PACU RN Per Diem

**Location:** Stamford, CT **Who we are:** Spire Orthopedic Partners is a growing national partnership of orthopedic practices that provides the support, capital and operational resources physicians need to grow thriving practices for the future. As a Management Services Organization (MSO), Spire provides the infrastructure for administrative operations that allows practices to operate at their highest level, so doctors can focus their efforts on what matters most – patient care. Headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut, the Spire network spans the Northeast with more than 165 physicians, 1,800 employees, 285 other clinical providers and 40 locations in New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island and Massachusetts. **What you’ll do:** Responsibilities/Duties: - Admits, transfers, and discharges patients. - Completes ongoing patient assessment and documents in the electronic medical record (EMR) according to the policy of Stamford ASC. - Participates in developing patient care plans, including patient problems, goals, evaluations and interventions. - Reports symptoms and significant changes in patient’s condition to the appropriate personnel. - Assesses, collaborates, and coordinates patient’s discharge planning needs and readiness for discharge with other members of the care team. - Demonstrates appropriate applications of age specific standards, policies and procedures and guidelines in caring for pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients. - Show critical thinking skills based on patient assessment and the requirements to deliver care safely efficiently, maximizing positive outcomes for the patient. - Provides accurate and timely documentation of patient care in the clinical record. - Collaborates and works cooperatively with physicians and other members of the health care team. - Participates in performance improvement activities, which include collecting and analyzing data to identify quantifiable measures to maintain quality and the promotion of desired outcomes. - Pre-op/post-op are specific duties may include functions of teaching, risk management, and communication in the following manners: - Reviews preoperative/postoperative physician orders to determine patient needs. - Obtains and reviews patient medical history for accuracy upon admission. - Reviews and assesses diagnostic data (or absence thereof) and collaborates with physicians and other health care workers to provide appropriate follow-up actions. - Utilizes clinical experience and knowledge to anticipate potential patient care problems and collaborates with appropriate individuals. - Performs/ reviews assessment of patient, family members, and/or significant others’ knowledge base, healthcare practices, attitudes of health and illness, and level of understanding. - Performs preoperative diagnostic procedures accurately and according to the standards of the surgical center. - Demonstrates competency in performing phlebotomy, obtaining various types of laboratory specimen results, electrocardiograms, or other diagnostic tests. - Administers intravenous solutions and medications skillfully and correctly. - Capable of completing admission/discharge information, physician orders, or other information data entry. - Maintains standards of accurate and complete recording and reporting. - Provides pre and post anesthesia care for adult and pediatric patients. - Initiate cardiac monitoring. Evaluate existing drainage systems. - Recognize cardiac arrhythmias and intervene using physician orders, ACLS Algorithm. - Monitor hemodynamic status of patient and interpret results. - Assess/reassess pain utilizing appropriate multi-modal pain management therapies. - Assist anesthesiologist in administering nerve blocks. - Provides post-operative care to patients post anesthesia. - Performs other duties as assigned. **Who you are:** Qualifications: - Graduate of an accredited school of nursing with an associate degree or BSN degree. - Current, unencumbered RN licensure in State…