Registered Nurse

Under general direction, the Registered Nurse monitors patients, supports the providers, and documents procedures. Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Ensures continual delivery of high-quality nursing care Adopts and implements innovative nursing practices to improve the facility Maintains a healthy, collaborative team environment Mentors/trains other surgical staff, as needed Promotes positive customer relations within the ASC Has working knowledge of all equipment and procedures Oversees safety surveillance and task related responsibilities that have been delegated to others to ensure effective and desired results Oversees infection control surveillance and task related responsibilities that have been delegated to others to ensure effective and desired results Maintains documentation of patient care services by auditing patient and department records, including but not limited to autoclave receipts Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies Maintains a cooperative relationship among health care teams by communicating information; responding to requests; building rapport; participating in team problem-solving methods Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed Consults and coordinates with health care team members to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care plans Monitors all aspects of patient care Prepares rooms, sterile instruments, equipment and supplies Deals compassionately, professionally, and courteously with patients, their families, physicians, and fellow employees Follows safety and infection control procedures Adheres to all federal, state and nursing regulations and protocols including but not limited to patient safety procedures such as verification of patient identification prior to procedures Ensures that immediately prior to the start of any procedure in the procedure room, initiate a time-out and ensure correct patient, procedure, site and side, and that there are no additional concerns. Identifies every patient with two identifiers: full name and date of birth Documents this information in the Procedure Safety Checklist, including the time of the time-out Identifies an emergency situation and is able to appropriately intervene Understands and administers regulatory policies (i.e.: Joint Commission/AAAHC, CDC, State, etc.) Deploys, monitors, and ensures that the facilities� operational processes are appropriately integrated within the facility�s quality programs Maintains patient, physician, and employee privacy and confidentiality in accordance with HIPAA, Company and other regulatory standards Assists with supply ordering, as needed Provides clinical support for procedure�s Maintains accurate, detailed reports and records Monitors, records and reports symptoms and changes in patients' conditions Records patients' medical information and vital signs Ensures history and physicals are complete on each patient, by the provider, prior to procedures Consults and coordinate with health care team members to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care plans Instructs individuals, families and others on topics such as health education, disease prevention and develop health improvement programs Oversees and ensures that daily/quarterly/annual binders/logs are up to date Informs physician of patient's condition before, during and after procedures Acts as a liaison between the physician and the patient and patient�s family or support person(s) Maintains the role of patient advocate Ensures, provides and explains discharge instructions to all patients Ensures physician has cleared patient for discharge prior to discharging the patient Assists in the stocking and inventory of the clinical area Ensures all applicable Surgery Center staff and guests wear radiation badges Maintains and stores radiation safety equipment Conducts annu…