Pre/Post Operative Registered Nurse

Job Description

Job Description

• Position: Pre/Post Operative Registered Nurse — Franciscan Orthopedic Surgery Center

• Main functions:

• Responsible for organizing, directing and providing direct patient care.

• Participate in planning work of assigned areas and coordinate activities with other patient-care areas.

• Ensure patient needs are met and work closely with team leader and administrator to coordinate patient-care service functions.

• Essential responsibilities:

• Leadership: Provide unit-level leadership and serve as a resource for the Surgery Center, including interactions with accrediting organizations, corporate compliance, and marketing efforts. Consider cost containment by using supplies economically and managing patient care efficiently.

• Center operations: Organize time, equipment, supplies, and personnel to provide effective and efficient case management. Assist with supply, drug, and equipment inventories to maintain stock levels and availability. Document patient care records and other forms accurately, following policies and procedures. Monitor and maintain a comfortable physical environment. Use equipment effectively by anticipating patient needs and providing appropriate care. Confirm proper techniques and procedures are used according to accepted standards.

• Team: Participate as a team member in support of the total peri-operative process.

• Communications: Accurately update others responsible for the patient's care about patient status. Provide continuity of care by communicating with personnel and documenting records accordingly. Accurately comprehend and interpret verbal orders/directions. Review patient medical records and needs to plan care with other health care team members.

• Compliance: Follow HIPAA and privacy laws to maintain patient privacy and dignity. Assist with proper and safe positioning of patients and prepare operative sites according to established procedures.

• Pre/Post operations: Follow facility policy and assist in assessing patients’ physical and emotional status upon admission. Perform thorough admission assessments and develop and implement plans of care based on assessment data. Document admission care and complete admission checklists when turning care over to operating room personnel. Discharge patients when all criteria are met. Maintain order and cleanliness of admission and post-operative areas.

• Procedures: May provide total pre/intra/post care for pain procedures. May provide sedation for patients during colonoscopy procedures and may circulate for colonoscopy cases as needed. May provide pre-admission clinic appointments for pre-op assessments.

• Patient care: Greet patients and provide comfort and reassurance while supporting privacy, dignity, and confidentiality. Inform patients about routine care and peri-operative procedures. Provide safe, individualized nursing care in the immediate post-operative/post-anesthesia period. Assess and document physical and emotional status upon arrival in the recovery room. Monitor patients, inform the surgeon or anesthetist of observed complications, and perform thorough post-operative assessments prior to discharge. Review post-operative instructions and prescriptions with patient and caregiver and document in the medical record. Ensure patients and caregivers understand conditions that require immediate care and how to obtain it.

• Requirements:

• High school graduate or GED

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing

• Active RN license in the appropriate state

• CPR certification

• ACLS and PALS certification

• Evidence of leadership qualities

• Professional references attesting to ethical conduct

• Proficiency in English sufficient for high-level written, interpersonal, and telephone communication

• Preferred:

• PACU (Post Anesthesia Care Unit) experience

• ASC (Ambulatory Surgery Center) experience

• Computer literacy

• Position perks:

• Day shift hours available

• No call, holidays, or weekends

• Comprehensive benefits package for full-time status

• 401(k) employer match

• Profit sharing benefits

• Bonus structure opportunity available

• Multi-specialty surgeries

• Positive team relationships and physician–nurse collaboration

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