Registered Nurse PRN

Description

Pain Specialists of America

Pain Specialists of America (“PSA”) is a Texas-based, multisite comprehensive pain management company. We seek extremely competent, talented professionals who can support the business and help achieve our strategic objectives and provide quality care to our patients.

The Registered Nurse and all PSA employees must demonstrate an absolute commitment to excellence, respect and delivery of the highest quality patient care. An RN must maintain all technical standards to meet continuous quality improvement needs, financial and delivery requirements.

Job Summary

The RN will perform a variety of duties to ensure that quality nursing care is provided in maintaining an atmosphere allowing for the privacy, dignity and well-being of patients. The RN will assist the physician before, during, or after interventional procedures and ensure efficiency and attention to detail with a strong knowledge of operation procedures and patient safety. Being compassionate and sensitive is a prerequisite of the profession. The ideal candidate goes one step further by being a critical thinker and acting fast in emergencies.

Detailed Responsibilities

· Ensures that physician orders are followed for all patients

· Applies knowledge, skill and judgment to provide excellent and focused patient care

· Promotes and participates in providing accurate recording of medications and treatments given to patients

· Post-anesthesia nursing practice includes systematic continuous assessment of the patient’s condition, and collection, documentation, and communication of vital data

· Continuously measures patient progress toward designated outcomes and revises Care Plan and interventions as necessary

· Reports significant observations and information to the physician, anesthesiologist and/or CRNA

· Assesses the patient response immediately post operatively; reports pertinent information; performs appropriate interventions and evaluates patient response

· Promotes the improvement of nursing care within the Center

· Conforms to and promotes acceptance of established objectives, policies, and procedures

· Assists in maintaining a stock of supplies and equipment for the Center, and promotes proper utilization of all

· Maintains Center drugs and reorders as needed; observes for outdated stock and follows proper disposal procedures; maintains emergency cart, equipment and medications

· Evaluates the performance of assigned co-workers, reporting process or need for improvement to the Administrator

· Follows the chain of command, communicating reportable situations to the appropriate personnel in a timely manner

· Maintains confidentiality of management information, displays discretion and good judgment in communication methods

· Adheres to all approved Center policies and procedures; notifies supervisor of any deviation from approved policy

· Assists in the orientation of new employees to the Center

· Displays ability to accept counseling from direct supervisor in a positive manner

· Displays ability to and desire to initiate corrective action

· Becomes familiar with Center’s Fire, Safety, and Disaster Plan, and his/her role in the event of each

· Displays cost-effectiveness in materials management; assumes responsibility for timely verification of supplies used in Center

Requirements

Education and Experience/Technical Skills

• This is a PRN position
• Graduate of an accredited school of professional nursing
• Current registration with the Texas Board of Nurse Examiners
• Evidence of current BLS certification
• Evidence of current ACLS certification; or certification within six months of hire
• One (1) year of previous nursing experience in hospital or ASC setting

Physical Demands

· Ability to lift twenty (20) pounds. Moving, lifting or transferring patients may involve lifting up to fifty (50) pounds, as well as assisting with weights of more than one hundred (100) pounds.

· Ability to stand for extended periods

· Fine motor skills

· Visual acuity