PRN RN-OR KUMW ASC

Registered Nurse OR

Responsible for providing safe, effective, and high-quality patient- and family-centered care during the intraoperative phase, ensuring optimal surgical outcomes and supporting the surgical team in delivering care to all patient populations within the perioperative services department.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Assess patient status throughout the perioperative episode of care.

• Develop an individualized perioperative patient plan of care by implementing:

• Protecting the patient from injury caused by extraneous objects and chemical, electrical, mechanical, and thermal sources.

• Demonstrating safe operation of equipment and machinery and follows procedures for reporting and correcting an unsafe situation.

• Speaking up about safety concerns, acting as the patients advocate.

• Handling specimens according to facility policy and procedures.

• Adhering to standard precautions including the use of personal protective equipment

• Complying with Universal Protocol and facility site validation and time-out policy

• Communicating the patient’s current status to relevant parties throughout the continuum of care.

• Administering medications safely and correctly using the 8 rights of medication administration

• Practicing and monitoring aseptic technique.

• Implementing the plan of care including the following interventions:

• Providing nursing care and appropriate monitoring in accordance with policies and procedures.

• Performing interventions to maintain the patient’s tissue perfusion at or above baseline levels.

• Ensuring surgical instruments and scopes are prepared for use in accordance with policies and procedures and manufacturer’s instructions for use.

• Maintaining instruments and accessories in working order. Troubleshooting and recognizing malfunctions.

• Performing interventions to maintain the status of the patient’s genitourinary, gastrointestinal, musculoskeletal, endocrine, respiratory, cardiovascular, and neurological systems and fluid, electrolyte, and acid-base balances at or above baseline levels.

• Performing interventions to ensure the patient is at or returned to normothermia at the conclusion of the immediate postoperative period.

• Performing interventions to protect the patient from infection.

• Assessing the knowledge level of the patient or designated support person.

• Providing education regarding the expected psychosocial response, nutritional management, medication management, pain management, and expected responses to the procedure.

• Involving the patient or designated support person actively in decisions affecting his or her perioperative plan of care and the rehabilitation process

• Protecting the patient’s rights, dignity, and privacy.

• Providing age-specific, culturally competent, ethical care within legal standards of practice.

• Evaluate the patient’s progress toward attaining outcomes.

• Transfer care as applicable.

• Provide hand-off report to other teammates that are accurate, concise and pertinent to the patient’s condition and response to care.

• Delegate tasks according to the state Nurse Practice Act (if applicable), state board of nursing or professional registration requirements, state laws, and job descriptions.

• Document episode of care accurately, timely, completely, and legibly.

• Demonstrate effective communication and collaboration skills with members of the team and other stakeholders.

• Serve as a member of a multidisciplinary team in planning patient care.

• Participate in quality review and performance improvement projects.

• Participate in the performance appraisal process.

• Use problem-solving and conflict resolution skills to foster effective work relationships.

• Maintain required competencies.

• Pursue professional growth

• Act as a patient advocate and maintain privacy and confidentiality of individuals and health information

• Comply with all KU MedWest Ambulatory Surgery Center, LLC facility policies and procedures, regulatory and accreditation standards and professional guidelines when providing patient care.

• Actively participate in team meetings, trainings, and daily safety huddles.

• Demonstrate fiscal responsibility.

• Perform all other duties as assigned.