Pre-op/PACU Registered Nurse-Outpatient Surgery Center

POSITION: REGISTERED NURSE

• Summary of Responsibilities

This position is for our pre-operative and recovery area. Must have active Registered Nurse license, hospital experience, and strong IV start skills. RN performs the necessary duties to prepare the patient for a surgical procedure and recover the patient post procedure. These include collecting vital signs and a health history, starting intravenous catheters (IVs), performing a detailed head-to-toe assessment to ensure the patient's condition is stable for surgery, verifying that the appropriate paperwork is complete, maintaining arterial and fistula sites and providing emotional support and teaching to the patient and family. BLS required. ACLS not a requirement for hire but will be required within 30 days of employment. If you do not have your ACLS we will help you acquire it. There is also an opportunity to cross train in the procedural area.

We provide care for adult populations while providing a variety of different procedures. Some of the procedures we provide here include right and left heart catheterizations, lower extremity vascular interventions, fistulograms, tunneled dialysis catheter placements, pacemaker and ICD and insertions. Our pre-operative area has a CNA/MA dedicated to that area to assist you with care

Responsibilities

• Completes and documents an initials assessment of the patient on admission.
• Uses clinical assessment skills to determine each patient needs, physiological, psychosocial, safety and educational.
• Recognizes and reports changes in the patient's status
• Processes physician's orders in a timely manner
• Can prioritize implementation of patient's needs, physician requests and interdepartmental
• Determines and documents all pertinent information from the patient record, the nursing assessment nursing record
• Provides medication as ordered.
• Acts as an advocate in providing safe delivery of care.
• Thoroughly completes the Nursing Assessment Notes in an on-going and timely manner.
• Demonstrates ability to circulate/and assist on all endoscopy procedures.
• Utilizes measures to prevent infection
• Manages and operates equipment safely
• Demonstrates knowledge of sterile techniques
• Assists the physician with assessment of the patient.
• Provides a safe and private environment for the patient
• Demonstrates competence in the clinical area of intravenous therapy

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
• Current Kansas RN license.
• Communicates and work effectively people.
• Maintains current CPR certification and ACLS

Physical Activities and Requirements

• Able to perform physical requirements of the position including detailed work in a sitting position, walking, standing and communicating clearly.
• Able to manage pressure within the position. Response to crisis with confidence. Work efficiently in spite of everyday stress and interruptions. Able to maintain emotional stability