Pre-Op/Post-Op RN - Little Rock Arkansas

Company: Arkansas Urology
Location: Little Rock, Arkansas
Posted On: 09/14/2024

Description:DescriptionAssists in the daily clinical operations of the Preop/PACU in accordance with established federal, state, and accreditation standards and facility policies and procedures. Participates in direct patient care including maintaining a clean, orderly and safe environment:
Essential Competencies / Performance Expectations:Clinical Skills

• Assesses patient/significant others understanding of disease process and need for
• surgical intervention.
• Performs pre/post-operative teaching to patient/significant other.
• Demonstrates appropriate nursing management and intervention preoperatively and
• postoperatively.
• Assess the patient for level of recovery from anesthesia.
• Provides effective airway management postoperatively.
• Assesses and manages postoperative complications, such as nausea and vomiting.
• Provides wound assessment and management to ensure uncomplicated wound healing.
• Provides safe medication administration.
• Manages patient complications/emergencies preoperatively and postoperatively.
• Manages and documents controlled substance inventory.
• Utilizes aseptic technique and infection control principles to establish and maintain
• intravenous access.
• Reports significant patient information to medical staff appropriately.
• Demonstrates knowledge and skill in caring for the latex-sensitive patient.
• Initiates and follows procedure protocol.
• Demonstrates appropriate care for the patient experiencing pain.
• Demonstrates techniques to relieve a patient's pain and evaluates the effectiveness of the
• techniques used.
• Documents patient response during the postoperative period.
• Facilitates actions and activities that support accountability to practice.
• Identifies and initiates problem resolution.
• Actively participates, develops, and implements activities and measures promoting
• quality care.Requirements:To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty mentioned satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
  Education/Experience/Licenses/Certificates/Eligibility:
  • Current Arkansas RN license
  • BLS required.
  • Two (2) years' experience of clinical experience with an emphasis in PACU, surgery or ER required. Knowledge of regulatory standards.
  • ACLS required
    
    
    
    
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