Registered Nurse​/PACU - ECLSI

Position
:
Registered Nurse – OR / PACU - ECLSI

Department
: ECLSI

Reports to
: COO

FLSA
:
Non-Exempt

Position Summary
:
The ASC Operating Room and PACU nurses work collaboratively with the physicians and the anesthesia health care providers to determine patient needs undergoing surgical procedures and to assume responsibility for patient care, document and evaluate the effectiveness of nursing actions and ensure a safe environment of care. The nurse will be knowledgeable about the scrub and circulation duties performed in the ASC.

• Safety - Department specific and ASC-wide safety risks
• Security - Processes for minimizing security risks
• Emergency Preparedness - Role in emergency codes
• Med Equipment - Safe operation of equipment

• Department-specific policies and procedures
• Location/use of personal protective equipment
• CDC Hand Washing Guidelines
• Play an active role in the QAPI program by auditing and monitoring for safe practices, continually working towards a safe environment for patients/staff
• Patient Rights and Responsibilities
• Confidentiality Policies – HIPAA
• Ethical Issue Resolution
• Verbal orders repeated and verified during procedure
• Prevention of fires in the OR
• Medication safety
  • Safe storage and use of narcotics
  • Look-alike and sound-alike medications
  • Dangerous abbreviations list
  • Check system for infusion pump drug, rate and concentration
  • Conscious/deep sedation monitoring
  • Transferring medication from a nonsterile to sterile field
• Verbal orders/critical test results repeated and verified
• Verification procedure for correct site, patient and procedure
• Bed rail safety/risks of entrapment
• Safe transport of monitored patient
• Protects welfare of patient by accurate labeling and handling of specimen
• Disposition of all surgical specimens, initial specimen label are entered into Pathology logbook

• Insertion
• Site
• Dressing
• Tubing changes
• Use of pumps

• Performs age-specific nursing assessments
• Demonstrates age-appropriate communication skills
• Demonstrates ability to interpret arrhythmias and initiate age-specific responses
• Demonstrates ability to assess age-specific safety issues and implements appropriate safety devices
• Demonstrates ability to interpret patient data and react to changes in the patient’s condition

• Is proactive
• Anticipates and responds to patient, physician, family members, coworkers needs
• Demonstrates an energetic and positive approach to work
• Is sensitive to patients’ physical, social and cultural needs
• Demonstrates accountability and commitment to coworkers by being a dependable member of the team, addressing issues in a timely manner
• Demonstrates sense of ownership, pays attention to detail and ensures all mandatory obligations are met
• Gives all patients their full attention and treats them with dignity, respect and understanding
• Presents a clean, professional, well-groomed image
• Safeguards patient confidentiality in all forms of communication
• Works effectively with others toward achieving common goals including morale and teamwork
• Interacts compassionately and in a timely manner with all customers, patients and coworkers
• Demonstrates appropriate assessment skills including prioritizing and delegation of patient care activities
• Recognize and report signs and symptoms of abuse and neglect
• Demonstrates clear knowledge necessary to provide patient care by ensuring all instruments, equipment and supplies are available for procedures
• Assessment of pain upon admission and through the patient’s stay
• Demonstrates awareness of appropriate medication use and follows all policies concerning medication administration
• Assessment and reassessment of patient’s response to medications
• Utilize the nursing process along with AORN standards to ensure all of the patient safety goals are incorporated into the care of the patient
• Demonstrates knowledge of aseptic technique
• Applies principles of asepsis, maintains sterile field technique at the sterile field, assist with care of equipment and supplies after the surgical procedure is completed
• Identifies emergency situations and institutes corrective actions in a calm and efficient manner
• Maintains organizational…