Essential Functions
- Assesses (and reassesses), plans, implements, and evaluates nursing interventions/plans of care/patient goals.
- Provides patient care based on standards of care, standards of practice, protocols, and established policies and procedures.
- Respects each patient as an individual; provides care that fosters the patient’s sense of dignity and positive self-regard.
- Provides patient/family teaching based on identified learning needs, readiness to learn, and barriers to learning.
- Collaboratively plans and prepares patient/family for discharge incorporating support systems/resources as necessary.
- Appropriately delegates and supervises nursing interventions performed by others.
- Appropriately prioritizes patient care (e.g. seeks assistance as needed from appropriate resources, reassigns personnel as necessary, recognizes need for emergency intervention, etc.).
- Provides thorough, timely, and accurate documentation of all pertinent data, therapeutic interventions and patient responses according to established standards.
- Provides timely and thorough report on assigned patients to other health care team members to ensure integration of services and continuity of patient care.
- Promotes learning for colleagues and self (e.g. functions as preceptor, instructor, trainer, attends professional development programs, etc.).
- Proactively identifies risk to patient safety and identifies opportunities to reduce medical/health care errors (i.e. appropriate reporting of errors/incidents).
- Identifies ethical issues in care and develops plan to address.
- Safely administers medications and intravenous therapy in accordance with physician’s orders, protocols, policies and procedures.
- Assesses patient pain level upon admission and as necessary, depending upon diagnosis utilizing the numerical pain scale.
- Reassesses effectiveness of pain control and notifies physicians as needed, as well as, documents assessment and patients’ response to medication.
- Responsible for obtaining supporting information and completing required documentation related to medication reconciliation for use by the Attending MD.
- Performs pre-admission testing on Surgical Day Care patients.
- Performs nursing assessment and coordinates ancillary testing for patients undergoing day surgery including performing blood draws and EKG's.
- Reviews pre-operative orders and consults with the surgeon and/or anesthesiologist as necessary to assure appropriate tests are ordered per guidelines.
- Reviews test results, checks for abnormal results and communicates abnormalities to the surgeon, anesthesiologist and/or primary physician prior to surgery.
- Reviews preoperative chart for completeness verifying that all paperwork is present and complete preoperatively, such as consent form, H&P, and lab results.
- Provides emotional support to patients undergoing a change in body image and/or activity level due to surgery.
- Initiates and documents post-operative phone calls to SDC patients.
Job Requirements
Minimum Education
- Graduate of an accredited school of nursing
Minimum Work Experience
- Minimum one year acute care nursing experience required.
- Prior SDC, PAT, Endoscopy or OR experience preferred.
Minimum Licenses and Certifications
- Registered Nurses, Current MA License required
- Current ACLS, PALS required, and IV certifications preferred
Required Skills
- Proficiency in peripheral IV insertion and nursing assessment required.
Job Start Date: 04/23/2026
Shift Information: 24-Hours, Day/Evening, (3) 8 hour shifts, On call per rotation on weeknights/weekends and holidays
