Registered Nurse PreOp PACU II - Arcadia Outpatient Surgery Center

Overview

At SCA Health we believe health care is about people the patients we serve the physicians we support and the teammates who push us forward. Behind every successful facility procedure or innovation is a team of 15,000+ professionals working together learning from each other and living out the mission vision and values that define our organization. As part of Optum SCA Health is redefining specialty care by developing more accessible patient centered practice solutions for a network of more than 370 ambulatory surgical centers over 400 specialty physician practice clinics and numerous labs and surgical hospitals. Our work spans a broad spectrum of services all designed to support physicians health systems and employers in delivering efficient value based care to patients without compromising quality or autonomy. What sets SCA Health apart isn’t just what we do it’s how we do it. Each decision we make is rooted in seven core values Clinical quality Integrity Service excellence Teamwork Accountability Continuous improvement Inclusion. Our values aren’t empty words they inform our attitudes actions and culture. At SCA Health your work directly impacts patients physicians and communities. Here you’ll find opportunities to build your career alongside a team that values your expertise invests in your success and shares a common mission to care for patients serve physicians and improve health care in America. At SCA Health we offer a comprehensive benefits package to support your health well being and financial future. Our offerings include medical dental and vision coverage 401k plan with company match paid time off life and disability insurance and more. Please visit https://careers.sca.health/why-sca to learn more about our benefits. Your ideas should inspire change. If you join our team they will.

What You'll Do38

• 1Promote the mission vision and values of SCA
• 2Assess patient’s preoperative and postoperative status at intervals according to facility or health care organization policies and procedures including cardiovascular respiratory airway management neurological system hemodynamic stability pain and comfort needs and mental status
• 3Interpret information accurately from various noninvasive and invasive monitors
• 4Describe the underlying pathophysiology of commonly encountered disease processes
• 5Describe the physiology associated with various anesthesia techniques and surgical or procedural interventions
• 6Apply the relevant scoring system discharge criteria for patient transfer such as Aldrete Score Modified Aldrete Score PARSAP or Post Anesthesia Discharge Scoring System PADSS White score as defined by organizational policy
• 7Develop an individualized perianesthesia plan of care
• 8Implement interventions for preparing and managing patient recovery from anesthesia general monitored anesthesia care regional local
• 9Prepare for and protect patient from injury caused by positioning thermal sources and extraneous objects
• 10Communicate the patient’s current status throughout the perianesthesia continuum of care
• 11Provide acute pain and comfort management as needed
• 12Administer medications safely using the 8-rights of safe medication administration
• 13Perform interventions to maintain the integrity of the patient’s wound and tissue perfusion at or above baseline levels
• 14Maintain status of genitourinary gastrointestinal musculoskeletal endocrine respiratory cardiovascular and neurological systems and fluid electrolyte and acid base balances at or above baseline levels
• 15Ensure patient is at or returned to normothermia at the conclusion of the immediate postoperative period
• 16Protect patient from infection
• 17Manage patient’s other co-morbid conditions as applicable
• 18Manage patient’s fluid as prescribed
• 19Assess knowledge level of patient or designated support person and provide education regarding expected psychosocial response nutritional management medication management pain and comfort management wound management and expected responses to the operative or invasive procedure
• 20Involve patient or designated support person actively in decisions affecting perioperative plan of care and rehabilitation process
• 21Protect patient’s rights dignity and privacy
• 22Provide age specific culturally competent ethical care within legal standards of practice
• 23Evaluate patient’s progress toward attaining outcomes
• 24Transfer care as needed
• 25Provide hand off report to other teammates that are accurate concise and pertinent to the patient’s condition and response to care
• 26Delegate tasks according to state Nurse Practice Act if applicable state board of nursing or professional registration requirements state laws and job descriptions
• 27Document nursing care completely accurately and legibly
• 28Collaborate effectively with other disciplines as needed
• 29Participate in quality review and performance improvement projects
• 30Participate in the performance appraisal process
• 31Use problem solving and conflict resolution skills to foster effective work relationships with team members
• 32Maintain required competencies
• 33Pursue professional growth
• 34Act as a patient advocate and maintain privacy and confidentiality of individuals and health information
• 35Comply with all facility policies and procedures when providing patient care
• 36Actively participate in team meetings trainings and daily safety huddles
• 37Demonstrate fiscal responsibility
• 38Perform all other duties as assigned

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