Pre-op/PACU RN

Position Description

Position: Pre-op/PACU Clinical Nurse

Responsible To: Director of Nursing and/or Administrator

Department: Clinical

Purpose: Responsible for competent nursing care as needed for post-anesthesia patients under the direction of the Nursing

Coordinator. Responsible for maintaining quality patient care and accurate and proper documentation of same. Collaborate with physicians and all other members of the health care team to provide the best possible patient care.

Primary Responsibilities
1. PATIENT ASSESSMENT – Perform and document initial and ongoing assessments through observation of patient and records. Initiate pre-op telephone call for verbal assessment of patient and perioperative instructions. Reports findings accurately and on time.

2. PATIENT CARE – Make patient care related judgments and implements appropriate actions within legal, professional, and ethical standards.

3. DISCHARGE PLANNING – Assess discharge needs of patient upon admission.
4. LEADERSHIP – Demonstrate leadership skills and empowerment. Exhibit effective planning, time management, delegation of patient care activities to unit staff and resource utilization. Assure that delegated tasks are carried out safely, effectively, and in a timely manner.

5. PROBLEM SOLVING – Solve problems and troubleshoot issues that may affect one unit or patient care ensuring timely and effective action; critical incidents are documented.

6. COMMUNICATION – Communicate and document patient changes or abnormal findings according to established procedures. Request external and internal customer feedback to ensure department operations are meeting customer requirements.

7. COLLABORATION – Contribute to the development and attainment of unit goals.
8. RULES AND REGULATIONS – Assist in ensuring that productivity and Q1 data is complied and reports prepared for ASC management and regulatory bodies. Understand, apply, support and follow department/ASC policies, procedures and standards at all times.

9. EFFICIENCY – Help ensure that inventory and stock levels are maintained at a minimum level. Identify and implement opportunities to standardize products, reduce waste and reduce costs.

10. EDUCATION – Maintain required professional license and/or certification. Attend ASC meetings and in-service educational opportunities as required.

11. SAFETY – Participate in loss prevention by protecting company assets and maintaining a safe environment.

Competencies and Behaviors

Expressive Relationships

Listening

Sociability

Leadership Effectiveness

Decisiveness

Time Competency

Patient/Customer Service Orientation

Communications

Emotional Composure

Work Effectiveness

Closure

Self Responsibility

Knowledge Skills and Abilities (KSA’S)

Analytical Ability

• Able to organize and follow through on own initiative.

Clinical Experience

• Coronary Care/Critical Care courses or experience preferred.

Communication Ability

• Good communication and human relations skills.

Physical Demands

• Works on computer, uses telephone.

• Intermittent physical mobility/activity including walking, standing, sitting, light lifting, pulling and pushing of carts, equipment, etc. Must be able to bend body downward at the waist, be able to kneel.

Qualifications

• Thorough knowledge of all phases of perioperative process including knowledge of surgical procedures and anesthesia implications.

• Current nursing assessment and patient care skills.

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.

• Current license to practice nursing in the State of Pennsylvania.

Work Environment

• Outpatient Surgery/Endoscopy Center

Performance Competencies, Behaviors and Observable Activities

Expressive Relationships: Relating to other people in an appropriate and informative manner, drawing out their commitment and cooperation. Working as a productive team.

Listening: Shows interest, probes for understanding and looks for underlying meaning when listening. Seeking first to understand.

Observable Activity: Show interest in what others have to say; encourage conversation through expressions and gestures. Ask questions in order to be sure that you understand what the other person is saying.

Sociability: Initiates friendly contact with others as all levels, building a network and gaining cooperation. Building a network of relationships.

Observable Activity: Encourage your work group to celebrate their successes. Engage in social events; encourage interactions between others.

Leadership Effectiveness: Persevering to meet high achievement standards despite the resistance of others and organizational barriers.

Achieving despite barriers.

Decisiveness: Considers all issues, but decides promptly, working through necessary approvals quickly. Choosing a course of action quickly.

Observable Activity: Sensibly evaluate options in an effort to be seen as fair and unbiased. Quickly respond to decision-making by weighing the positive and negative results of each option in advance.

Time Competency: Prioritizes well and makes every minute count. Using time efficiently.

Observable Activity: Make every minute count. Optimize your time to complete tasks effectively, even if unanticipated problems arise.

Patient/Customer Service Orientation: Readily responding to meet the needs of others, either inside or outside the organization. Satisfying customers.

Communications: Organized and thorough when giving and receiving information. Giving and receiving information effectively.

Observable Activity: Give others help without being asked. Encourage others to talk by asking for more information and by indicating interest in what is being said by the other person.

Emotional Composure: Maintains self-control and professionalism, even in emotional situations. Maintaining professionalism.

Observable Activity: Remains calm even in stressful situations. Ensure a positive professional image is conveyed at all times.

Problem Solving: Correctly defining complex problems and developing viable work processes as solutions. Fixing work processes.

Closure: Getting a verifiable agreement on who will do what and what will be done next. Gaining agreement to an action.

Observable Activity: Express opinions and ideas in a positive, supportive manner. Ensure that others understand the scope of work their tasks.

Self Responsibility: Accepts and seeks complete responsibility for assignments. Seeking accountability.

Observable Activity: Take accountability for errors and learn from mistakes. Agree to help and actively looks for ways to demonstrate commitment.'
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Work Remotely

• No

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $43.78 per hour

Expected hours: No more than 40 per week

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Medical Specialty:

• Perioperative Care

Physical Setting:

• Outpatient

Work Location: In person

Salary : $44