RN Float Pre-Op, PACU, and OR- Full-Time

Surgery Partners Careers•St Matthews, KY

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Float RN provides essential nursing support across the Pre-Operative, Operating Room (OR), and Post-Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) departments. This role is crucial for maintaining patient flow, ensuring patient safety, and contributing to the efficient daily operations of these critical areas. The Float RN will assess, develop, and implement comprehensive nursing care plans for pre-operative patients, meticulously record and report patient conditions, and administer medications and treatments as prescribed by physicians. Responsibilities extend to preparing the OR, assisting the surgical team, performing surgical time-outs, and ensuring sterile environments. Effective communication with surgeons, anesthesia providers, and team members is vital, as is accurate documentation of intraoperative care. The role also involves monitoring patient safety, managing specimens, assisting with room turnover, and adhering to all infection control, safety, and regulatory standards. The Float RN will verify surgical consents, ensure all necessary pre-operative workup is complete, and report any abnormal findings. They will also obtain and label personal belongings, assist patients with attire, administer pre-operative sedation, and function independently in emergency situations, making sound, quick decisions. Maintaining patient and employee privacy, providing psychological support, and fostering positive relationships with medical departments and vendors are key aspects of this position. Continuous learning through CEUs and facility in-services, assisting with new employee orientation, and maintaining a clean and organized work environment are also expected. The role requires the ability to report and label malfunctioning equipment and work within established safety guidelines.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing
Current Registered Nurse License
Current American Heart Assn. BLS and ACLS certifications
Knowledge of healthcare products, stock rotation procedures, storage systems, inventory supplements, preference card management and credit
Knowledge of medical terminology as related to healthcare products
Knowledge of inventory control procedures
Hands-on, a self-starter with the ability to multi-task, be detailed oriented and possess superior organization and communication skills
Must be able to handle a large volume of detailed work accurately
Must have working knowledge of Microsoft Office products
Must have superior leadership, communication and organizational skills
Must be able to bend, stoop, lift, and handle all supplies
Must have a strong ability to interact with co-workers, vendors, and management on a regular basis and in a pleasant and efficient manner
Ability to perform simple mathematical functions
Ability to perform data entry procedures and both equipment and supply tracking

Responsibilities

Assesses, develops and implements total nursing care for the pre-operative patient
Records and reports to appropriate persons all symptoms, reactions, abnormalities and changes in the physical and/or mental conditions of the patients
Administers medications and treatments ordered by the physician.
Cares and discharges pre-operative patients according to facility policies.
Reviews the pre-operative patient’s chart for accuracy and completeness
Prepares the operating room for surgical procedures, ensuring all equipment and supplies are available and functioning properly
Assists the surgical team by circulating cases and maintaining a sterile and safe environment
Performs surgical time out and verifies patient, procedure, and site according to policy
Communicates effectively with surgeons, anesthesia, and team members during procedures
Documents intraoperative care accurately in the medical record
Monitors patient safety throughout the procedure and responds to changes in patient condition
Ensures proper handling, labeling, and disposition of specimens
Assists with room turnover to maintain efficient case flow
Adheres to infection control, safety, and regulatory standards including AORN and facility policies
Ascertains surgical consent is completed accurately, comparing it to the physician’s order and O.R. schedule
Ascertains all pre-operative (lab work, chest x-ray, EKG, H&P) work up, if applicable is in the chart and reports abnormal findings to the anesthesiologist and/or surgeon prior to the scheduled day of surgery
Reports pertinent pre-operative information to the O.R. nurse
Obtains and labels personal belongings bag and assists patient in proper O.R. dress attire
Administers pre-operative sedation
Functions independently in emergency situations
Displays proficiency in nursing skills with emergency situations
Able to make logical and quick decisions based on sound judgment
Maintain patient and employee privacy and confidential information
provided psychological support to patients and/or families
Maintains rapport with physicians and medical departments which provide services to complete to pre-operative work up i.e. (reference lab, outside radiology services)
Maintains competence through continuing education
Meets requirements for CEU re-licensure
Attends all facility in-services
Assists in orientation of new employees as directed
Maintains supplies and cleanliness in the work environment
Reports and labels any malfunctioning or broken equipment
Works within the established facility and departmental safety guidelines
Performs other duties as assigned