PRN Registered Nurse - PreOp/PACU

Atlas Healthcare Partners•Glendale, AZ

About The Position

The Registered Nurse assesses, plans, implements, evaluates, and documents patient 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 by those working under their direction, and uses specialized knowledge and nursing judgment to provide care appropriate to each patient's physical and developmental age. The nurse assesses patients’ physical, psychological, social, spiritual, educational, developmental, cultural, and post-operative planning needs; develops and revises individualized plans of care, including discharge planning; and implements care through direct service, coordination, delegation, and supervision. The role includes collaborating with patients, families, physicians, and the multidisciplinary care team; communicating patient status; evaluating responses to care and teaching; and maintaining timely, accurate documentation. The position also supports evidence-based care, facility shared leadership, personnel and patient education, and the professional development of others through orientation, precepting, and mentoring as appropriate. In some locations, the nurse may provide relief charge coverage for staff and departmental workflow. All functions must comply with established policies, procedures, regulatory and accreditation requirements, and applicable professional standards, while providing an excellent service experience.

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: at least two years of licensed RN experience in PreOp/PACU.
For core (full-time/part-time): at least one year of licensed RN experience in PreOp/PACU (for example, ICU or ED); alternatively, nurses without PreOp/PACU experience or newly licensed RNs must enroll in the Perianesthesia Academy and successfully complete it within four months.
PALS certification within 90 days of start date if assigned to an ASC that services pediatric patients.

Nice To Haves

PreOp/PACU licensed RN experience is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Assess patients’ physical, psychological, social, spiritual, educational, developmental, cultural, and post-operative planning needs.
Review patient histories and physicals with patients and families, confirm completion within the appropriate timeframe, and review information from other health care team members.
Review diagnostic and laboratory data and report abnormal results to physicians and other appropriate caregivers.
Complete patient assessments and reassessments according to patient needs and policy.
Formulate, initiate, review, and revise individualized plans of care, including discharge planning, with input from patients, families, and the health care team.
Implement care through direct patient care, coordination, delegation, and supervision of health care team activities.
Provide care according to physician orders, the nursing plan of care, applicable policies and procedures, standards of care, and regulatory requirements.
Communicate patient status accurately and completely to other caregivers to promote continuity of care.
Evaluate patient and family responses to care and teaching, patient progress toward goals, and the effectiveness of teaching; revise the care plan as needed.
Document assessment, planning, implementation, evaluation, patient responses, and physician orders accurately, legibly, and in a timely manner.
Provide evidence-based care and, where applicable, participate in research activities within clinical practice.
Participate in facility shared leadership and in the education, role development, and orientation 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 improvement of national nursing quality indicators through timely, effective, efficient, equitable, and safe care.
In some locations, provide relief charge coverage for staff and departmental workflow.
Perform duties in accordance with policies, procedures, regulatory and accreditation requirements, professional standards, and customer service expectations.