RN Ambulatory Surgery Center - Cadillac - M-F DAYS

A Day In The Life

• Assess patient status on admission to the preop area, operating room, and post-op area, and on a continuing basis. 

• Provide safe, therapeutic quality care to patients by utilizing the nursing process and nursing diagnosis in a timely manner. 

• Coordinate nursing interventions to enhance achievement of expected outcomes and ensure readiness for discharge. 

• Document interventions and patient responses. 

• Ensure provision of patient care in an organized and timely manner. 

• Utilize nursing care standards when planning and implementing patient care. 

• Communicate appropriate information regarding patient conditions to surgeons, anesthesia, management, and other staff. 

• Safely carry out physician’s orders correctly and promptly, documenting all activities. 

• Initiate and participate in patient and family education. 

• Assess learning needs according to the patient’s level of understanding and readiness to learn. 

• Display an understanding of each patient’s cognitive, physical, emotional, and chronological maturity in assessments, treatment, and care. 

• Maintain competencies to function in RN role within specific areas (e.g., OR circulator). 

• Maintain competencies in conscious sedation administration and monitoring of sedated patients. 

• Protect sedated and anesthetized patients by identifying safety hazards and minimizing exposure to maintain privacy and body temperature. 

• Expertise in safety principles, asepsis, sterile technique, and universal precautions. 

• Assess, anticipate, and implement appropriate care throughout the surgical process. 

• Provides safe, quality patient care in the Peri-Operative area (Preop, Recovery, or OR). Accountable for assessing, planning, implementing, and coordinating patient care from admission to discharge.