RN OR-KUMW ASC

Registered Nurse OR 

Responsible for providing safe, effective, and high-quality patient- and family-centered care during the intraoperative phase, ensuring optimal surgical outcomes and supporting the surgical team in delivering care to all patient populations within the perioperative services department. 

Primary Responsibilities: 

• Assess patient status throughout the perioperative episode of care. 

• Develop an individualized perioperative patient plan of care by implementing: 

• Protecting the patient from injury caused by extraneous objects and chemical, electrical, mechanical, and thermal sources. 

• Demonstrating safe operation of equipment and machinery and follows procedures for reporting and correcting an unsafe situation. 

• Speaking up about safety concerns, acting as the patients advocate. 

• Handling specimens according to facility policy and procedures. 

• Adhering to standard precautions including the use of personal protective equipment 

• Complying with Universal Protocol and facility site validation and time-out policy 

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

• Administering medications safely and correctly using the 8 rights of medication administration 

• Practicing and monitoring aseptic technique. 

• Implementing the plan of care including the following interventions: 

• Providing nursing care and appropriate monitoring in accordance with policies and procedures. 

• Performing interventions to maintain the patient’s tissue perfusion at or above baseline levels. 

• Ensuring surgical instruments and scopes are prepared for use in accordance with policies and procedures and manufacturer’s instructions for use. 

• Maintaining instruments and accessories in working order. Troubleshooting and recognizing malfunctions. 

• 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 at the conclusion of the immediate postoperative period. 

• Performing interventions to protect the patient from infection. 

• Assessing the knowledge level of the patient or designated support person. 

• Providing education regarding the expected psychosocial response, nutritional management, medication management, pain management, and expected responses to the procedure. 

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

• Protecting the patient’s rights, dignity, and privacy. 

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

• Evaluate the patient’s progress toward attaining outcomes. 

• Transfer care as applicable. 

• Provide hand-off report to other teammates that are accurate, concise and pertinent to the patient’s condition and response to care. 

• Delegate tasks according to the state Nurse Practice Act (if applicable), state board of nursing or professional registration requirements, state laws, and job descriptions. 

• Document episode of care accurately, timely, completely, and legibly. 

• Demonstrate effective communication and collaboration skills with members of the team and other stakeholders. 

• Serve as a member of a multidisciplinary team in planning patient care. 

• 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. 

• Maintain required competencies. 

• Pursue professional growth 

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

• Comply with all KU MedWest Ambulatory Surgery Center, LLC facility policies and procedures, regulatory and accreditation standards and professional guidelines when providing patient care. 

• Actively participate in team meetings, trainings, and daily safety huddles. 

• Demonstrate fiscal responsibility. 

• Perform all other duties as assigned.