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22 Nov 2023
Full-Time RN Perioperative Float
Job Description
Nurse will float to:
- Same Day Surgery
- PACU
- Pre-Anesthesia Testing
- Infusion
- Endoscopy.
- Ambulatory Sugery Center
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS OF THE JOB:
- The following statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification.
- These are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all job duties performed by personnel so classified.
Clinical Practice:
- Competency in care of unit specific patient population; independently practices with solid knowledge and clinical skills; engaged in advancing own practice.
- Serves as a clinical resource for others.
- Applies and integrates evidence into practice.
- Functions effectively in roles in the peri-operative unit, such as Same Day Surgery, PACU, Endoscopy, Infusion and Pre-anesthesia testing.
- Collaborates with interdisciplinary team to plan and coordinate care; independently advocating for patient/family needs
- Models practice consistent with unit operations to ensure safe, timely effective, efficient, equitable, patient centered care.
Professional Development:
- Engaged in advancing own practice.
- Responsible for maintaining competencies required for that patient care setting; focus on advancing own professional development.
- Attends unit based staff development independently.
- Demonstrates the ability to serve as a trained preceptor and coach’s new nurse and students.
- Contributes to developing/evaluating unit based orientation and other education activities.
- Contributes to nursing support personnel skills and development.
- Completes CE’s on an annual basis based on facility minimum requirements.
Service/Quality:
- Understands and contributes to unit-based outcomes associated with National Hospital Quality Measures (NDNQI), Nursing Sensitive Quality Indicators, and Facility Annual Operational Plan.
- Contributes to and endorses some or all elements of research/EBP/QI.
- Provides high quality, safe, patient centered care with focus on exceeding service expectations.
- Accountable for compliance with regulatory requirements and holds others accountable; participates in tracer activities when requested.
Patient Safety:
- Takes action to correct observed risks to patient safety.
- Reports adverse events and near misses to appropriate management authority.
- Implements policies, procedures, and guidelines consistently in the performance of assigned duties.
- Develops effective working relationships and maintains good communication with other team members.
- Identifies possible risks in processes, procedures, devices and communicates the same to those in charge.
- Participates in hospital, departmental and/or unit patient safety initiatives.
Operations:
- Demonstrates the ability to function in the charge nurse role.
- Participates in teambuilding efforts on their unit.
- Contributes to briefings/staff meetings regularly.
- Contributes and participates in unit, Nursing Division, and organizational governance structure.
- Participates in recruitment and retention activities at the unit level.
- Provides feedback in peer review as requested. Provides direct performance feedback at the direction of the nurse manager.
How to Apply
Qualifications- Licensure as a Registered Nurse in the state of Maryland, or eligible to practice due to Compact state agreements outlined through the MD Board of Nursing, is required.
- Current AHA BLS certification required. Must meet all unit specific certification requirements: (BLS and ACLS).
- More than 12 months nursing experience.
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