About Us
Registered Nurse - Ambulatory Surgery Center
Nurse
McLaren Macomb
23008798
- Assesses patient status on admission to the preop area, the operating room and/or the post-op area, and on a continuing basis.
- Provides safe, therapeutic quality care to patients by utilizing the nursing process and nursing diagnosis in a timely manner and by setting appropriate priorities. Coordinates nursing interventions to enhance achievement of expected outcomes and to ensure readiness for discharge. Documents interventions and patient’s responses.
- Ensures provision of patient care in an organized and timely manner.
- Utilizes nursing care standards when planning and implementing patient care.
- Communicates appropriate information regarding patient conditions to those who require the information, including, surgeons, anesthesia, management, and other staff.
- Safely carries out physician’s orders correctly and promptly, documenting all activities.
- Initiates and participates in patient and family education. Assesses learning needs according to patient’s level of understanding and readiness to learn.
- Displays an understanding of each patient’s cognitive, physical, emotional and chronological maturity in assessments, treatment, and care.
- Takes part in pre and post-op phone calls and communicates any problems to the appropriate person.
- Maintains competencies to function in RN role within specific area. (Ex. OR circulator – Identification, counting and care of instrumentation and sponges, skin preparation of surgical site, etc).
- Maintain competencies in conscious sedation administration and monitoring of sedated patient, including airway protection and assessment and support of sedated patients.
- Protect sedated and anesthetized patients by identifying safety hazards such as electrical equipment and pressure points and by minimizing exposure to maintain privacy and body temperature.
- Maintains expertise in safety principles, asepsis, sterile technique and universal precautions.
- Assesses, anticipates and implements appropriate care throughout the surgical process.
- Performs other related job duties as requested.
- Graduate of a Nursing Program
- Current State of Michigan Registered Nurse license
- BLS certification from American Heart Association (AHA), American Red Cross (ARC), or Canadian equivalent, is required before start date and valid at least 60 days beyond start date
- ACLS certification
- Operating Room experience in an Ambulatory Surgery Center or an operating room within a hospital setting required
- ACLS certification preferred for Operating Room RN
- One year Pre/Post-Operative or Operating Room experience, preferably in an Ambulatory Surgery Center
Additional Information
- Schedule: Full-time
- Requisition ID: 23008798
- Daily Work Times: 7a-330p
- Hours Per Pay Period: 80
- On Call: No
- Weekends: No