- Assesses patient/significant others understanding of disease process and need for surgical intervention.
- Performs pre/post operative teaching to patient/significant other.
- Demonstrates appropriate nursing management and intervention preoperatively and post operatively.
- Assess the patient for level of recovery from anesthesia.
- Provides effective airway management postoperatively.
- Assesses and manages postoperative complications such as nausea and vomiting.
- Provides wound assessment and management to ensure uncomplicated wound healing.
- Provides safe medication administration.
- Manages patient complications/emergencies preoperatively and postoperatively.
- Utilizes aseptic technique and infection control principles to establish and maintain intravenous access.
- Reports significant patient information to medical staff appropriately.
- Demonstrates skill and knowledge in providing appropriate patient care across the age span.
- Demonstrates compliance with abuse reporting responsibilities.
- Identifies and reports suspected child, spousal/partner, and elder abuse per protocol.
- Demonstrates knowledge and skill in caring for the latex sensitive patient.
- Demonstrates ability to identify latex sensitive patients.
- Communicates to appropriate personnel.
- Initiates and follows procedure protocol.
- Demonstrates appropriate care for the patient experiencing pain.
- Documents pain history and assessment.
- Demonstrates techniques to relieve patient's pain.
- Evaluates effectiveness of technique used.
- Provides patient/family teaching for the management of the patient experiencing pain.
- Documents patient response during recovery.
- Facilitates actions and activities that support accountability to practice.
- Identifies and initiates problem resolution.
- Actively participates, develops, and implements activities and measures promoting quality care.
- Adheres to the pre-op room standards of nursing care.
- Admits patients to pre-op. Obtain and review pre-operative lab work.
- Perform pre-operative interview of patients.
- Observe vital signs, stat and maintain IV's and IV sites, dressing, tubes, drains and any special monitoring equipment.
- Administers pre-operative medications as ordered by the physicians.
- Implements plan of care.
- Demonstrates knowledge of medical record policy and procedure in management of patient information.
- Participates in medical records TQM.
- Listens respectfully, gives feedback directly, honestly and talks with others to clarify differences.
- Utilizes translation services when needed.
- Utilizes appropriate services when needed to communicate with employees and patients with speech and hearing disorders.
- Effectively communicates and interacts with patients, their family, and other external and internal clients (including fellow employees) from diverse
- Demonstrates a willingness to look at new ideas and work in a changing environment.
- Understands, verbalizes and participates in the quality improvement process.
- Supports initiatives designed to improve individual and organizational performance.
- Performs other duties as directed by management.
- This job has no supervisory responsibilities.
- To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Employer-paid comprehensive medical, pharmacy, and dental for employees
- Vision insurance
- Zero co-payments for employed physician office visits
- Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
- Employer-Paid Life Insurance
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Behavioral Health Services
- 401k Retirement Savings Plan
- Income Protection Insurance
- Vacation Time
- Company celebrations
- Employee Assistance Program
- Employee Referral Bonus
- Tuition Reimbursement
- License Renewal CEU Cost Reimbursement Program
- Business-casual working environment
- Sick days
- Paid holidays
- Mileage
- Bachelor's degree (B. A.) from four-year college or university; or one to two years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- RN or LVN License
- Working knowledge and experience in PACU from hospital or ambulatory surgery center including direct patient care. Ability to adhere to work schedule and manage time appropriately. Ability to utilize resources in a timely, organized and cost effective manner.
- Knowledge of patient monitoring equipment.
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Description
Job DescriptionThis site works a 4/10 Alternative Work Schedule
Position Summary:
Assists the PACU Charge Nurse in the daily clinical operations of the PACU in accordance with established Federal, State, and accreditation standards and center policies and procedures. Participates in direct patient care including maintaining a clean, orderly and safe environment.
The pre-operative nurse is responsible for planning, directing, coordinating and providing high
quality, individualized patient care in the pre-operative period of the patient's surgical experience
Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following:
Clinical Skills:
The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements, including a sign-on bonus and discretionary awards in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits (including 401(k) eligibility and various paid time off benefits, such as vacation, sick time, and parental leave), dependent on the position offered.
Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.
If hired, employee will be in an "at-will position" and the Company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors.
As one of the fastest growing Independent Physician Associations in Southern California, Regal Medical Group, Lakeside Community Healthcare Affiliated Doctors of Orange County, offers a fast-paced, exciting, welcoming and supportive work environment. Opportunities abound, and enterprising, capable, focused people prosper with us. We promote teamwork, nurture learning, and encourage advancement for all of our employees. We want to see you excel, because we believe that your success is our success.
Full Time Position Benefits:
The success of any company depends on its employees. For us, employee satisfaction is crucial not only to the well-being of our organization, but also to the health and wellness of our members. As such, we are firmly dedicated to providing our employees the options and resources necessary for building security and maintaining a healthy balance between work and life.
Our dedication to our staff is evident in our comprehensive benefits package. We offer a very generous mixture of benefits, including many employer-paid options.
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