Orthopedic Recovery Nurse – Patient Hospitality Suites, PRN

About the role

The Orthopedic Recovery Nurse – Patient Hospitality Suites provides home health nursing care for patients during the postoperative recovery period. This role utilizes a unique care delivery model guided by proprietary software to enhance surgical recovery and minimize complications.

Responsibilities

• Set priorities and organize workload
• Interpret information to identify patient requirements for care
• Utilize the nursing process of assessment, planning, intervention, implementation, and evaluation
• Coordinate care activities to foster self-care ability via home health services
• Deliver competence in technical, critical thinking, and communication skills in patient care
• Work with clients to develop and implement the plan of service and evaluate its effectiveness
• Adhere to policies, procedures, safety programs, standards of behavior, mission, vision, values, and customer service expectations
• Accurately and timely document patient condition and care, including developing and updating individualized patient care plans and patient education process
• Supervise and direct activities of other care providers, assist as necessary, and delegate tasks appropriately
• Act as a patient advocate and maintain patient confidentiality
• Maintain licensure according to state agency directives
• Prepare, administer (orally, subcutaneously, through an IV), and record prescribed medications or provide oversight to patient self-delivered medications
• Report adverse reactions to medications or treatments in accordance with policy
• Document all care information concisely, accurately, and completely in a timely manner, in the appropriate format and on the appropriate forms
• Initiate patient education plan, teach patients and significant others about managing post-treatment home care needs, self-administration of medication, and rehabilitation
• Absorb and manage inventory of supplies
• Perform other duties as requested by management
• Adhere to Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) professional standards and attend Muve in-service training sessions as directed

Requirements

• 1+ years RN experience within a Hospital, ASC, or Home Health setting
• Active RN license
• BCLS Certification
• Preferred but not required: ACLS Certification, Orthopedic experience, BSN, Critical Care, or PACU experience

Competencies

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

Physical Demands & Work Environment

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit, converse, and listen; use hands to touch, handle, or feel objects; and to reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to walk. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus. The noise level in the work environment is typical of an office environment and, as such, is considered moderate. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.