Registered Nurse (RN) - Pre Operative Line Area

Hartford Hospital • Hartford, CT

3d • Onsite

About The Position

Hartford HealthCare is Connecticut's most comprehensive healthcare network, and Hartford Hospital is one of its largest and most respected teaching hospitals. As a Level 1 Trauma Center with the largest robotic surgery center in the Northeast and an advanced medical simulation training center, Hartford Hospital provides cutting-edge treatments. Our Nurses work in collaborative, interdisciplinary teams focused on a patient-centered care model in a diverse environment. Under the direction of the Nurse Manager, registered nurses utilize evidence-based practices, adhering to the State Nurse Practice Act and hospital policies. They apply the nursing process to develop care plans that meet the physical, emotional, spiritual, cultural, and educational needs of patients and their families. Specifically, the preoperative nurse provides nursing care to patients and their designated support person on the day of surgery or procedure during the preanesthesia phase. This includes patient education, pre-admission assessments, medication administration, monitoring patients, managing co-morbid conditions, verifying pre-operative preparations and safe transportation home, and collaborating with the perioperative team. The role also involves Postanesthesia Phase II assessment, monitoring, discharge planning, and ensuring safe transportation home.

Requirements

• Current unrestricted Connecticut RN License.
• Graduate of an accredited nursing school (BSN preferred).
• BLS certification by the American Heart Association prior to date of hire.
• ACLS certification by the American Heart Association prior to date of hire for external candidates and within 90 days for internal candidates.
• 1 year of recent medical surgical nursing experience.

Nice To Haves

• BSN preferred

Responsibilities

• Assesses the knowledge level of patient or designated support person.
• Provides education regarding expected psychosocial response, nutritional management, medication management, pain and comfort management, wound management, and expected responses to the operation or procedure.
• Actively involves the patient or designated support person in decisions affecting his/her/their perioperative plan of care and the rehabilitation process.
• Performs pre-admission assessment including physical assessment and review of pertinent labs and relevant preoperative diagnostics testing.
• Prepares and administers ordered medications safely using the 8-rights of safe medication administration.
• Prepares for and monitors patient that has received procedural sedation.
• Manages patient’s other co-morbid conditions as applicable.
• Verifies that all the pre-operative preparation has been complete.
• Verifies safe ride home.
• Collaborates and effectively communicates with the entire perioperative team to ensure safe and timely transition to the operating room or procedural area.
• Provides ongoing assessment and documentation of care.
• Evaluates patient’s discharge readiness based on discharge criteria.
• Provides education and discharge instructions to patient and designated support person.
• Ensures safe transportation home.
• Provides safe transfer of care.

Benefits

• competitive benefits program designed to ensure work/life balance

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level