Description

At Advanced Surgery Center, in Creve Coeur, MO. (St. Louis Area), we are seeking an experienced Part-Time Registered Nurse to join our team. The Registered Nurse will assist in the organization and daily function of the surgery center under established Federal, State, and accreditation standards and Center policies and procedures. Care for patients preparing for their surgical procedure. Monitor patients' vital signs and continuously evaluate patients' recovery from anesthesia. May assist anesthesiologists, surgeons, and other physicians.

ESSENTIAL COMPETENCIES/PERFORMANCE EXPECTATIONS include the following:

• Ability to collect clinical data with patient's medical and nursing care. Ability to set priorities.
• Ability to communicate well with patients, families, teammates, physicians, and other healthcare team members.
• Recognizes legal and policy limits of individual practice.
• Assesses, plans, evaluates, and ensures the implementation of the patient's care to achieve identified outcomes and deliver safe patient care according to facility policy and procedure.
• Assesses patient status on admission and an ongoing basis.
• Coordinates nursing interventions to enhance achievement of expected outcomes and ensure discharge readiness.
• Adheres to all facility policies and procedures when providing patient care.
• Demonstrates ability to provide patient care in emergencies.
• Assesses learning needs according to the patient's understanding and readiness to learn.
• Participates in the monitoring and evaluation of nursing care provided.
• Assumes charge nurse responsibility as assigned.
• Demonstrates appropriate knowledge and competence of designated skills.
• History and physical assessment of the patient.
• Completes review of medical records.
• Admits patient according to procedure.
• Promotes physical comfort and provides emotional support and safety for patients.
• Administers and charts medications as ordered by physician.
• Reinforces and clarifies physician instructions and explanations of procedures to patients.
• Provides nursing care and appropriate monitoring according to policies and procedures.
• Verifies surgical/procedure site with the patient according to surgical schedule and patient History and Physical.
• Obtains and verifies operative/procedure consent.
• Provides instructions according to patient needs.
• Completes nursing documentation.
• Provides emergency care according to physician and administrative policy.
• Assists with preoperative and postoperative patient calls.
• Reviews charts for completeness and signatures of physicians.
• Maintains an environment that promotes safety:
• Temperature range
• Electrical safety measures
• Oxygen and Suction Equipment
• Resuscitation Equipment
• Noise Control
• Traffic Control
• Control of Contamination

Requirements

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

Education/Experience/Licenses/Certificates/Eligibility:

• Current State RN license.
• If BLS and ACLS are not current upon hire, successful course completion is required within 90 days of hire.
• Two (2) years ' experience in PreOp preferred.

If you are seeking new adventures in patient care and are passionate about going above and beyond to ensure all patients are given the best patient experience, we want to hear from you... Please Apply!

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