Registered Nurse

Job Description

Job Description

Under general direction, the Registered Nurse monitors patients, supports the providers, and documents procedures.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Ensures continual delivery of high-quality nursing care
• Adopts and implements innovative nursing practices to improve the facility
• Maintains a healthy, collaborative team environment
• Mentors/trains other surgical staff, as needed
• Promotes positive customer relations within the ASC
• Has working knowledge of all equipment and procedures
• Oversees safety surveillance and task related responsibilities that have been delegated to others to ensure effective and desired results
• Oversees infection control surveillance and task related responsibilities that have been delegated to others to ensure effective and desired results
• Maintains documentation of patient care services by auditing patient and department records, including but not limited to autoclave receipts
• Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies
• Maintains a cooperative relationship among health care teams by communicating information; responding to requests; building rapport; participating in team problem-solving methods
• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed
• Consults and coordinates with health care team members to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care plans
• Monitors all aspects of patient care
• Prepares rooms, sterile instruments, equipment and supplies
• Deals compassionately, professionally, and courteously with patients, their families, physicians, and fellow employees
• Follows safety and infection control procedures
• Adheres to all federal, state and nursing regulations and protocols including but not limited to patient safety procedures such as verification of patient identification prior to procedures
  • Ensures that immediately prior to the start of any procedure in the procedure room, initiate a time-out and ensure correct patient, procedure, site and side, and that there are no additional concerns.
  • Identifies every patient with two identifiers: full name and date of birth
  • Documents this information in the Procedure Safety Checklist, including the time of the time-out
• Identifies an emergency situation and is able to appropriately intervene
• Understands and administers regulatory policies (i.e.: Joint Commission/AAAHC, CDC, State, etc.)
• Deploys, monitors, and ensures that the facilities’ operational processes are appropriately integrated within the facility’s quality programs
• Maintains patient, physician, and employee privacy and confidentiality in accordance with HIPAA, Company and other regulatory standards
• Assists with supply ordering, as needed
• Provides clinical support for procedure’s
• Maintains accurate, detailed reports and records
• Monitors, records and reports symptoms and changes in patients' conditions
• Records patients' medical information and vital signs
• Ensures history and physicals are complete on each patient, by the provider, prior to procedures
• Consults and coordinate with health care team members to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care plans
• Instructs individuals, families and others on topics such as health education, disease prevention and develop health improvement programs
• Oversees and ensures that daily/quarterly/annual binders/logs are up to date
• Informs physician of patient's condition before, during and after procedures
• Acts as a liaison between the physician and the patient and patient’s family or support person(s)
• Maintains the role of patient advocate
• Ensures, provides and explains discharge instructions to all patients
• Ensures physician has cleared patient for discharge prior to discharging the patient
• Assists in the stocking and inventory of the clinical area
• Ensures all applicable Surgery Center staff and guests wear radiation badges
• Maintains and stores radiation safety equipment
• Conducts annual apron and thyroid shield inspections
• Conducts safety drills, as required
• Conducts daily inventory of and ensures policies and procedures are followed for controlled substances
• As assigned, ensures operation of medical and administrative equipment by verifying emergency equipment availability; completing preventive maintenance requirements; following manufacturer's instructions; troubleshooting malfunctions; calling for repairs; maintaining equipment inventories; evaluating new equipment and techniques
• Orders/requests supplies as needed
• Checks and responds to work e-mail on a regular basis throughout the workday
• Participate in and complete all required trainings and in-services
• Performs other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications:

• Associates Degree in Nursing.
• Must have knowledge of Internet and Microsoft Office software (MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, MS Outlook).
• Must possess and maintain current licensure as a Registered Nurse in the state in which the employee practices, or must hold a nursing license within a compact eligible state.Proof of licensure and/or compact eligibility must be submitted.
• Must possess a current ACLS and BLS certification.
• Must have excellent written and oral communication skills, including exceptional customer service.
• Must be able to establish and maintain effective working relationships with doctors, clinical staff, other co-workers and the public.
• Must be able to work individually as well as within a team.
• Must be able to follow both verbal and written instructions.
• Must be able to work a flexible schedule.
• Must be able to respond with patience and understanding during stressful conditions related to patient health and emergent situations.
• Must be able to multi-task and prioritize.
• Must have working knowledge of all equipment and procedures.
• Must demonstrate extreme attention to detail.
• Must possess strong organization skills.
• Must be able to problem solve and use reasoning.
• Must be able to meet predefined quality standards.
• Must maintain and project a professional attitude and appearance at all times.
• Must have a working knowledge of the healthcare field and medical specialty, as well as medical terminology.
• Must provide proof of influenza vaccination annually.
• Must complete two (2)-step PPD (NE staff) OR must complete an annual PPD (SE staff).
• Must complete all regulatory competencies prior to beginning work in the ASC.
• All staff are expected to have a strong desire to provide excellent customer service; to comply with the rules and regulations of those organizations to which we are accountable; to have high ethical and professional standards of conduct; and to have an attitude of wanting to continuously improve their own professional performance.

Preferred Qualifications:

• One (1) year experience as a Registered Nurse.
• One (1) year of prior experience working in a Pain Management practice.
• One (1) year of prior experience working with an Electronic Medical Record (EMR).

Driving/Travel:

The employee must have reliable transportation. Travel for this position will be required up to 80%. While the primary workplace may be closest to the employee’s home, work assignments could be in any of the Company’s locations.