PRN Registered Nurse - PreOp/PACU

Atlas Healthcare Partners•Glendale, AZ

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 and by others under their direction, using specialized knowledge and 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; coordinates and provides care; evaluates patient and family responses; and documents care in the patient record. The role also supports patient and staff education, facility shared leadership, quality improvement, and safe, effective patient outcomes. In some locations, the nurse may provide relief charge coverage for staff and departmental workflow. Banner Surgery Center – Thunderbird is an ambulatory surgery center on the Banner Thunderbird Medical Center campus, with seven operating rooms, eight Preop bays, and 18 PACU bays. Atlas Healthcare Partners and Banner Health jointly manage and operate Banner Surgery Centers. The organizations emphasize exceptional patient care and customer service, with core values of Integrity, Culture, Teamwork, Respect, and Results.

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.
For PRN positions: at least two years of licensed RN experience in PreOp/PACU.
For nurses without PreOp/PACU experience, enrollment in the Perianesthesia Academy and successful completion within four months is required.
PALS certification within 90 days of the start date if assigned to ASC services involving pediatrics.

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, review information from other health care team members, and review diagnostic and laboratory data; report abnormal results to physicians and appropriate caregivers.
Complete patient assessments and reassessments according to patient needs and facility policy.
Formulate, initiate, review, and revise individualized plans of care, including discharge plans, in collaboration with patients, families, and the multidisciplinary health care team.
Implement plans of care through direct patient care and the coordination, delegation, and supervision of health care team activities.
Provide care based on physician orders and nursing plans of care in compliance with policies, 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 patient education; revise the plan of care as needed.
Document assessment, planning, implementation, evaluation, interventions, patient responses, and physician orders legibly, accurately, and on time.
Provide evidence-based care and potentially participate in research activities within clinical practice.
Participate in facility shared leadership and support education, role development, and orientation for 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 nursing quality indicators through timely, effective, efficient, equitable, and safe care.
In some locations, provide relief charge coverage for staff and department workflow.
Follow established policies, procedures, regulatory and accreditation requirements, and applicable professional standards.
Provide customers with an excellent service experience by demonstrating the organization's core and leader behaviors.