Registered Nurse (Part Time)
Location
Salisbury, MD | United States
Job description
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 annual apron and thyroid shield inspections
- Conducts safety drills, as required
- Conducts daily inventory of and ensures policies and procedures are followed for controlled substances
- As assigned, ensures operation of medical and administrative equipment by verifying emergency equipment availability; completing preventive maintenance requirements; following manufacturer's instructions; troubleshooting malfunctions; calling for repairs; maintaining equipment inventories; evaluating new equipment and techniques
- Orders/requests supplies as needed
- Checks work e-mail on a regular basis throughout the workday
- Participate in and complete all required trainings and in-services
- Performs other duties as assigned
Minimum Qualifications: - Associates Degree in Nursing.
- Must have knowledge of Internet and Microsoft Office software (MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, MS Outlook).
- Must possess and maintain current licensure as a Registered Nurse in the state in which the employee practices, or must hold a nursing license within a compact eligible state.Proof of licensure and/or compact eligibility must be submitted.
- Must possess a current ACLS and BLS certification.
- Must have excellent written and oral communication skills, including exceptional customer service.
- Must be able to establish and maintain effective working relationships with doctors, clinical staff, other co-workers and the public.
- Must be able to work individually as well as within a team.
- Must be able to follow both verbal and written instructions.
- Must be able to work a flexible schedule.
- Must be able to respond with patience and understanding during stressful conditions related to patient health and emergent situations.
- Must be able to multi-task and prioritize.
- Must have working knowledge of all equipment and procedures.
- Must demonstrate extreme attention to detail.
- Must possess strong organization skills.
- Must be able to problem solve and use reasoning.
- Must be able to meet predefined quality standards.
- Must maintain and project a professional attitude and appearance at all times.
- Must have a working knowledge of the healthcare field and medical specialty, as well as medical terminology.
- Must provide proof of influenza vaccination annually.
- Must complete two (2)-step PPD (NE staff) OR must complete an annual PPD (SE staff).
- Must complete all regulatory competencies prior to beginning work in the ASC.
- All staff are expected to have a strong desire to provide excellent customer service; to comply with the rules and regulations of those organizations to which we are accountable; to have high ethical and professional standards of conduct; and to have an attitude of wanting to continuously improve their own professional performance.
Preferred Qualifications: - One (1) year experience as a Registered Nurse.
- One (1) year of prior experience working in a Pain Management practice.
- One (1) year of prior experience working with an Electronic Medical Record (EMR).
Driving/Travel: The employee must have reliable transportation. Travel for this position will be required up to 80%. While the primary workplace may be closest to the employee's home, work assignments could be in any of the Company's locations.
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