Registered Nurse - OR - PRN

Atlas Healthcare Partners•Queen Creek, AZ

About The Position

The Registered Nurse assesses, plans, implements, evaluates, and documents nursing care in accordance with organizational policies and professional nursing practice standards. The role is accountable for the quality of nursing services delivered by the nurse and those under their direction, and uses specialized knowledge, judgment, and nursing skills to provide care appropriate to patients’ physical and developmental needs. The nurse assesses patients’ clinical and broader care needs; reviews medical history, diagnostic and laboratory information; and develops and revises individualized plans of care in collaboration with patients, families, physicians, and the multidisciplinary team. The nurse provides and coordinates care, communicates patient status to other caregivers, evaluates responses to treatment and teaching, and maintains timely, complete documentation. The position also contributes to evidence-based care, shared leadership, staff and patient education, mentoring, and improvements in nursing quality and patient outcomes. In some locations, the role may provide relief charge support for department staff and workflow.

Requirements

Associate’s degree or diploma in Nursing, or higher.
Current, valid RN license in the state of practice, temporary RN license in the state of practice, or compact RN licensure for the current state of practice.
BLS and ACLS certifications.
PALS certification within 90 days of the start date if assigned to an ASC that serves pediatric patients.
For Core (FT/PT): at least one year of licensed RN experience in the OR; experience in other procedural areas may be considered with Support Center Clinical Educator approval.
Licensed RNs with no OR experience must be enrolled in the PeriOp101 program and successfully complete it within four months.

Nice To Haves

Additional OR or perioperative licensed RN experience is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Assess patients’ physical, psychological, social, spiritual, educational, developmental, cultural, and discharge-planning needs.
Review patient history and physical information with the patient or family, and ensure completion within the appropriate timeframe.
Review information from other health care team members, diagnostic results, and laboratory data; report abnormal results to physicians and appropriate caregivers.
Complete assessments and reassessments according to patient needs and policy.
Develop, initiate, review, and revise individualized plans of care and discharge plans with input from patients, families, and the health care team.
Implement the plan of care through direct care, coordination, delegation, and supervision of health care team activities.
Provide care in accordance with physician orders, the nursing plan of care, policies and procedures, 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, patient progress toward goals, and the effectiveness of interventions; revise plans as needed.
Document assessment, planning, implementation, evaluation, interventions, patient responses, and physician orders accurately and on time.
Provide evidence-based care and, when applicable, participate in research activities within clinical practice.
Participate in department or facility shared leadership and contribute to improved nursing quality indicators and patient outcomes.
Support education, role development, and orientation for facility personnel, patients, students, families, and visitors; precept and mentor when appropriate.
In some locations, provide relief charge support for department staff and workflow.
Follow established policies, procedures, regulatory and accreditation requirements, and applicable professional standards.
Provide customers with an excellent service experience by consistently demonstrating core and leader behaviors.