Orthopedic Recovery Nurse – Patient Hospitality Suites, Part Time, NIGHTS

About the Role

Our Orthopedic Recovery Nurse – Patient Hospitality Suites provides home health nursing care for patients across the postoperative period. This includes delivering services from admission, through a 48-hour recovery stage in our residential suites, and into the client’s permanent residence until discharge. Our unique care delivery model, guided by proprietary software, focuses on enhancing surgical recovery while minimizing potential complications.

As the RN, you will deliver care using the nursing process of assessment, planning, intervention, implementation, and evaluation. You will set priorities, make clinical decisions, and establish individualized care plans for patients. You will also serve as a resource for complex decision-making.

Responsibilities

• Perform initial and ongoing assessments for home health clients, developing and implementing the plan of service and evaluating its effectiveness.
• Set priorities and organize workload to meet patient care requirements.
• Assess, diagnose, plan, implement, and evaluate care to foster self-care ability via home health services.
• Deliver competent, culturally sensitive care using technical, critical thinking, and communication skills.
• Adhere to policies, procedures, safety programs, and customer service expectations.
• Maintain accurate and timely nursing documentation, including care plans and patient education.
• Supervise and direct activities of other care providers, delegating tasks as appropriate.
• Act as a patient advocate while maintaining confidentiality.
• Maintain licensure according to state directives.
• Prepare, administer (orally, subcutaneously, through an IV), and record prescribed medications or oversee patient self-administration.
• Report adverse reactions to medications or treatments per policy.
• Record all care information concisely, accurately, and in a timely manner.
• Initiate and execute patient education plans, teaching patients and significant others about post-treatment care, medication self-administration, and rehabilitation.
• Assist in managing inventory of supplies.
• Perform other duties as requested by management.
• Adhere to Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) standards and attend in-service training sessions.
• Provide age-appropriate care for all age groups.

Requirements

• 1+ years of RN experience within a Hospital, Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC), or Home Health setting.
• Active RN license.
• Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) certification.
• Critical thinking skills, decisive judgment, and the ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and take appropriate action.
• Adherence to Standard Precautions using personal protective equipment as required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification.
• Orthopedic experience.
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).
• Critical Care and/or Post-Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) experience.

Skills

• Customer/Client Focus
• Teamwork Orientation
• Problem Solving/Analysis
• Communication Proficiency
• Learning Orientation
• Ethical Conduct
• Stress Management/Composure
• Discretion
• A sense of humor

Physical Demands & Work Environment

The physical demands described are representative of those required to perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these functions.

• Frequently required to sit, converse, listen, use hands to touch or handle objects, and reach with hands and arms.
• Occasionally required to walk.
• Specific vision abilities include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.
• Moderate noise level typical of an office environment.
• Occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

Benefits

We strive to provide a balanced, healthy life for our employees through competitive pay and benefits, as well as the freedom and flexibility to create an ideal experience both inside and outside the office.