Registered Nurse; RN Same Day Surgery Per Diem Evening

Job Title:

PD RN

Location:

WILLIAMSON STREET

Department Name:
Same Day Surgery

Req #:

Status:
Hourly

Shift: Evening

Pay Range: $46.90 - $63.09 per hour

Pay Transparency:

The above reflects the anticipated hourly wage range for this position if hired to work in New Jersey.

The compensation offered to the candidate selected for the position will depend on several factors, including the candidate's educational background, skills and professional experience.

Job Summary:

The Day Surgery Nurse directs and manages nursing care in the ambulatory surgery unit,Ensues that patients are admitted and discharged efficiently and consistently.

The RN Ambulatory Surgery is a full performance level professional nurse position which provides direct and indirect perioperative patient and family centered care,.The RN Ambulatory Surgery independently makes assessments and provides care to meet the needs of assigned patients and families or an assigned patient  addition, nurses at this level will provide leadership and act as a clinical resource for other unit staff.

The RN Ambulatory Surgery develops resources to meet the identified educational needs of staff, the patient/family, students, and oneself.

The RN Will identify unit quality assurance standards of care needs and conduct assigned portions of projects to ensure the maintenance of quality standards.

The RN Ambulatory Surgery possesses the knowledge and skills required to provide care to patients and families of all age groups (neonate, pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric), dependent upon care setting.

Qualifications:

• NJ RN License
• BLS
• ACLS
• Preferred
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)
• 1 year Inpatient Nursing Experience
• Certified Ambulatory Surgery Nurse (CNAMB)
• Certified Ambulatory Perianesthesia Nurse (CAPA)

Essential Functions:

• Assists with admission and discharge processes to ensure efficient throughput and high quality, patient-centered care,
• Participates in the ongoing assessment of the quality of patient care services provided in the facility, in collaboration with other members of the management team,
• Supports a patient-first philosophy and engages in service recovery when necessary,
• Measuring and recording patients' vital signs,
• Updating charts, patient files, and medical records,
• Participate in continuous education and training to stay updated with best practices
• Perform post-discharge phone calls
• The ability to adapt quickly to rapid patient turnover and diverse patient needs is crucial,
• Strong interpersonal skills for clear communication with patients, families, and the surgical team
• The ability to use problem-solving techniques and critical thinking to ensure high-quality patient care,
• Establishes an in-depth database by assessing the behavioral and physiologic status of the perioperative patient population by utilizing interviews, observations, and physical examinations,
• Utilizes resources to complete assessments of patients with unfamiliar or complex problems,
• Interprets overt and subtle data to determine patient s current physiological or psychosocial risk,
• Develops, modifies, and integrates an individual care plan which incorporates the medical plan of care, key elements from the plans of other disciplines, and standards of care and practice,
• Establishes individualized, measurable patient goals in consultation with the patient, family, and health care team,
• Plans for individual operative needs (i,e,specialty implants, cell saver, irrigation solution, room temperature),
• Coordinates and communicates continuity of care issues with other nursing units pre-and-post-operatively,
• Communicates operating room activities to facilitate efficiency in the surgical case progression and turnover between cases,
• Implements safe, competent, and efficient patient and family care within policies, procedures, and standards of care plan to the perioperative patient s level of complexity,
• Recognizes potential problems and responds to general information/data indicating urgent and/or emergent risk to the patient,
• Assumes responsibility and accountability for effectively managing the care oresponses, and/or solutions to patient problems Evaluation
• Evaluates patient s responses to care based on…