Staff Nurse Same Day Surgery Full Time

Surgery Partners, Inc•Riverton, UT

6h•Onsite

About The Position

This full-time Staff Nurse position in Same Day Surgery is responsible for assessing the physical, social, and psychological status of patients. The nurse will collaborate with the interdisciplinary team, patient, and family to develop and implement individualized care plans. Responsibilities include directing the care team, providing care consistent with the plan, and evaluating patient responses to interventions. The role also emphasizes professionalism, adherence to legal and ethical standards, and contributing to the nursing profession.

Requirements

Current RN License in state of practice.
Basic Life Support Certification (BLS) for healthcare providers.
ACLS Certification
Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
RNs with less than 12 months of working experience as an RN prior to joining Intermountain must obtain their BSN within five years of their start date.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's Degree in Nursing (BSN).
Education must be obtained from an accredited institution.
Degree will be verified.

Responsibilities

Performs appropriate assessment of physical, social, and psychological status (including cognitive, communicative and developmental skills as appropriate).
Seeks and evaluates information acquired from other members of interdisciplinary team: patient, family, physician, non-nursing disciplines, support staff, others.
Uses assessment information and critical thinking skills to collaboratively develop individualized plan of care.
Actively seeks patient, family, team, and physician involvement to develop plan of care including needed education.
Collaboratively plans and prepares patients for further support needs once the current episode of care outcomes are met (i.e., teaching, referrals, and follow-up).
Directs the interdisciplinary care team via delegation, coordination and collaboration as appropriate.
Provides or delegates care consistent with plan of care, guidelines of care and professional licensure provisions.
Demonstrates the ability to set priorities and to coordinate and organize patient care delivery through effectively managing time, supplies, and resources.
Evaluates patient response to interventions through review of achievement of goals, clinical outcomes, patient and family satisfaction.
Revises plan of care as indicated and reassesses changes as appropriate.
Promotes nursing profession and participate in development of others.
Integrates legal and ethical standards into practice: complies with regulatory standards, practices within scope of licensure, provides accurate & timely documentation, and understands legal implications of care delivery.