Procedure and Recovery Room Nurse

PACU Nurse

OVERVIEW: This position collaborates with the physician team and provides nursing care to the RMA LI IVF patient population.

SCOPE: This position reports to the Executive Clinical Director.

I. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

(In compliance with the American with Disabilities Act, ADA, this description identifies the essential components of the job required to be performed with or without reasonable accommodations. Requests for reasonable accommodations to facilitate the performance of these essential functions will be given careful consideration.)

Clinical/Technical

 ·Assess patient:

· Review patient history and document.

· Evaluate patient knowledge

· Verify patient identification at admission

· Perform routine patient assessment as prescribed by Recovery Room intake sheet and standard operating procedures.

· Implement treatment plan

· Ensure all consents and Boarding Passes are obtained and correct and in RESource

· Ensure procedure consents, medical, anesthesia clearances are in place as needed

· Identify needed maintenance of OR equipment and all supplies needed for recovery room

· Understand Practice purchasing policies, including knowledge of vendors, instruments and supplies, as well as shipping and receiving procedures.

· Process all supply requests from physicians or anesthesiologists in a prompt and efficient manner.

· Collaborate & Plan with other team members to discuss patient treatment plan when needed

· Coordinate the assignments for the weekend per diem nursing staff on a monthly basis or on an as needed basis.

· Coordinate the assignments for the weekend per diem nursing staff on a monthly basis or on an as needed basis.

· Assist RN team during series breaks with lab entries

· Check and maintain the emergency box supplies

· Document all patient care services and interactions by charting in patient computer database (Resource) and departmental records when necessary.

· Document all patient care services and interactions by charting in patient computer database (Resource) and departmental records when necessary.

· Maintain safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations, and calling for assistance from other clinical personnel when appropriate.

· Protect patients and employees by adhering to infection-control policies and protocols as established by OSHA guidelines and regulations regarding: sterilization of instruments, medication storage procedures, and controlled substance regulations.

· Adhere to HIPPA regulations as related to patient care standards.

· Assure quality care by adhering to therapeutic standards; follow physician practice and nursing division philosophies, as well as standards of care set by the state and other governing agency regulations.

· Comfort patients by anticipating patients’ anxieties; answering patients’ questions as appropriate

Team Commitment:

· Maintain patient charting, day sheet for patient visit needs.

· Review and update patient charts – computer/STIM sheets.

· Cover weekends and holidays as assigned.

· Follow coverage schedule as assigned for daily assignments.

· Make referrals to other team members.

· Attend meetings as assigned; communicate issues where appropriate.

· Work independently to assure that practice goals are achieved.

. Professional Development

· Participate in professional societies.

· Maintain professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops per RMA policy; review professional publications; establish personal networks.

· Follow all state regulations regarding professional license.

· Maintain licensure at all times during employment

· Demonstrate Effective Communication Skills

Teach:

1) Provide injection instruction to patients;

2) Provide explanation of treatment options to patients;

3) Provide explanation of the planned treatment cycle to patient,

4) Phone patients with instructions as treatment proceeds

Counsel:

1) Provide anticipatory guidance during treatment cycle;

2) Provide therapeutic emotional support during treatment cycle;

3) Provide patient with pregnancy tests results,

4) Advise and encourage patient upon completion of cycle.

Utilize Computer Systems:

· RESource

· Outlook

· Athena

· Shared Drive

Clinical Skills:

· Physical and phone patient assessments

· Administer subcutaneous and intramuscular injections

· Interpret lab results

· Obtain vital signs when appropriate

· Obtain informed consents

II. CONFIDENTIAL AND SENSITIVE INFORMATION:

· Maintain patient confidence and protects operations by keeping all patient information confidential

III. SCOPE OF FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

· Cooperate with all practice billing and reimbursement policies, Participate in cost containment by appropriate use of medical supplies.

· Direct patients starting treatment to patient accounts department.

IV. ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

· Recovery Room as necessary.

Qualifications

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE/PERFORMANCE FACTOR REQUIREMENTS:

· RN BSN preferred

· State RN LPN license without limitations required.

· Minimum 1-year nursing experience in women’s health care in a physician’s practice required. IVF experience preferred.

· High level of listening & counseling skills.

· Aptitude to work independently and demonstrate good judgment.

· Ability to access, input, and retrieve information from a computer.

· Knowledge of office procedure and office machines (i.e. computer, fax, copier, etc.)

· Must be able to work weekends and some holidays; flex to satellite offices as needed

Salary : $43 - $45