PreOp/Pacu RN FT

Company: USPI
Location: Vancouver
Posted on: June 20, 2022

Job Description:

ASC seeking FT Registered Nurse with a current State of Oregon license East Portland Surgery Center is one of Portland---s leading multi-specialty surgery centers, performing cases in pain management, GI, general surgery, orthopedics, urology, ophthalmology, gynecology, ENT & Spine. We are consistently growing our business and are seeking to add a Full Time (FT) Pre-Op & PACU Nurse to our team. What We Value: --- Authentic, warm interactions with our patients, physicians and team --- Excellent service consistently delivered with integrity and a smile --- Team members who prefer an integrative work environment --- Open, solution-based communication --- A growth mindset that sees challenge as opportunity --- Mentorship and skill building A Successful Candidate Will: --- Contribute by maintaining organization and flexibility --- Lead by example in delivering professional and friendly interactions to patients, physicians and our team --- Provide exceptional customer service to our patients --- Value that their presence is required for personal and overall team success --- Believe in the values our company works towards daily --- Appreciate a company that shares in creating and benefiting from its success Responsibilities and Duties Job Duties & Functions: --- Delivers indirect and direct patient care according to established standards, taking into consideration the age and risk factors of the patient --- Possess the knowledge and ability to use the nursing process to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate the care of the patient --- Follows policies, procedures, goals, and objectives for pre- and post-operative nursing care according to accepted standards --- Plans, implements, and evaluates pre- and post-operative nursing care for patients based on individual, specific patient needs, and according to physician---s orders --- Organizes and prepares medical records of patients --- documents care appropriately and fully --- follows up on missing data and other patient care needs --- Maintains and demonstrates current skills and knowledge of intravenous therapy, medication administration and effects, patient assessment, airway maintenance, patient teaching, emotional/social support of patients and families, and other needed clinical competencies --- Uses nursing judgment in decision-making --- Acts as a patient advocate in meeting his/her physical and psychological needs --- Performs patient assessment and reassessment immediately upon admission and on a regular basis in accordance with standards of care with documentation of these assessments as a basis for planning each patient---s care --- Ensures that all nursing interventions and patients responses are communicated to responsible practitioners as indicated and that all components of the nursing process are documented in accordance with standards of practice --- Integrates and coordinates care across settings and among disciplines --- Implements physician---s orders effectively and safely in accordance with standards of practice --- Maintains or acquires skills on equipment necessary to complete required responsibilities --- Documents all records according to established policies and procedures --- Assesses information/documents on AdvantX and patient chart, maintaining patient confidentiality --- Assists with reviewing and updating policies and procedures --- Performs effectively in stressful situations to fulfill position responsibilities --- Provides teaching to patient/parent of child per level of understanding --- Performs additional duties as needed by the department --- Actively participates in appropriate committee and CQI activities --- Informs clinical managers of applicable day-to-day situations --- May fill in for Pre-op / PACU / Clinical Manager if they are on leave --- May provide help to other Portland area USPI facilities if required Qualifications and Skills Essential Requirements: --- Graduate of an accredited school of professional nursing (associates or bachelor's degree) Employment practices will not be influenced or affected by an applicant---s or employee---s race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status or any other legally protected status. Tenet will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities unless doing so would result in an undue hardship.

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