Registered Nurse Key-Whitman Eye Grapevine

Surgery Partners•Grapevine, TX

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse provides perioperative and postoperative care to adult patients at Key Whitman Lonestar ASC in Grapevine, Texas. The nurse explains procedures and provides reassurance, assesses patients and vital signs, manages pain, monitors for changes in physical and cardiopulmonary condition, and responds appropriately to distress or emergencies. The role coordinates patient care and provides education to patients and families while protecting patient safety, privacy, dignity, and individual needs. The nurse completes and maintains timely, accurate documentation; communicates patient condition during transfers; notifies physicians of abnormal test results; ensures preoperative checklist requirements are met before patients enter the surgical suite; follows medication safety practices; and complies with regulatory, nursing, and facility policies and standards. The role also requires maintaining effective working relationships with coworkers and other care team members.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
Current State Registered Nurse (RN) license.
Current BLS certification for Health Care Providers and ability to maintain it.
Current ACLS certification, or obtain it within 90 days of employment and maintain it thereafter.
Strong organizational and interpersonal skills.
Ability to identify problems and recommend solutions.
Ability to develop and maintain department quality assurance.
Ability to apply and modify professional nursing principles to provide ongoing patient care.
Knowledge of organizational policies, regulations, and procedures for administering patient care.
Knowledge of and ability to troubleshoot medical equipment and instruments used in patient care.
Ability to react calmly and effectively in busy or emergent situations.
Ability to interpret, adapt, and apply guidelines and procedures.
Ability to communicate effectively in English in person, by telephone, and in writing.
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with physicians, management, and peers.
Knowledge of anesthetic drugs, their actions, and side effects.
Understanding of the necessity of chemical and biological monitoring.
Ability to hear sufficiently to perform duties in person and by telephone, use a stethoscope, and respond to verbal questions.
Ability to speak clearly with patients in person and by telephone.
Visual acuity adequate for patient examination and reading printed materials and computer screens, including close vision, distance vision, and focus adjustment.
Frequent ability to lift and carry items up to 50 pounds unassisted, including assisting patients; perform injections; bend, reach, make repetitive hand movements, stand, walk, squat, and sit; and regularly push, pull, and perform some heavy lifting during a work shift.
Ability to work with exposure to communicable diseases and bodily fluids.

Responsibilities

Explain care to patients and provide verbal reassurance.
Provide specific postoperative care to adult patients and apply knowledge of perioperative factors affecting recovery.
Coordinate and supervise patient care, including teaching patients and families as needed.
Obtain, document, and assess vital signs according to protocol; assess and reassess patients and pain levels, and use appropriate pain-management techniques.
Identify physical symptoms and changes, assess cardiopulmonary status, and take appropriate timely action or report changes.
Maintain patient safety, respond appropriately to emergencies and distress, and take measures to prevent patients from harming themselves or others.
Document patient assessments, care, and responses clearly and accurately within the shift and in accordance with current standards and policies.
Communicate patient condition effectively to staff involved in care, including during transfers, and notify physicians of abnormal laboratory or test results.
Ensure the preoperative checklist is complete, including the history and physical, informed consent, and test results, before the patient enters the surgical suite.
Follow medication administration rights and reduce the potential for medication errors.
Protect patient privacy and address patients’ psychosocial, cultural, ethnic, and religious or spiritual needs with respect and dignity.
Follow regulatory requirements, ASA and nursing policies, procedures, and standards; count narcotics at the beginning and end of shifts according to policy.
Adapt nursing procedures to individual patient treatment needs and respond therapeutically to inappropriate behavior, anxiety, or distress.
Use initiative and maintain a steady level of productivity.
Establish and maintain effective working relationships with coworkers, physicians, management, and peers.