Preop/PACU Nurse (PRN/Per Diem)

Description

At South County Outpatient Surgery Center, we are an Ophthalmology Outpatient Surgery Center in the Delray Beach, FL area. We are in the eye care business and strive to provide our patients with a positive, caring, and nurturing experience. To succeed we empower our staff to go above and beyond in helping us achieve this goal, by providing a positive, amazing memorable experience. Our employees are the backbone of our surgery centers, working diligently to ensure all procedures are completed safely and successfully.

To ensure we continue our goals, we are seeking a Preop-PACU Nurse to assist with our surgical procedures. This is a PRN/Per Diem schedule position.

If you are seeking new adventures in patient care and have a passion for going above and beyond to ensure all our patients are given the best patient experience, then we want to hear from you... Please Apply!

ESSENTIAL COMPETENCIES/PERFORMANCE EXPECTATIONS include, but are not limited to:

• Ability to collect clinical data with patients' medical and nursing care. Ability to set priorities.
• Ability to communicate well with patients, families, teammates, physicians, and other members of the healthcare team.
• Recognizes legal and policy limits of individual practice.
• Assesses, plans evaluate, and ensures the implementation of the patient’s care to achieve identified outcomes and delivers safe patient care according to facility policy and procedure.
• Assesses patient status on admission and on an ongoing basis.
• Coordinates nursing interventions to enhance the achievement of expected outcomes and to ensure readiness for discharge.
• 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 level of 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 the medical record.
• Admits patient according to the procedure.
• Promotes physical comfort and provides emotional support and safety for the patient.
• Administers and charts medications as ordered by the physician.
• Reinforces and clarifies physician instructions and explanations of procedures to the patient.
• 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
• Other relevant task, procedures as assigned

Requirements

Education/Experience/Licenses/Certificates/Eligibility:

• ACLS, BLS, RN License in the state of Florida.
• 1 year experience minimum in pre-op/PACU, and 2 years as an RN minimum.
• If BLS and ACLS are not current upon hire, successful completion of a course is required within 90 days of hire.

Skills/Knowledge/Ability:

• Interpersonal: Maintains active professional relationships with physicians and patients by assessing needs and levels of satisfaction with surgery center services. Effective communication skills: oral and written. Above average organizational skills. Demonstrates a positive, friendly, and courteous manner. Serves as a role model to other staff nurses and technicians. Assists in the orientation and training of new employees.
• Critical Thinking: Above-average ability to plan and implement patient care. Ability to make a sound nursing judgment based on nursing theory. Awareness of the peri-operative role of nurses in the surgery center. Medical records documentation is legible, concise, and accurate. Assumes responsibility for competency and takes initiative for professional development and continuing education.
• Knowledge: Working knowledge and experience in hospital operating room or ambulatory surgery center nursing care. Ability to adhere to work schedule and manage time appropriately. Ability to utilize resources in a timely, organized, and cost-effective manner. Monitors stock levels, outdated supplies, and equipment needs and reports appropriately.

MACHINES, EQUIPMENT, WORK AIDES: Standard operating room supplies and equipment. Computer, printer, copier, scanner, telephone, and fax.

If this sounds like something you want to be a part of, we encourage you to Apply! Allow us the opportunity to review your credentials and see if we would be a good fit! Your future could be part of our future!

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