Pacu RN Per Diem

Who we are:

Spire Orthopedic Partners is a growing national partnership of orthopedic practices that provides the support, capital and operational resources physicians need to grow thriving practices for the future. As a Management Services Organization (MSO), Spire provides the infrastructure for administrative operations that allows practices to operate at their highest level, so doctors can focus their efforts on what matters most - patient care. Headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut, the Spire network spans the Northeast with more than 165 physicians, 1,800 employees, 285 other clinical providers and 40 locations in New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island and Massachusetts.

Ortho Rhode Island is a world-class group of talented providers and professionals, all working together to offer value and quality in everything we do. Each Ortho Rhode Island team member is dedicated to thinking like a patient, and to offering the best experience in our industry, driven by our core values: delivering on our word, respecting each other, innovating in orthopedics, valuing every individual, and engaging our community.

What you'll do:

The (PACU) Registered Nurse is responsible for assessing, planning, implementing, and coordinating patient care from the operating room to discharge. The Registered Nurse is responsible for the achievement of patient outcomes through implementation of critical pathways and in accordance with the mission, vision, and values of OrthoRI.

Responsibilities/Duties:

• Delivers safe patient care according to OrthoRI policy and procedure.

• Assesses, plans, evaluates, and ensures the implementation of the patient's care to achieve identified outcome, and reviews on an ongoing basis.

• Coordinate nursing interventions to enhance achievement of expected outcomes and to ensure readiness for discharge.

• Demonstrates ability to direct and provide patient care in emergency situations.

• Utilizes specialized nursing knowledge, nursing process and discriminative judgment while giving direct or indirect care.

• Assigns patient care responsibilities based on patient needs and abilities of available staff.

• Demonstrates appropriate knowledge and competence of designated skills identified for position in post anesthesia patient care duties.

• Monitors vital signs, recognize emergencies, and notify Anesthesiologist.

• Checks dressings, drains, tubes and patency of catheters as appropriate.

• Assists with postoperative patient calls.

• Reviews charts for completeness and administers and medications as ordered by physician.

• Assists with cleaning of preoperative and recovery room areas according to policies and procedures.

• Checks inventory and notifies appropriate staff members to re-order.

• Demonstrates the proper discharge care per the OrthoRI guidelines.

• Attends and participates in all applicable facility training and development workshops scheduled by the facility.

• Communicates patient information to assure confidentiality and continuity of care.

• Documents all patient information according to established standards and provides pertinent information confidentially to physicians, family and team members involved.

• Demonstrates the safe operation of equipment and machinery and follows procedures for reporting and correcting an unsafe situation.

• Performs all other duties as assigned by management.

• Compliance with HIPAA and OSHA regulations