Registered Nurse Pre/ PACU
Company: PSA Ambulatory Surgical Center of Austin LLC
Location: Austin
Posted on: May 28, 2023
Job Description:
Job Summary
The RN will perform a variety of duties to ensure that quality
nursing care is provided in maintaining an atmosphere allowing for
the privacy, dignity and well-being of patients. The RN will assist
the physician before, during, or after interventional procedures
and ensure efficiency and attention to detail with a strong
knowledge of operation procedures and patient safety. Being
compassionate and sensitive is a prerequisite of the profession.
The ideal candidate goes one step further by being a critical
thinker and acting fast in emergencies.
Detailed Responsibilities
- Ensures that physician orders are followed for all
patients
- Applies knowledge, skill and judgment to provide excellent and
focused patient care
- Promotes and participates in providing accurate recording of
medications and treatments given to patients
- Post-anesthesia nursing practice includes systematic continuous
assessment of the patient's condition, and collection,
documentation, and communication of vital data
- Continuously measures patient progress toward designated
outcomes and revises Care Plan and interventions as necessary
- Reports significant observations and information to the
physician, anesthesiologist and/or CRNA
- Assesses the patient response immediately post operatively;
reports pertinent information; performs appropriate interventions
and evaluates patient response
- Promotes the improvement of nursing care within the Center
- Conforms to and promotes acceptance of established objectives,
policies, and procedures
- Assists in maintaining a stock of supplies and equipment for
the Center, and promotes proper utilization of all
- Maintains Center drugs and reorders as needed; observes for
outdated stock and follows proper disposal procedures; maintains
emergency cart, equipment and medications
- Evaluates the performance of assigned co-workers, reporting
process or need for improvement to the Administrator
- Follows the chain of command, communicating reportable
situations to the appropriate personnel in a timely manner
- Maintains confidentiality of management information, displays
discretion and good judgment in communication methods
- Adheres to all approved Center policies and procedures;
notifies supervisor of any deviation from approved policy
- Assists in the orientation of new employees to the Center
- Displays ability to accept counseling from direct supervisor in
a positive manner
- Displays ability to and desire to initiate corrective
action
- Becomes familiar with Center's Fire, Safety, and Disaster Plan,
and his/her role in the event of each
- Displays cost-effectiveness in materials management; assumes
responsibility for timely verification of supplies used in Center
Requirements
Education and Experience/Technical Skills
- Graduate of an accredited school of professional nursing
- Current registration with the Texas Board of Nurse
Examiners
- Evidence of current BLS certification
- Evidence of current ACLS certification; or certification within
six months of hire
- One (1) year of previous nursing experience in hospital or ASC
setting Other Position Requirements
- Maintains satisfactory attendance, notifies supervisor if
unable to report to work
- Punctual in arriving for duty on assigned days
- Follow facility and regulatory policies and procedures
- Respect patient cultural and religious beliefs Physical Demands
- Ability to lift twenty (20) pounds. Moving, lifting or
transferring of patients may involve lifting of up to fifty (50)
pounds, as well as assist with weights of more than one-hundred
(100) pounds.
- Ability to stand for extended periods
- Fine motor skills
- Visual acuity
The physical demands described here are representative of those
that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the
essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be
made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the
essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the
employee is regularly required to stand and talk or hear. The
employee is frequently required to walk; use hands to finger,
handle, or feel; and reach forward with hands and arms. The
employee is occasionally required to sit and stoop, kneel, or
crouch. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 20
pounds and occasionally lift or move 50 lbs. Specific vision
abilities required by this job include close vision, distance
vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and
ability to adjust focus.
Keywords: PSA Ambulatory Surgical Center of Austin LLC, Austin , Registered Nurse Pre/ PACU, Healthcare , Austin, Texas
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