PRN Registered Nurse, Outpatient Surgery

What Registered Nurse contributes to Cardinal Health
We are seeking a flexible, team-oriented Registered Nurse (RN) to join our small, single-operating-room Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC) on a PRN basis. Our center specializes in outpatient urologic procedures for patients of Fairbanks Urology, working closely with two urologists, anesthesia personnel, and fellow nursing staff.

Surgeries are currently scheduled on Wednesdays, and availability on Wednesdays is strongly preferred.
This is a PRN position with no guaranteed hours, and scheduling needs will vary based on the surgical schedule and patient volume. Cases begin early in the day, and end times vary depending on when procedures are completed and patients have safely transitioned through recovery. Shifts may be as short as a few hours or extend up to 12 hours. There may also be Wednesdays when staffing is not needed, depending on the surgical schedule and operational needs.

Flexibility with scheduling and shift length is essential for this position.

Responsibilities

• Identifies patient care requirements by establishing personal rapport with potential and actual patients and other persons in a position to understand care requirements.
• Establishes a compassionate environment by providing emotional, psychological, and spiritual support to patients, friends, and families.
• Promotes patient's independence by establishing patient care goals; teaching patient, friends, and family to understand condition, medications, and self-care skills; answering questions.
• Assures quality of care by adhering to therapeutic standards; measuring health outcomes against patient care goals and standards; making or recommending necessary adjustments; following company and nursing division's philosophies and standards of care set by state board of nursing, state nurse practice act, Oncology Nursing Society and other governing agency regulations.
• Resolves patient problems and needs by utilizing multidisciplinary team strategies.
• Maintains safe and clean working environment by complying with policies, procedures, rules, and regulations; calling for assistance from health care support personnel when necessary.
• Protects patients and employees by adhering to infection-control policies and protocols, safe medication administration, mixing, and storage procedures, and controlled substance regulations.
• Documents patient care services by charting in patient and department records.
• Maintains continuity among nursing teams by documenting and communicating actions, irregularities, and continuing needs.
• Maintains patient confidence and protects operations by keeping information confidential.
• Ensures operation of equipment by completing preventive maintenance requirements; following manufacturer's instructions; troubleshooting malfunctions; calling for repairs; maintaining equipment inventories; evaluating new equipment and techniques.
• Maintains nursing supplies inventory by checking stock to determine inventory level; anticipating needed supplies; placing and expediting orders for supplies; verifying receipt of supplies; using equipment and supplies as needed to accomplish job results.
• Updates and maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies.
• Maintains a respectful cooperative relationship among health care teams by communicating information; responding to requests; building rapport; participating in team problem-solving methods.

Qualifications

• 2-4 years of experience, preferred
• Associate's degree in Nursing
• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing, preferred
• Active Alaska RN license in good standing
• CPR/BLS certification
• Advanced Cardiovascular Life…