Registered Nurse - OR - PRN

Atlas Healthcare Partners•Phoenix, AZ

12d

About The Position

This position assesses, plans, implements, evaluates, and documents nursing care in accordance with organizational policies and professional nursing practice standards. The nurse is accountable for the quality of nursing services delivered by themselves or others under their direction, and applies specialized knowledge, judgment, and skills to assess patient data and provide care appropriate to patients’ physical and developmental ages. The role includes assessing patients’ needs, reviewing medical history and test results, developing and revising individualized plans of care, delivering and coordinating care, communicating patient status to other caregivers, and evaluating patient and family responses to care and teaching. The nurse documents care and physician orders accurately and promptly, participates in evidence-based practice and department or facility shared leadership, and supports education, orientation, mentoring, and professional development. In some locations, the position may provide relief charge coverage for staff and departmental workflow. The nurse performs duties in accordance with policies, procedures, regulatory and accreditation requirements, and applicable professional standards, while providing customers with an excellent service experience.

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 certification.
ACLS certification.
PALS certification within 90 days of the start date if assigned to an ASC that serves pediatric patients.
At least one year of licensed RN experience in an operating room; experience in other procedural areas may be considered with Support Center Clinical Educator approval.
A licensed RN with no operating-room experience must enroll in the PeriOp101 program and successfully complete it within four months.

Nice To Haves

Additional operating-room 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 patients and families, review information from other health care team members, and ensure the history and physical is completed within the appropriate timeframe.
Review diagnostic and laboratory data and report abnormal results to physicians and other appropriate caregivers.
Complete assessments and reassessments according to patient needs and policy.
Formulate, initiate, review, and revise individualized plans of care, including discharge plans, in collaboration with patients, families, and the multidisciplinary team.
Implement the plan of care through direct patient care and the coordination, delegation, and supervision of health care team activities.
Provide care based on physician orders and the nursing plan of care, in compliance with policies, standards of care, and regulatory requirements.
Promote continuity of care by accurately and completely communicating patient status to other caregivers.
Evaluate patient and family responses to care and teaching, patient progress toward goals, and the effectiveness of patient teaching; revise the plan of care as needed.
Document assessments, planning, implementation, evaluations, and physician orders legibly, accurately, and in a timely manner.
Provide evidence-based care and potentially participate in research activities within clinical practice.
Participate in department or facility shared leadership and support education, role development, and orientation for personnel, patients, students, families, and visitors.
Support others’ growth through precepting and mentoring when appropriate.
Contribute to excellent patient outcomes and improvement of national nursing quality indicators and outcomes, including through participation in professional organizations.
In some locations, provide relief charge coverage for staff and departmental workflow.
Follow established policies, procedures, regulatory and accreditation requirements, and applicable professional standards, and demonstrate the organization’s core and leader behaviors in customer interactions.