Registered Nurse; PRN

Under general direction the Registered Nurse monitors patients supports the providers and documents procedures

Ensures continual delivery of high quality nursing care Adopts and implements innovative nursing practices to improve the facility

Maintains a healthy collaborative team environment

Mentorstrains other surgical staff as needed

Promotes positive customer relations within the ASCHas working knowledge of all equipment and procedures

Oversees safety surveillance and task related responsibilities that have been delegated to others to ensure effective and desired results

Oversees infection control surveillance and task related responsibilities that have been delegated to others to ensure effective and desired results

Maintains documentation of patient care services by auditing patient and department records including but not limited to autoclave receipts

Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies

Maintains a cooperative relationship among health care teams by communicating information; responding to requests; building rapport; participating in team problem solving methods

Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed

Consults and coordinates with health care team members to assess plan implement and evaluate patient care plans

Monitors all aspects of patient care Prepares rooms sterile instruments equipment and supplies

Deals compassionately professionally and courteously with patients their families physicians and fellow employees

Follows safety and infection control procedures

Adheres to all federal state and nursing regulations and protocols including but not limited to patient safety procedures such as verification of patient identification prior to procedures

Ensures that immediately prior to the start of any procedure in the procedure room initiate a time out and ensure correct patient procedure site and side and that there are no additional concerns

Identifies every patient with two identifiers full name and date of birth

Documents this information in the Procedure Safety Checklist including the time of the time out Identifies an emergency situation and is able to appropriately intervene

Understands and administers regulatory policies ie Joint CommissionAAAHC CDC State etc Deploys monitors and ensures that the facilities operational processes are appropriately integrated within the facilitys quality programs

Maintains patient physician and employee privacy and confidentiality in accordance with HIPAA Company and other regulatory standards

Assists with supply ordering as needed

Provides clinical support for procedures

Maintains accurate detailed reports and records

Monitors records and reports symptoms and changes in patients conditions

Records patients medical information and vital signs

Ensures history and physicals are complete on each patient by the provider prior to procedures

Consults and coordinate with health care team members to assess plan implement and evaluate patient care plans

Instructs individuals families and others on topics such as health education disease prevention and develop health improvement programs

Oversees and ensures that dailyquarterlyannual binderslogs are up to date Informs physician of patients condition before during and after procedures

Acts as a liaison between the physician and the patient and patients family or support persons

Maintains the role of patient advocate

Ensures provides and explains discharge instructions to all patients

Ensures physician has cleared patient for discharge prior to discharging the patient

Assists in the stocking and inventory of the…