Clinical Nurse - Pre OP/PACU - PRN

• Collects and assesses initial and on-going data about the health status of the patient
• Initiates and/or revises an individualized plan of care that includes immediate and long-term outcomes for the patient/family and reflects the plan of the entire health care team
• Carries out interventions safely and in compliance with policy to facilitate achievement of expected outcomes
• Evaluates patient response to intervention/therapy based upon expected outcomes
• Provides patient education by explaining procedures, medications and giving instructions at a level the patient can understand
• Addresses patient’s questions and concerns
• Verifies patient informed consent when indicated
• Documents and communicates all required components of patient care
• Provides care to acutely and critically ill patients, in a highly technical and ongoing monitoring environment
• Assess patient’s physical, psychosocial, cultural and spiritual needs through observation, interview, review of medical records & clinical data
• Performs airway management
• Identifies physical symptoms changes and provides appropriate treatment
• Demonstrates established techniques of safe administration of medications and parenteral fluids
• Develop and implement patient plan of care and observe outcomes in accordance with nursing standards and in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team
• Demonstrate competency in a variety of therapeutic/diagnostic interventions including but not limited to IV’s, incision/wound care, medication administration, catheterization and specimen collections
• Demonstrates knowledge of anesthetic drugs, actions, and side effects
• Promote, advocate and collaborate to protect the health and safety and rights of each patient
• Provide patient/family education through assessment of patient/family learning readiness, needs, and ability
• Delegates to non-RN personnel in accordance with State Board of Nursing and hospital policy
• Effectively uses time, personnel, equipment and supplies to provide high quality, cost effective patient care
• Manages resources and patient flow through matching nursing competencies with individualized patient’s and unit needs
• Uses standards of care, hospital policies/procedures and regulatory guidelines to guide practice
• Function effectively within nursing and inter-professional teams, fostering open communication, mutual respect, and shared decision-making to achieve quality patient care
• Precepts/mentors new staff or nursing students as needed
• Seeks out learning opportunities and continuing education
• Use current healthcare research findings and other evidence to expand clinical knowledge, enhance role performance, and increase knowledge of professional issues
• Maintains professional records that provide evidence of competency and lifelong learning
• Adapts to rapidly changing technology as evidenced by competency in technology and equipment used in the patient care setting
• Thorough and confidential maintenance of patient charts and records
• Utilizes initiative
• strives to maintain a steady level of productivity
• self motivated
• Organizes and manages activities reflecting due consideration for the needs of the department and staff
• Demonstrates applied knowledge base in areas of medical/ surgical patient care, pain assessment and actions of pharmaceuticals and anesthetic agents, laboratory values, safety and legal issues and all emergency equipment
• Performs assessment/data collection in an ongoing and systematic manner, focusing on physiologic, psychologic and cognitive status
• Formulates a goal directed plan of care, which is prioritized and based on determined nursing diagnosis and patient outcomes
• Implements care in a knowledgeable, skilled, consistent manner in reaching the desired patient outcomes through nursing processes
• Establish priorities of patient care based on essential patient needs and available center resources of time, personnel, equipment and supplies
• Coordinates care delivery and education through collaboration with patient, family and all health care team providers to ensure safe, effective and quality patient care
• Performs documentation on the floor and in the patient record, in a timely, accurate and concise manner
• Reviews and carries out physician orders in an appropriate professional manner
• Performs efficiently in emergency patient situations following established protocols, remaining calm, informing appropriate persons and documenting events
• Follows organizational policies & procedures in providing safe patient care
• Attends all mandatory in services and participates in staff meetings

• Bachelor Degree Nursing
• Licensed Registered Nurse (LRN) - Single State - State Board of Nursing
• Basic Cardiac Life Support (BLS or BCLS) - American Heart Association (AHA)
• Must be able to perform the professional, clinical and or technical competencies of the assigned unit or department

• Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course (ENPC) - Emergency Nurses Association (ENA)
• Trauma Nurse Core Course (TNCC) - Emergency Nurses Association (ENA)
• Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) - American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
• Fetal Heart Monitor (AWHONN, ETC.) - Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN)
• PALS - Pediatric Advanced Life Support - American Heart Association (AHA)
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) - American Heart Association (AHA)

The health system provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities