Staff RN - Day Surgery

Position Overview:

• The post anesthesia care unit staff RN will provide safe, quality and cost effective care patients recovering from varying forms of anesthesia or sedation.

Qualifications:

Minimum Work Experience:

• None

Required Licenses/Certifications:

• Current Texas License, Appropriate CPR Certification.

Required Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities:

• None

Preferred Qualification:

• CAPA certification

Responsibilities:

• Demonstrates an understanding of and adherence to the HMHD Compliance Plan.
• Conduct reflects HMHD’s values and a commitment to HMHD’s Code of Conduct.
• Attends the required corporate integrity and compliance training and education programs.
• Demonstrates proficiency in understanding the materials presented during the corporate integrity and compliance training and education program.
• Complies with all HIPAA standards.
• Conducts an individualized patient assessment, prioritizing the data collection based on the adult or elderly patient’s immediate condition or needs within timeframe specified by client facility’s policies, procedures or protocols.
• Conducts ongoing assessments as determined by the adult or elderly patient’s condition and/or the client facility’s policies, procedures or protocols and reprioritizes care accordingly.
• Develops plan of care that is individualized for the adult or elderly patient reflecting collaboration with other members of the healthcare team.
• Performs appropriate treatments as ordered by physician in an accurate and timely manner.
• Performs therapeutic nursing interventions as established by individualized plan of care for the adult or elderly patient and his/her family.
• Provides individualized patient/family education customized to the adult or elderly patient and his/her family.
• Documents patient assessment findings, physical/psychosocial responses to nursing intervention and progress towards problem resolution.
• Initiates emergency resuscitative measures according to adult resuscitation protocols.
• Provides care in a non-judgmental, non-discriminatory manner that is sensitive to the adult or elderly patient’s and family’s diversity, preserving their autonomy, dignity and rights.
• Reports patient condition to appropriate personnel during each shift.
• Maintains current competency in adult medical surgical nursing.