Registered Nurse - Pre Op / PACU - Ambulatory Surgery Center

# **About Our Company** We’re a physician-led, patient-centric network committed to simplifying health care and bringing a more connected kind of care. Our primary, multispecialty, and urgent care providers serve millions of patients in traditional practices, patients' homes and virtually through VillageMD and our operating companies [Village Medical](https://www.villagemedical.com/), [Village Medical at Home](https://www.villagemedical.com/village-medical-at-home), [Summit Health](https://www.summithealth.com/), [CityMD](https://www.citymd.com/), and [Starling Physicians](https://www.starlingphysicians.com/). When you join our team, you become part of a compassionate community of people who work hard every day to make health care better for all. We are innovating value-based care and leveraging integrated applications, population insights and staffing expertise to ensure all patients have access to high-quality, connected care services that provide better outcomes at a reduced total cost of care. **Please Note:** We will only contact candidates regarding your applications from one of the following domains: @summithealth.com, @citymd.net, @villagemd.com, @villagemedical.com, @westmedgroup.com, @starlingphysicians.com, or @bmctotalcare.com. # **Job Description** Job Description # **HOURS: 7:00 am - 3:30 pm** **Essential Job functions**: **Provides total comprehensive care to patients by applying the nursing process in an organized and systematic manner according to the Center’s policy in keeping with patient safety principles** - Completes initial assessment according to policy. - Reassesses patient condition per policy. - Interprets and utilizes clinical data in the plan of care. - Assesses patient for potential risk factors and intervenes to mitigate risk and prevent harm. - Recognizes and integrates patient special needs and individualizes care. - Adheres to infection control standards specific to patient care. - Assumes accountability for managing the delivery of patient care. Promotes safety in all activities. - Acts as a patient advocate and uphold patient rights. - Assesses and responds to individual, psychosocial, and spiritual needs of the patient. - Administers medications correctly within the restrictions and limitations defined by the New Jersey State Practice Act and the Center’s policies and procedures. - Prioritizes and organizes work assignment and adjusts priorities based on changing situations. - Promotes and maintains a safe clean and orderly environment. - Anticipates potential length of stay or discharge problems. **Communicates proactively to the health care team plan of care changes in patient condition, the patient progress, the discharge plan and other relevant information.** - Participates in discharge planning. - Initiates appropriate nursing measures. - Communicates and documents change in patients condition to all appropriate individuals. - Documents medication use and controlled substance. - Appropriately secures patient belongings on admission and throughout discharge. - Maintains open collaborative dialogue with the management team. - Effectively communicates and interacts with physicians, patients, families and the public. - Regularly attends staff meeting, orientations, and in-services. Services on assigned committees. - Able to assist with teaching aseptic technique, safety program, infection prevention and control, and relevant nursing topics. - Reports promptly and accurately all significant event and problems to the manager. **Computer Systems** - Demonstrates knowledge and the skill understanding and using the Center’s computer system for documentation, charging list reports and inventory. Participates in training classes as needed. - Maintains confidentiality of all information in the medical record and assigned computer codes. **Professionalism** - Maintains current knowledge of ambulatory postanesthesia / peri-operative nursing practice. Utilizes opportunities for professional growth b…