Registered Nurse

Position Summary

Under the leadership of the department Director, of Surgical Services and the Manager of Same-Day Surgery, the Preparation Nurse Same-Day-Surgery is an active member of the department that collects data, provides comfort measures and care to pre-operative patients. The Preparation Nurse Same-Day-Surgery is responsible for providing care that is appropriate for the patient’s developmental age and is culturally sensitive. The Preparation Nurse Same-Day-Surgery formulates an appropriate plan for care and analyzes the effectiveness of interventions while effectively interacting with patients, family’s other health team members.

The Preparation Nurse Same-Day-Surgery maintains standards of professional nursing.

Under the leadership of the department Director, of Surgical Services and the Manager of Same-Day Surgery, the Preparation Nurse Same-Day-Surgery is an active member of the department that collects data, provides comfort measures and care to pre-operative patients. The Preparation Nurse Same-Day-Surgery is responsible for providing care that is appropriate for the patient’s developmental age and is culturally sensitive. The Preparation Nurse Same-Day-Surgery formulates an appropriate plan for care and analyzes the effectiveness of interventions while effectively interacting with patients, family’s other health team members.

The Preparation Nurse Same-Day-Surgery maintains standards of professional nursing.

• Education:
  
  Requires an Associate’s degree in Nursing from an accredited school of nursing or completion of a degree from an accredited nursing school.
• Experience:
  
  Requires up to one year of work-related experience, or any equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
• Licensure, Registrations &
  
  Certifications:
  
  Requires a current state license as a Registered Nurse and is listed in good standing with the state’s Department of Professional Credentialing. Requires a current certification in Basic Life Saving (BLS). (If BLS verification is not current upon hire, it must be obtained within three (3) months of hire.) PALS, and ACLS within one (1) year of hire.

• Assesses patient’s condition (i.e., physical, emotional, age, etc.), documents findings, collaborates with other members of the patient care team, and in conjunction with the medical notes, prepares a suitable peri-operative plan of care for the patient, and modifies the plan of care as appropriate given changes in the patient condition.
• Performs basic nursing skills and treatments as prescribed by the physician or as indicated by the patient’s condition effectively and consistently.
• Greets the patients in the waiting area and escorts them into the SDS pre-operative area, requests they change out of their clothing and into a hospital gown, and secures their clothing and personal processions.
• Confirms with the patient their personal information, emergency contact information and verifies the surgical procedure that is to be performed.
• Confirms with the patient they have a ride home and reviews with them instruction about post-surgical limitations, anticipated recovery times, and cautions about signing legal documents immediately after surgery.
• Obtains and witnesses the signing of the OR consent and their acknowledgement about understanding the procedure to be performed and potential side effects and complications.
• Checks and verifies all the paperwork, surgeon's history and pre-op physical and lab work is within the required time limits.
• Ensures the physician marks the surgical site where the surgical procedures will be performed, if applicable.
• Starts an IV and reviews with the patients the anesthesia to be used, any known allergy or allergic…