Registered Nurse

About the role

The Registered Nurse monitors patients, supports providers, and documents procedures under general direction.

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 and trains other surgical staff as needed
• Promotes positive customer relations within the ASC
• Maintains working knowledge of all equipment and procedures
• Oversees safety and infection control surveillance and delegated tasks to ensure effective results
• Maintains documentation of patient care services, including auditing patient and department records
• Maintains professional and technical knowledge through educational workshops, publications, and professional networks
• Fosters cooperative relationships among healthcare teams through communication and problem-solving
• Consults and coordinates with healthcare team members to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate patient care plans
• Monitors all aspects of patient care and prepares rooms, sterile instruments, equipment, and supplies
• Provides compassionate, professional, and courteous care to patients, families, physicians, and colleagues
• Follows safety and infection control procedures and adheres to federal, state, and nursing regulations
• Initiates a time-out before procedures to verify patient identity, procedure, site, and side
• Documents time-out information in the Procedure Safety Checklist
• Identifies and intervenes in emergency situations
• Administers and understands regulatory policies (e.g., Joint Commission, CDC, State)
• Deploys, monitors, and integrates operational processes within the facility’s quality programs
• Maintains patient, physician, and employee privacy and confidentiality per HIPAA and company standards
• Assists with supply ordering and provides clinical support for procedures
• Maintains accurate, detailed reports and records of patient symptoms and conditions
• Ensures history and physicals are complete on each patient prior to procedures
• Instructs individuals and families on health education, disease prevention, and health improvement programs
• Oversees and ensures daily, quarterly, and annual binders/logs are up to date
• Informs physicians of patient conditions before, during, and after procedures
• Acts as a liaison between physicians, patients, and their families
• Maintains the role of patient advocate
• Provides and explains discharge instructions to patients
• Ensures physicians clear patients for discharge
• Assists in stocking and inventory of the clinical area
• Ensures all applicable 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 and ensures policies are followed for controlled substances
• Ensures operation of medical and administrative equipment, including troubleshooting and maintenance
• Orders and requests supplies as needed
• Checks and responds to work email regularly throughout the day
• Participates in and completes all required trainings and in-services
• Performs other duties as assigned

Requirements

• Associate Degree in Nursing
• Current licensure as a Registered Nurse in the state of practice or a compact-eligible state
• Proof of licensure and/or compact eligibility must be submitted
• Current ACLS and BLS certification
• Knowledge of Internet and Microsoft Office software (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, including exceptional customer service
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with doctors, clinical staff, and the public
• Ability to work individually and within a team
• Ability to follow verbal and written instructions
• Ability to work a flexible schedule
• Patience and understanding during stressful conditions related to patient health and emergent situations
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize
• Working knowledge of all equipment and procedures
• Strong attention to detail and organization skills
• Problem-solving and reasoning abilities
• Ability to meet predefined quality standards
• Professional attitude and appearance at all times
• Working knowledge of the healthcare field, medical specialty, and medical terminology
• Proof of annual influenza vaccination
• Completion of two-step PPD (NE staff) or annual PPD (SE staff)
• Completion of all regulatory competencies prior to starting work
• Strong desire to provide excellent customer service and comply with organizational rules and regulations

Preferred Qualifications

• One year of experience as a Registered Nurse
• One year of prior experience working in a Pain Management practice
• One 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.

Pay

Pay Range: $42.00/Hr - $47.00/Hr

Benefits

• PTO: Up to 96 hours in the first year (pro-rated based on start date)
• Holidays: 7 (New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Day After Thanksgiving, Christmas Day)
• Retirement: 401(k) with employer match
• Health Benefits: Medical (single and family), Dental (single and family), Vision (single and family)
• Other Company-Paid Benefits: Basic Life/AD&D, Employee Assistance Program
• Other Voluntary Benefits: Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, Voluntary Life, Accident, Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity