Registered Nurse Pre and Post at 84South

Department:

70100 AHCMG Surgery Center 84 South - Surgery Center

Status:

Full time

Benefits Eligible:

Yes

Hours Per Week:

36

Schedule Details/Additional Information:

• 72 - Hours per pay period
• Monday-Friday with flexible start and end times.
• No weekends, holidays, or call.
• Day Surgery experience preferred,

Major Responsibilities:

84South Pre-Post Department:

54 bed unit over two floors

1 floor is procedural (Pain, GI, IR)

1 floor is OR (ENT, Ortho, Urology, Peds, General, Podiatry, GYN, & plastics)

Patients are prepped and recovered in same room

No “typical” PACU area, they return to pre-op room after procedure

Pre/Post Nurses may work on both floors throughout their shift depending on case volumes

Start times as early as 0500, stay as late as 1900.  Early and late shifts are rotated between team members

As we are an ASC, we follow strict admission criteria to ensure patients are appropriate for the ASC setting

All RNs are ACLS and PALS certified, 911 will be called in an emergency

Patients unable to discharge home are transferred to hospital via ambulance

Pre-Post RNs cross trained in the Pre-admit area to do pre-op phone calls

Scrubs are provided on site.

• Uses the nursing process to assess the needs of the patient, plan and implement individualized interventions and evaluate the effectiveness of the plan of care. Includes the patient and family in planning and implementing care and develops and maintains a therapeutic relationship throughout the healthcare continuum.
• Anticipates and recognizes significant changes in the patient’s condition, status, and need for care. Provides ongoing assessment of the patient and takes appropriate actions when changes occur. Anticipates and alters the plan of care as needed, mobilizes appropriate resources, and collaborates with other health care team members to coordinate patient centered care.
• Implements strategies to reduce patient risk and increase patient safety. Assesses patient and family readiness to learn and individualizes the approach as necessary. Works collaboratively to develop strategies to meet the learning needs of the patient and family.
• Actively coordinates the discharge plan utilizing an interdisciplinary approach. Applies evidence-based practice to deliver patient care. Consistently incorporates nursing and regulatory standards of care into practice.
• Provides ongoing evaluation of patient, team, and unit outcomes and is empowered to take appropriate action when changes are needed. Supports shared governance activities and initiatives to improve processes and patient outcomes.
• Demonstrates effective communication, feedback, and conflict resolution skills. Promotes collaboration among healthcare team members. Assumes a leadership role in the care team and delegates appropriately to unlicensed personnel.
• Promotes a culture of safety through identifying threats to patient safety and intervening to prevent patient harm. Reports patient safety events and near misses in a timely manner. Seeks to identify potential safety issues and assists in the implementation of corrective actions.
• Applies ethical decision making, demonstrates respect and understanding for peers, and other clinical disciplines. Participates as an effective member of the patient care team to formulate an integrated, unbiased, individualized approach to care.
• Participates in quality/process improvement initiatives to improve the functions of the department and the patient care experience.
• Participates in professional activities which contribute to personal professional development and the development of others. Seeks opportunities to be taught, coached, and mentored. Attends required meetings/educational programs and completes annual competencies in a timely manner.
• Must be able to demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served. Must demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data reflect