RN

Description

POSITION SUMMARY
The RN assists in the daily clinical operations of the ASC in accordance with established Federal, State, and accreditation standards and center policies and procedures. Participates in direct patient care including maintaining a clean, orderly and safe environment.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS include the following:
•Patient care in the preoperative and postoperative areas
•Promotes the mission, vision, and values of the organization.
•Coordinates planned nursing care with other health care team members
•Prepares preoperative and postoperative areas for patient care
•Prepares patients for surgical procedures, according to physician orders
•Monitors patients’ vital signs, breathing, alertness, awareness following surgical procedure
•Preoperative and postoperative assessment and patient education
•Maintains a high standard of safety for patients in preoperative and postoperative areas
-performing interventions necessary to ensure that the patient’s procedure is performed on the correct site, side, and level;
-managing the patient’s specimens in the appropriate manner;
-communicating the patient’s current status to the appropriate parties throughout the continuum of care;
-administering medications safely and correctly;
-performing interventions to protect the patient from surgical site infection;
-protecting the patient’s rights, dignity, and privacy;
-providing culturally and age-appropriate, ethical care within legal standards of practice
•Transfers care as appropriate
•Assists with preoperative and postoperative phone calls to patients
•Delegates tasks as appropriate according to the state Nurse Practice Act and job descriptions
•Documents nursing care accurately, completely, and legibly
•Participates in quality review and performance improvement projects
•Participates in the performance appraisal process
•Uses problem-solving and conflict resolution skills to foster effective work relationships with team members
•Maintains required competencies
•Acts as a patient advocate and maintains privacy and confidentiality of all appropriate information.
•Completes all required compliance training.

Qualifications

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, & ABILITIES
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills and/or abilities required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Actively participates in the development of a healthy work environment.
• Uses interpersonal skills to establish and maintain healthy interpersonal relations, which include functional trust, positive feedback, and constructive criticism.
• Good communication skills: oral and written.
• Ability to make sound nursing judgment based on nursing theory.
• Demonstrates primary nurse accountability through coordination, communication, and continuity of patient care.
• Must be able to assess, prioritize, plan and implement direct patient care.
• Assumes responsibility for competency of practice and takes initiative for professional development and continuing education.
• Working knowledge and hospital or ambulatory surgery center, experience in PACU, including direct patient care.
• Knowledge of patient monitoring equipment.
• Ability to adhere to work schedule and manage time appropriately.
• Ability to utilize resources in a timely, organized and cost-effective manner.
• Good computer skills including use of standard office programs
• Ability to operate standard office equipment
• Ability to speak, read, and write in English
• Ability to work well under pressure and accept additional assignments willingly
• Ability to work flexible hours as needed to accommodate workload
• Ability to concentrate, think, and learn
• Ability to hear, see, sit, stoop, kneel, crouch, reach, lift, push and pull

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE
Must possess updated licensure for state in which facility is located; Two (2) years of clinical experience preferred, with emphasis in PACU, surgery, or ER; IV skills required. BLS required. ACLS required. All employees must be able to provide proof of identity and right to work in the United States.