Registered Nurse, Periop Services Float, Per Diem, Alternating -hour shifts , Call ev

Overview

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Hours:
Per Diem, Alternating 8-hour shifts as needed, Call evenings, Weekends and holidays as needed

$37.26 - $76.63

Essential Functions

• Assesses (and reassesses), plans, implements, and evaluates nursing interventions/plans of care/patient goals.
• Provides patient care based on standards of care, standards of practice, protocols, and established policies and procedures.
• Respects each patient as an individual; provides care that fosters the patient’s sense of dignity and positive self-regard.
• Provides patient/family teaching based on identified learning needs, readiness to learn, and barriers to learning.
• Collaboratively plans and prepares patient/family for discharge incorporating support systems/resources as necessary.
• Appropriately delegates and supervises nursing interventions performed by others.
• Appropriately prioritizes patient care (e.g. seeks assistance as needed from appropriate resources, reassigns personnel as necessary, recognizes need for emergency intervention, etc.).
• Provides thorough, timely, and accurate documentation of all pertinent data, therapeutic interventions and patient responses according to established standards.
• Provides timely and thorough report on assigned patients to other health care team members to ensure integration of services and continuity of patient care.
• Promotes learning for colleagues and self (e.g. functions as preceptor, instructor, trainer, attends professional development programs, etc.).
• Proactively identifies risk to patient safety and identifies opportunities to reduce medical/health care errors (i.e. appropriate reporting of errors/incidents).
• Identifies ethical issues in care and develops plan to address.

• Safely administers medications and intravenous therapy, in accordance with physician’s orders, protocols, policies and procedures.

• Assesses patient pain level upon admission and as necessary, depending upon diagnosis utilizing the numerical pain scale.
• Reassesses effectiveness of pain control and notifies physicians as needed, as well as, documents assessment and patients’ response to medication.
• Responsible for obtaining supporting information and completing required documentation related to medication reconciliation for use by the Attending MD.
• Performs pre-admission testing on Surgical Day Care patients.
• Performs nursing assessment and coordinates and performs ancillary testing for patients undergoing day surgery including performing blood draws and EKG's.

• Reviews pre-operative orders and consults with the surgeon and/or anesthesiologist as necessary to assure appropriate tests are ordered per guidelines.

• Reviews test results, checks for abnormal results and communicates abnormalities to the surgeon, anesthesiologist and/or primary physician prior to surgery.

• Reviews preoperative chart for completeness verifying that all paperwork is present and complete preoperatively, such as consent form, H&P, and lab results.

• Provides emotional support to patients undergoing a change in body image and/or activity level due to surgery.

• Initiates and documents post-operative phone calls to SDC patients.

• Safely administers intravenous therapy to support the patients’ treatment plan.

• Initiates and administers IV's, without errors or complications, in accordance with physician orders and nursing policy and procedure.

• Observes and documents patients' response to intravenous therapy.

• Continuously monitors post operative patients to ensure safety while recovering from anesthesia.

• Monitors and observes patients during the recovery phase of general or regional anesthesia.

• Monitors for potential problems/complications immediately post operatively, giving special attention to oxygenation, ventilation, circulation and temperature.

• Supports the perioperative plan of care through implementation of the recovery plan of care for the patient.

• Demonstrates knowledge of dosage, action, use and side effects of medications commonly used during anesthesia.

• Checks patient dressing, is alert for signs of unusual bleeding…