Registered Nurse, Ambulatory Surgery

Overview

NMC is currently recruiting a RN in Ambulatory Surgery. The position is full-time (80 hours bi-weekly), generally M-F 8a-4:30p.

Northwestern Medical Center’s mission is to provide exceptional health care to our community. We value our employees and offer a generous benefits package to help with health, work-life balance, finances, and security.

The RN provides safe nursing care in a timely manner to patients on the assigned unit with a high degree of independence. Functions within the scope of a RN as defined by the Vermont State Board of Nursing and frequently acts as charge nurse.

Education: Graduate of an accredited school of nursing or enrolled in an accredited Direct Entry to Master of Science in Nursing Program with current licensure as a Registered Nurse in the State of Vermont (VT RN license or Compact State RN)

Experience: Perioperative and critical care experience preferred. If no prior critical care experience, a critical care course must be completed during orientation.

Certifications

Required:

ACLS and PALS required if trained to phase 1 (PACU). BLS required for all Ambulatory RNs. IV certification required.

Reports To: Director Surgical Services

Other Contacts: Charge nurse, providers and their staff, shift administrator, patients and their families/visitors, hospital staff, public, and other health care/community agencies

Machinery or Equipment Used: All office and patient care equipment

Physical Demands: Lifts, positions and/or transfers patients; pushes, moves and lifts heavy equipment/supplies; considerable reaching, stooping, bending, kneeling, crouching; prolonged standing/walking; manual dexterity in using office equipment

Working Conditions: Exposure to crisis or stressful situations, infectious diseases/blood borne pathogens, possible stress from emergency situations and multiple interruptions; subject to irregular hours and unpredictable work situations

Required Protective Equipment: Masks and/or PAPR, gown, sterile and non-sterile gloves, face shield, goggles

• Incorporates appropriate assessment and intervention skills in all interactions and delivery of nursing care
• Safety & protection
• Assessment
• Intervention Skills
• Evaluation
• Equipment use and management
• Communicates with patients, team members, and management in an accurate and timely manner
• Talks with and listens to patients/team members
• Reports pertinent, concise information with applicable follow-up
• Complete timely, accurate clinical documentation/order entry
• Protects confidentiality of patient/colleagues
• Applies critical thinking skills and utilizes best practices and current research
• Organizes multitask workload
• Prioritizes and customizes patient plan of care
• Adequately seeks assistance
• Collects/integrates data from patient and/or multiple sources
• Organizes/delivers care for multiple patient assignments
• Develops and maintain human care relationships
• Adapts care management for diverse populations and environment
• Advocates for needs of patients and/or families
• Provides care in an ethical and legal manner
• Refers concerns/issues to appropriate resources
• Collaborates with all members of the multidisciplinary care team
• Demonstrates a therapeutic relationship for patients well-being
• Collaborates with all members of the Perioperative Health Care Team
• Manages self and resources effectively
• Acknowledges and adheres to limits of experience and capability
• Identifies learning needs and seeks resources
• Utilizes equipment and supplies appropriately
• Maintains clean, orderly environment of care
• Ensures noise and traffic control in sensitive areas
• Seeks out and accepts feedback
• Requests assistance appropriately
• Applies leadership skills
• Appropriately utilizes scope of practice for self and others
• Interacts with others in professional manner
• Manages conflict
• Delegates and assigns care
• Coordinates care within multi-disciplinary team
• Maintains professional conduct in environment of care
• Incorporates teaching in delivery of care with a focus on health promotion
• Provides appropriate information to patient
• Assesses for barriers to learning
• Uses colleagues as a learning resource
• Provides counseling about health behaviors
• Supports the preceptorship program, students and job shadow experiences
• Applies knowledge integration skills for the patient population served within unit
• Provides age-specific care
• Applies knowledge of expected norms in planning care
• Applies new data to improve care
• Integrates technical, psychological, social, intellectual and physical skills
• Demonstrates the unit-specific skills requisite for unit/patient population served
• Adheres to unit competencies (Critical Care, IV sedation) and to standards (AAMI, SGNA, ASPAN)
• Adheres to Surgical Services policies regarding post-anesthesia care

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