to the operative or invasive procedure.
Evaluates the patient’s progress toward attaining outcomes.
IV therapy to include Insertion, use of aseptic technique, Site, application Dressing, Tubing changes and Use of pumps.
Demonstrates the knowledge necessary to provide care to patients with: potential for respiratory dysfunction, alterations in cardiac output, alterations/changes in hydration status, alterations in core temperature and altered Level of Consciousness (LOC).
Maintains a safe and clean environment within the clinical area in accordance with established standards and regulations
Assessment of pain upon admission and through the stay.
Has knowledge of the following procedures and ability to perform: nursing responsibilities for patient on ventilator, defibrillation – adult and pediatric, airway management – adult and pediatric, code management, assist with intubation, preoperative hair removal and skin cleansing, pressure injury prevention, and preoperative glucose control.
Discharge and or Transfers care as appropriate.
Delegates tasks as appropriate per the state Nurse Practice Act and job descriptions.
Documents nursing care accurately, completely, and legibly.
Collaborates effectively with other disciplines as appropriate.
Participates in quality review and performance improvement projects.
All other duties as requested.