Ambulatory Care Nurse PRN

OHKC Ambulatory Surgery
Orthopedic Health of Kansas City Surgery Center
OHKC Ambulatory Surgery
Orthopedic Health of Kansas City Surgery Center
To act as patient advocate, providing continuity of care designed to meet individual patient needs through collaboration with other members of the healthcare team and supporting the philosophy, objectives and goals of the facility.The Staff nurse will assess the needs of individual patients including but not limited to adult, pediatric, adolescent, and geriatric patients.

Degree from accredited nursing program

License as registered nurse in the state the facility is located

Minimum of three years work experience as a staff nurse

Performs assessment/data collection in an ongoing and systematic manner, focusing on physiologic, psychological and cognitive status

Formulates a goal directed plan of care, which is prioritized and based on determined nursing diagnosis and patient outcomes

Implements care in a knowledgeable, skilled consistent manner in reaching the desired patient outcomes through nursing processes

Establish priorities of patient care based on essential patient needs and available center resources of time, personnel, equipment and supplies

Performs efficiently in emergency patient situations following established protocols, remaining calm, informing appropriate persons and documenting events

Demonstrates applied knowledge base in areas of medical/surgical patient care, pain assessment and actions of pharmaceuticals and anesthetic agents, laboratory values, safety and legal issues and all emergency equipment

Performs documentation duties on the floor and in the patient record, which is timely, accurate and concise

Works as part of a team in delivering patient care

Remains flexible, adaptive and able to accept and implement new ideas and approaches

Treats all patients equally adopting the centers Patient Rights policy

Reviews and carries out physician orders in an appropriate professional manner

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Inspired to perform without outside help

Inspired to perform well when granted the ability to set your own schedule and goals

Inspired to perform well by the ability to contribute to the success of a project or the organization