Registered Nurse - Pre-Op/PACU - PRN

Description

Position Type: PRN

Who We Are:

As the only independent and physician-led faculty practice plan of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, University Clinical Health (UCH) offers best-in-class clinical care through a network of 175+ providers across 19 specialties to meet the healthcare needs of the Mid-South community. UCH is a not-for-profit, non-tax-supported group practice and is here to serve the community while providing medical excellence to our patients. 

Position Summary:

The Pre-Op/PACU Registered Nurse is responsible for assessing, planning, implementing, and coordinating patient care from admission to discharge. In addition, the Registered Nurse is accountable for the achievement of patient outcomes through the implementation of critical pathways and following the mission, vision, and values of the facility.

Key Result Areas:

· Assesses, plans, evaluates, and ensures the implementation of the patient’s care to achieve identified outcomes and delivers safe patient care according to facility policy and procedure

· Assesses patient status on admission and on an ongoing basis

· Implements appropriate standards of care based on assessment data and patient’s own goals. Goals are mutually set with the patient and family

· Coordinates nursing interventions to enhance the achievement of expected outcomes and to ensure readiness for discharge

· Ensures provision of patient care daily in an organized and timely manner

· Adheres to all facility policies and procedures when providing patient care

· Utilizes nursing care standards when planning and implementing patient care

· Demonstrates ability to direct and provide for patient care in emergencies

· Assesses learning needs according to patient’s level of understanding and readiness to learn

· Evaluates patient’s progress toward outcome achievement on an ongoing basis

· Revises plan of care based on change in patient status and/or information gathered at change of shift

· Documents patient’s progress toward achievement of outcomes

· Directs others in the implementation of the teaching plan

· Assumes an active role in the provision of quality nursing care for patients receiving care

· Utilizes specialized nursing knowledge, nursing process, and discriminative judgment while giving direct or indirect care

· Analyzes nursing care provided in the facility related to the established standards of care

· Participates in the monitoring and evaluation of nursing care provided

· Demonstrates ability to coordinate the nursing care provided in the facility

· Assigns patient care responsibilities based on patient needs and abilities of available staff

· Assumes charge nurse responsibility as assigned

· Demonstrates ability to make decisions concerning facility-based problems

· Participates on quality council to facilitate improvement of patient care

· Participates in the orientation of nursing staff

· Participates in developing standardized patient education programs, as requested

· Participates in team conferences on assigned patients

· Displays an understanding of each patient’s cognitive, physical, emotional, and chronological maturity in the assessments, treatment, and care is undertaken based on age-specific criteria

· Appropriately modifies approach to the patient based upon patient age utilizing a developmental perspective.

· Provides appropriate age-specific interventions related to safety issues

· Demonstrates appropriate knowledge and competence of designated skills identified for position in patient care duties

· Checks updated schedule each morning and prepares supplies and equipment.

· History and physical assessment of patient

· Completes review of medical record

· Maintains patient normothermia

· Promotes physical comfort and provide emotional support and safety for patient.

· Administers and charts medications as ordered by physician

· Reinforces and clarifies physician instructions and explanation of procedures to patient

· Provides nursing care and appropriate monitoring according to policies and procedures

· Communicates relevant information to physician, Facility Manager and appropriate staff

· Verifies surgical/procedure site with patient and according to surgical schedule and patient History and Physical.

· Obtains and verifies operative/procedure consent.

· Communicates relevant information to physician, Facility Manager and appropriate staff

· Provides for patient safety by use of monitors, side rails, and assistance in ambulating and instruction on the use of call bell in bathroom

· Provides instructions accord