Registered Nurse Physicians Immediate Care

Responsible for delivering safe, effective, and quality patient-family-centered care in perioperative services, including preoperative, recovery, and postoperative phases for all patient populations.

Assess patients at intervals as stated in policies and procedures.

Develop an individualized perioperative patient plan of care.

Implement the plan of care by protecting the patient from injury caused by extraneous objects and chemical, electrical, laser, mechanical, and thermal sources.

Perform interventions necessary to ensure that the patient’s procedure is performed on the correct site, side, and level.

Communicating the patient’s current status to relevant parties throughout the continuum of care.

Administering and recording medications safely and correctly per physician's order.

Performing interventions to maintain the status of the patient’s genitourinary, gastrointestinal, musculoskeletal, endocrine, respiratory, cardiovascular, and neurological systems and fluid, electrolyte, and acid-base balances at or above baseline levels.

Performing interventions to ensure the patient is at or returned to normothermia after the immediate postoperative period.

Performing interventions to protect the patient from surgical site infection.

Involving the patient or designated support person actively in decisions affecting his or her perioperative care plan and the rehabilitation process.

Providing age-specific, culturally competent, ethical care within legal standards of practice.

Providing consistent and comparable care regardless of the setting.

Transfer care as applicable.

Delegate tasks according to the state Nurse Practice Act and job descriptions.

Document nursing care accurately, completely, and legibly.

Participate in quality review and performance improvement projects.

Participate in the performance appraisal process.

Use problem-solving and conflict-resolution skills to foster effective work relationships with team members.

Act as a patient advocate and maintain the privacy and confidentiality of individuals and health information.

Associate’s degree in nursing

Graduate from an accredited school of nursing

Current nurse licensure in the appropriate state

Basic computer skills (e.g., Microsoft Word)

Certified Nurse, Operating Room (CNOR) certification

Bachelor’s degree in nursing

Exposure to blood and body fluids, communicable diseases, chemicals, radiation, and repetitive motions