Pre-OP PACU Nurse
Registered Pre/Post Operative Staff Nurse (RN), Surgical Services Department
Bluegrass Specialty Surgery Center is hiring a Registered Pre/Post Operative Staff Nurse for our Surgical Services Department in Lexington, KY.
The Registered Pre/Post Op Nurse (RN) is an integral part of the pre/post-operative team. As a Preop/Postop Registered Nurse, you will be responsible for the patient's admission to our facility, comprehensive pre-operative care, immediate post-operative care, and stabilization for return to the home environment.
This Pre/Post Operative Registered Nurse (RN) opportunity is a full-time position located on-site at our surgery center in Lexington, KY. The Pre/Post Operative RN reports to the Pre/Post Operative Manager.
Registered Pre/Post Operative Staff Nurse Roles and Responsibilities:
- Responsible for patient's admission and pre-operative care
- Holistic preparation for surgery, including pre-operative education, communication with escort/family members, psychosocial needs, utilizing preference cards, and acting under established protocols, practices, and standing orders
- Coordinates pre-operative lab work required for individual patients
- Performs thorough and accurate continual patient assessments
- Anticipates potential problems during patient assessment; documents & reports pertinent results to the anesthesiologist, supervisor, and/or surgeon appropriately
- Supervises and directs, as delegated, the activities of non-professional personnel
- Acts as discharge nurse when assigned, including patients and significant others (SO)/ families in developing an individualized plan of care
- Educate patients/SO/families to their disease process and plan of care
- Serve as a patient advocate and be responsible for providing care to patients requiring treatment of any medical, surgical, or other condition
- Demonstrates good nursing knowledge base and rationale for decision-making
- Documents actions in medical record completely and accurately in a timely manner