Registered Nurse Post Surgical Unit

RN Post Surgical Full Time

USPI St Joesphs Outpatient Surgery Center is hiring a RN Post Surgical Full Time. USPI St Joesphs Outpatient Surgery Center is a fast-paced ASC environment committed to producing the highest quality work and experience for patients and their families.

3 - 12 hour shifts

Night Shift Differential of 18%

Job Summary:

Plans, coordinates, and oversees care for patients of any age in Recovery Care Center department. Provides care within nursing standards of practice and the policies of the Center. Makes decisions regarding direct patient care needs and communicates appropriate information to other team members. May have additional responsibilities as designated by the manager, which include, but are not limited to, serving on committees, participating in quality improvement audits, and projects.

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Knows and adheres to policies of the Center and demonstrates fiscal responsibility.
2. Follows standards, policies, procedures, goals, and objectives for post perioperative nursing care according to accepted standards.
3. Plans, implements, and evaluates post-operative nursing care for patients based on individual, specific patient needs, and according to physician's orders.
4. Organizes and prepares medical records of patients. Documents care appropriately and fully. Follows up on missing data and other patient care needs.
5. Maintains and demonstrates current skills and knowledge of intravenous therapy, medication administration and effects, patient assessment, airway maintenance, patient teaching, emotional/social support of patients and families, and other needed clinical competencies.
6. Remains calm and functions as a team member during times of stress and crisis situations.
7. Seeks involvement in activities that promote professional growth and behavior.
8. Actively participates in appropriate committee and CQI activities.
9. Follows OSHA and other standards for protection against blood borne pathogens.
10. Uses good body mechanics.
11. Informs RCC Manager of applicable day-to-day situations.
12. Follows employee health and other personnel and staffing policies.

What We Offer:

As a valued member of USPI, your health and well-being are important to us. We are proud to provide you and your dependents with valuable and significant benefits. USPI offers the following benefits, subject to employment status:

• Medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance
• Paid time off (vacation & sick leave)
• 401k retirement plan
• Paid holidays
• Health savings accounts, healthcare & dependent flexible spending accounts
• Employee Assistance Program, Employee discount program
• Voluntary benefits include pet insurance, legal insurance, accident and critical illness insurance, long-term care, elder & childcare, AD&D, auto & home insurance

Who We Are:

At USPI, we create relationships that create better care. We partner with physicians and healthcare systems to provide first-class ambulatory solutions throughout the United States. We are committed to providing surgical services in the most efficient and clinically excellent manner.

USPI is committed to, and proud of, our inclusive culture. An inclusive culture, in our view, is respectful of differences and nurtures and supports the contributions of each individual, while also embracing and leveraging diversity. A diverse workforce, combined with an inclusive culture, makes USPI stronger and better able to meet the needs of our diverse patient and physician population.

Required Skills:

Qualifications:

• Must have a current Arizona RN license
• Minimum 1 - 2 years experience in a pre-operative setting, ICU, PACU, or advanced med-surg unit.
• Graduate of an approved school of nursing.
• CPR required and advanced life support certification required.
• Demonstrates clinical competency, leadership, and teaching capabilities.
• Physically and emotionally capable of performing responsibilities of position.