PRN Registered Nurse - PreOp/PACU

Atlas Healthcare Partners•Greeley, CO

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse assesses, plans, implements, evaluates, and documents patient nursing care in accordance with organizational policies and professional nursing standards. The role is accountable for the quality of nursing services delivered by the nurse or others under their direction and uses specialized nursing knowledge and judgment to provide care suited to each patient’s physical and developmental needs. The nurse collaborates with patients, families, physicians, and the multidisciplinary care team to assess needs, develop and revise plans of care (including discharge planning), deliver and coordinate care, evaluate outcomes, provide teaching, and maintain timely and accurate documentation. The position may provide relief charge coverage for staff and departmental workflow in some locations. It also includes supporting education and development of personnel, patients, students, families, and visitors; participating in facility shared leadership and quality improvement; and delivering excellent customer service in accordance with organizational values and applicable policies, regulatory requirements, and professional standards.

Requirements

Associate’s degree or diploma in nursing, or higher.
Current, valid RN license in the state of practice, a temporary RN license in the state of practice, or compact RN licensure for the current state of practice.
BLS and ACLS certifications.
For PRN positions, at least two years of licensed RN experience in PreOp/PACU.
For Core (FT/PT) positions, at least one year of licensed RN experience in PreOp/PACU (for example, ICU or ED); alternatively, licensed RNs without PreOp/PACU experience must be enrolled in the Perianesthesia Academy and successfully complete it within four months.
Newly licensed RNs must be enrolled in the Perianesthesia Academy and successfully complete it within four months.
PALS certification within 90 days of the start date if assigned to ASC services pediatrics.

Nice To Haves

Licensed RN experience in PreOp/PACU is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Assess patients’ physical, psychological, social, spiritual, educational, developmental, cultural, and postoperative planning needs; review histories, diagnostics, and laboratory data; and report abnormal results to physicians and appropriate caregivers.
Complete patient assessments and reassessments according to patient needs and organizational policy.
Develop and revise patient-specific plans of care and discharge plans in collaboration with patients, families, and the multidisciplinary team.
Provide, coordinate, delegate, and supervise care in accordance with physician orders, nursing plans, policies, standards of care, and regulatory requirements.
Promote continuity of care by communicating patient status accurately and completely to other caregivers.
Evaluate patient and family responses to care and teaching, progress toward goals, and the effectiveness of interventions; revise the plan of care as needed.
Document assessments, plans, interventions, evaluations, patient responses, and physician orders accurately, legibly, and in a timely manner.
Provide evidence-based care and may participate in research activities within clinical practice.
Participate in facility shared leadership and the education, orientation, and role development of facility personnel, patients, students, families, and visitors.
Support the growth of others through precepting and mentoring when appropriate.
Contribute to excellent patient outcomes and participate in improving nursing quality indicators and outcomes, including through professional organizations.
In some locations, provide relief charge coverage for staff and departmental workflow.
Follow established policies, procedures, regulatory and accreditation requirements, and professional standards.
Provide excellent customer service while demonstrating the organization’s core and leader behaviors.