Description

Job Purpose:

The Pre-Op/Post-Op Registered Nurse is responsible for assessing, planning, implementing and coordinating patient care from admission to discharge. The Registered Nurse prepares patients for surgical procedures, monitors and cares for patients post-operatively and is responsible for the achievement of patient outcomes in accordance with the mission of the facility.

Duties and Responsibilities:
- Assesses patient status on admission and on an ongoing basis
- Implements appropriate standards of care based on assessment data and patient's goals
- Coordinates nursing interventions to enhance achievement of expected outcomes and to ensure readiness for discharge
- Ensures provision of patient care daily in an organized and timely manner
- Documents response to nursing action and provides instructions to the patients
- Treats patients and guests with courtesy, respect and professionalism
- Provides pertinent patient information to the physician, family and other members of the multidisciplinary team
- Stocks unit and carries out unit routine,



check crash cart and counts narcotics
- Responds to phone calls and anticipates patient needs
- Documents all unusual occurrences and post-operative complications for QI follow up
- Practices infection control and standard precautions as instructed or trained
- Adheres to all Round Rock Surgery Center policies and procedures
- Performs all other duties as assigned by supervisor
- Demonstrates regular and predictable attendance

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:
- Knowledge and experience in PACU nursing or critical care
- Knowledge and experience in ASC, operating room or ASC nursing care
- Competence in assessing, treating and caring for patients based on age-specific needs
- Ability to set priorities and provide direction to others that promotes efficiency on the unit
- Ability to correlate clinical data with patient's medical and nursing care
- Effective communication and positive interpersonal skills
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