Per Diem Pre​/Post RN

Position Overview

Recruiting for a Nurse – preoperative (Preop) / post‑anesthesia care unit (PACU) for the Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) “Center.” The role provides professional nursing services and maintains standards of practice in accordance with state board requirements and established policies and procedures. The nurse integrates the art, science, leadership, and knowledge of nursing clinical practice through relationship‑centered, compassionate, ethical, and respectful direct/indirect healthcare services and participates as a team member of the total perioperative process and care for patients.

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Note:

“patients” refers to patients, clients, residents, participants, customers, members.)

• Professional Nursing Practice:
  Acts independently & appropriately within license, scope of knowledge & experience in practice area;
  Continues to evolve with best evidence discoveries;
  Provides leadership & retains accountability for delegation, choices, decisions & outcomes;
  Collaborates with key stakeholders & contributes to quality & improvement practices & outcomes;
  Exhibits willingness to take on new & additional responsibilities;
  Embraces new ideas & cultural differences while managing competing priorities.
• Professional Nursing Process (ANA):
  Knows, understands, incorporates & demonstrates (document, teach, coordinate, advocate) standard elements of professional practice:
  Assess, Diagnose, Outcomes Identification / Solutions, Plan, Implement, Evaluate.
• Professional Development:
  Participates in own professional development by maintaining required competencies, licenses & certifications, identifying learning needs & seeking appropriate assistance or educational offerings;
  Supports the learning & development of others (e.g., staff, formal learners, patients, families, community).
• Compassion, Communication & Stewardship:
  Incorporates caring process (Caritas), advocacy & appropriate resource utilization as an essential component of nursing practice through concrete acts, interpersonal relationships & effective & respectful written, verbal & nonverbal communications.
• Environment of Care:
  Practices in an environmentally safe, professional manner; monitors & initiates corrections or evidence‑based practices, including those for equipment & material resources;
  Promotes optimum physical & psychological behaviors;
  Influences effective, judicious & financially responsible use of resources.
• Maintains a working knowledge of applicable federal, state & local laws/regulations, Trinity Health Integrity & Compliance Program & Code of Conduct, as well as other policies, procedures & guidelines in order to ensure adherence in a manner that reflects honest, ethical & professional behavior & safe work practices.

RN II – independent:
Practice is guided by nursing process & policy / procedure / standards & participation in professional / shared governance;
Independently & safely cares for patients common to assigned area or technical / operational services. Acts as a resource for others & may serve in intermittent expanded roles. Organizes / manages / monitors pre & postoperative care processes;
Ensures documentation is obtained & verified & maintained.

• Graduation from an accredited school of nursing.
• Valid RN licensure authorized in the applicable state(s) of practice / employment.
• Valid driver’s license where required by assignment.

• Baccalaureate of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree from an accredited school of nursing.
• Specialty credentialing & educational degree according to clinical nursing practice specialty area.

• Exposure to conditions which may be considered unpleasant to sight, touch, sound & / or smell.
• Occasional exposure to fumes, odors, dusts, mists & gases, biohazards / hazards (mechanical, electrical, burns, chemicals, radiation, sharp objects, etc.).
• Occasional exposure to or subject to noise, infectious waste, diseases & conditions.
• Occasional exposure to interruptions, shifting priorities & stressful situations.
• Frequent ability to follow tasks through to completion,…