Mclean Tysons Orthopedic Surgery Center Pre-Operative/Pacu Nurse Manager

McLean Tysons Orthopedic Surgery Center

Registered Nurse Pre-Operative/PACU Nurse Manager

REPORTS TO: DIRECTOR OF NURSING

MTOSC is searching for a dynamic individual to join our surgical team as a Pre-Op/PACU Nurse Manager. The primary responsibility of the Pre-Op/PACU Manager is to work closely with administrative and medical staff in coordinating patient care.

Details about this exciting position are as follows:

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Participates as a team member in support of total perioperative process.
• Actively involved in maintaining unit budget and cost reduction to include accountability for overtime.
• Supports risk management and participates in programs directed to patient and employee safety.
• Monitors patient care programs and reviews procedures and outcome standards and criteria.
• Monitors the facility’s physical environment and initiates methods for maintaining safety, comfort,
• cleanliness and orderliness; reports physical environment to status to the Facility Director.
• Communicates effectively with patients, visitors, physicians, and co-workers.
• Participates in committees, conferences, and quality management activities.
• Organizes orientation and staff development programs to meet identified learning needs.
• Reviews and monitors activities related to infection control policies and procedures.
• Reports observed or suspected safety violations, hazards and policies and procedures noncompliance to the designated person.
• Responds to emergency situations with competence and composure.
• Prepares daily personnel assignments and delegates duties according to experience and skill level.
• Other duties as assigned by administrator or delegator.
• Admits, transfers, and discharges patients.
• Completes ongoing patient assessment and documents in the electronic medical record (EMR) according to the policy of the center.
• Participates in the development of patient plan of care to include 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.
• Demonstrates critical thinking skills based on patient assessment and the requirements to deliver care in a safe efficient manner 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, 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.

ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• 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 patient post anesthesia.
• BLA, ACLS and PALS required.