Same Day Surgery Center RN

Surgery Partners, Inc•Provo, UT

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Assists in the provision of nursing care to patients in an Ambulatory Surgical Center setting. Assumes total responsibility for patient care in accordance with physician's orders and centers policies. Duties include preop - checking in patients, vital signs, IV starts, medication administration. PACU - recovering patients directly out of surgery, medication administration, critical care thinking. Postop - Medication administration, preparing patients for discharge, discharge teaching. Prescreen - calling patients for upcoming surgeries going through health history, giving instructions. Also helping turn over rooms to get ready for the next patients, etc. Schedule is full-time hours with varying hours and variable days, including 2-3 "closer" shifts. Must have the ability to flex start time 2 hours earlier or later depending on the surgery day and start times. No weekends, no holidays, no on-call, no overnight hours.

Requirements

Graduate of Accredited School of Nursing
Current State of Utah RN License
BLS required

Nice To Haves

ACLS preferred
Surgical Services experience, preferred

Responsibilities

Preoperative patient care including check-in, vital signs, IV starts, and medication administration.
Post-Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) patient recovery, including medication administration and critical thinking.
Postoperative patient care including medication administration, discharge preparation, and teaching.
Prescreening patients by phone, reviewing health history, and providing instructions.
Assisting with turning over rooms to prepare for subsequent patients.