Registered Nurse - Preop / PACU - PRN

Description Job Purpose

The Pre-Op/Post-Op Registered Nurse is responsible for assessing, planning, implementing and coordinating patient care from admission to discharge. The Registered Nurse prepares patients for surgical procedures, monitors and cares for patients post-operatively and is responsible for the achievement of patient outcomes in accordance with the mission of the facility.

Duties and Responsibilities

· Assesses patient status on admission and on an ongoing basis · Implements appropriate standards of care based on assessment data and patient’s goals · Coordinates nursing interventions to enhance achievement of expected outcomes and to ensure readiness for discharge · Ensures provision of patient care daily in an organized and timely manner · Documents response to nursing action and provides instructions to the patients · Treats patients and guests with courtesy, respect and professionalism · Provides pertinent patient information to the physician, family and other members of the multidisciplinary team · Stocks unit and carries out unit routine, check crash cart and counts narcotics · Responds to phone calls and anticipates patient needs · Documents all unusual occurrences and post-operative complications for QI follow up · Practices infection control and standard precautions as instructed or trained · Adheres to all Round Rock Surgery Center policies and procedures · Performs all other duties as assigned by supervisor · Demonstrates regular and predictable attendance

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

· Knowledge and experience in PACU nursing or critical care · Knowledge and experience in ASC, operating room or ASC nursing care · Competence in assessing, treating and caring for patients based on age-specific needs · Ability to set priorities and provide direction to others that promotes efficiency on the unit · Ability to correlate clinical data with patient’s medical and nursing care · Effective communication and positive interpersonal skills · Ability to maintain patient confidentiality · Ability to transcribe physicians orders accurately and read labels and instructions completely

Supervision: Reports directly to the Director of Nursing and Administrator

Requirements

Minimum Qualifications

· Graduate of an Accredited School of Nursing · Current licensure to practice in the State of Texas, successful completion of Basic Cardiac Life Support Course; ALCS required and PALS preferred · Two years’ experience in PACU, ICU or ER nursing

Working Conditions

• Environmental
• Conditions: Medical
• Office environment,
• Ambulatory
• Surgery
• Center
• Physical
• Conditions: Must be able to work as scheduled. Good visual acuity and accurate color vision. Ability to lift/transfer patients in excess of 100 pounds, which may require pushing, pulling and essentially utilizing a full range of body movement. Ability to push a gurney with a 150-pound patient on it. Ability to stand, walk, stop, kneel, crouch and/or crawl. Ability to reach, grasp, use fine finger movement and feel fine sensation to discern temperature, texture, size and shape. Ability to lift 25-pound instrument trays. Ability to push heavy equipment on wheels within the OR suite. Ability to wear lead apron.