Staff Nurse RN (Per Diem PRN)

Surgery Partners Careers•Bethlehem, PA

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Assists in the provision of nursing care to patients in an Ambulatory Surgical Center setting. This position assumes total responsibility for patient care in accordance with physician's orders and centers policies. The role requires demonstrating current, comprehensive professional knowledge and skills in conformance with recognized nursing standards and department policies, including the Patient Bill of Rights and AAAHC regulations, Standards for Nursing Care and the Nurse Practice Act. The nurse must be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide nursing care appropriate to the age of patients served in the Center.

Requirements

Graduate of Accredited School of Nursing
Current PA State RN License or compact license
CPR required
ACLS required
PALS required within 180 days of hire
Minimum one year in the operating room as a circulating RN with strong medical surgical nursing and assessment skills.

Responsibilities

Verbally reports pertinent information to appropriate staff to provide continuity of care.
Legibly documents information in patient record and signs record using appropriate professional title.
Assesses level of understanding and expectations of care.
Identifies desired patient outcomes.
Demonstrates ability to assess and problem solve.
Responds to emergencies.
Performs nursing actions that demonstrate accountability (demonstrates flexibility, exercises safe judgment).
Continually adjusts care plan based on patient/family data.
Demonstrates proper preoperative process – communication/report.
Demonstrates proper procedure and documentation for surgical case counting.
Demonstrates proper aseptic technique.
Demonstrates efficient turnover time.
Demonstrates proper patient identification verification per policy.
Demonstrates proper surgical site identification and marking per policy.
Anticipates surgeon’s needs during surgical procedure.