Registered Nurse, Spine

Main Function: The Procedure Nurse in the Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC) is responsible for providing high-quality

nursing care to patients undergoing outpatient surgical procedures. This role involves preparing

patients for procedures, assisting physicians during procedures, and providing post-operative care

and education. The Procedure Nurse ensures a safe and efficient environment while adhering to

established protocols and standards of care.

Duties and Responsibilities

1. Philosophy

• Supports the facility’s ideology, mission, goals, and objectives
• Performs in accordance with the facility’s policies and procedures
• Follows the facility’s standards for ethical business conduct
• Recognizes patients’ rights and responsibilities and supports them in performance of job duties
• Participates in facility committees, meetings, in-services, and activities
• Seeks out additional assignments and duties

2. Work Quality

• Performs duties in an accurate and organized manner
• Adheres to policies and procedures in performance of duties
• Ensures knowledge of job and asks questions when unsure
• Completes duties within appropriate timeframes
• Performs according to established quality improvement policies and procedures.
• Makes suggestions to identify opportunities to improve quality of care.
• Participates in data collection activities to support the quality improvement program

3. Personal Attributes

• Shows initiative and dependability including punctuality and attendance
• Displays good judgment
• Cooperates and is flexible
• Follows appropriate dress code presenting a professional image

4. Customer Service

• Fosters a culture of outstanding patient service showing courtesy in interactions with
• patients, physicians and co-workers
• Presents good telephone skills
• Responds promptly to patient needs and co-worker requests

5. Communication and Teamwork

• Expected to be a positive and responsible team member with a good attitude
• Presents good oral and written communication (documentation) skills
• Promotes effective communication among the facility’s clinical areas, business office, and physician practices

6. Professional Competence

• Participates in continuing education and other learning experiences
• Shares knowledge gained in continuing education with staff
• Maintains membership in relevant professional organizations
• Seeks/accepts new challenging opportunities and responsibilities in a positive manner
• Assists with orientation and training of new personnel and acts as a resource person for
• problems related to patient care
• Welcomes suggestions and recommendations
• Seeks professional development certifications

7. Safety/Risk Management

• Adheres to safety policies and procedures in performing job duties and responsibilities
• Reports observed or suspected safety violations, hazards, and policy/procedure
• noncompliance to direct supervisor

8. Duties

• Able to function in all areas of the Spine department including: pre-procedure, intraprocedural, and post-procedure
• Participates as a team member in support of the procedure process
• Organizes time, equipment, supplies, and personnel to provide effective and efficient case management
• Supervises and directs patient care in a single procedure room
• Organizes nursing activities efficiently and effectively
• Delegates activities appropriate to the abilities of available staff members
• Considers cost containment by using supplies economically and in effective turnover time
• Assists with supply, drug, and equipment inventories to maintain stock level and availability
• Addresses patient needs during admission to the procedure room, with attention to requirements specific to the outpatient setting
• Transports patients to the procedure room observing policies/procedures, safety requirements, and patient needs
• Identifies the patient and correct surgical intervention according to policy/procedure and
• communicates such information to all members of the surgical team. Completes “Time Out” per policy and procedures.
• Reviews patients’ medical records/needs to plan care with other healthcare team members
• Provides comfort and reassurance to patient
• Maintains patients’ privacy and dignity
• Explains peri-operative phase of routine procedures and care to the patient
• Performs the nurse’s role and functions following approved procedures to meet the requirements of scheduled procedures
• Prepares procedure room according to requirements of patient/procedure to be performed
• Assembles and provides properly functioning equipment, supplies, and instruments before start of procedure and positions and adjusts equipment as required during the procedure
• Anticipates needs of surgical team and assists anesthesia personnel by supporting patient during administration of anesthesia
• Assists with the proper and safe positioning of the patient and prepares operative site as directed by established procedures
• Monitors compliance with principles of aseptic technique according to accepted standards
• Provides continuity of patient care by communicating with other peri-operative care personnel and documenting records accordingly
• Responds in a timely manner to meet the needs of the patient and physician
• Accurately comprehends and interprets verbal orders/directions. Makes decisions and solves problems.
• Documents patient care records and other forms accurately following policies and procedures
• Accurately advises others responsible for care of the patient about patient’s status
• Other duties as assigned
• Compliance with HIPAA, OSHA and other regulatory agency requirements/guidelines

Qualifications

• Cooperative work attitude toward co-employees, management, patients, visitors, and physicians
• Ability to promote favorable facility image with physicians, patients, insurance companies, and

general public

• Ability to make decisions and solve problems in a timely manner.

Requirements

• High school graduate or GED certificate recipient
• Graduate of accredited school of nursing
• RN with active license in Louisiana
• BLS/ACLS certification or within 6 months of hire
• Leadership qualities
• Strong ethical and moral character references

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• Language skills adequate for high-level written, interpersonal, and telephone communication

in American English

Preferred

• PALS Certification
• ASC experience with minimum 2 years recent experience as a nurse
• Computer literacy