RN Pain - Rio Rancho, NM

RN Pain Management Full Time

Presbyterian Rust is hiring a Pain Management RN Full Time.

Presbyterian Rust Medical Center ASC is seeking a motivated Pre-Op/PACU Registered Nurse to join our team! Presbyterian Rust Medical Center ASC is a fast paced ASC environment committed to producing the highest quality work and experience for patients and their families.

Job Summary: Provides direct nursing care to patients by performing the following duties. Specific functions can vary depending on area to which employee is assigned (i.e., OR, Pain).

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Prepares patients for surgery/procedure by providing peri-operative and post-operative instructions. Administers to the physical and emotional needs of patients and their families. - Follows all key requirements meaningful differences as outlined in the EDGE (Every Day Giving Excellence) program under 'Education and Experience.'
• Understands and interprets physician's orders, lab values, EKG''s and x-ray reports. Checks the accuracy of paperwork pre-operatively. Documents patients'' medical histories, including allergies.
• Provides prescribed medications and other pharmaceutical products in accordance with physician's orders. Understands and interprets medication administration orders, dosages and side effects.
• Initiates safe practices and is knowledgeable about current center policies and procedures. Specific procedures and practices related to conscious sedation when required, pain management assessment and identification, abuse and neglect, sentinel events and response, variance reporting, response to sentinel event alerts, participation in root cause analysis and other key policies and procedures is required.
• Ensures that Standard Universal Precautions and the principles of aseptic and sterile technique are used appropriately.
• Implements safe practices and provides knowledgeable guidance and evaluation of the environment of care management including life safety (fire prevention), security, hazardous materials and waste management, emergency preparedness, infection control, and the safe use of medical equipment and utilities
• Provides assessment of patient positioning, and assessments of physical, mental, pain and psychosocial health status of the child, adolescent, adult and geriatric patient.
• Assesses and evaluates patient condition peri-operatively and communicates to physician and anesthesia personnel any changes in patient status.
• Accurately documents care, positioning, equipment safety measures and supplies provided to the patient.
• CE''s available No calls/weekends/holidays

What We Offer

USPI offers the following benefits, subject to employment status:

• Medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance
• Paid time off (vacation & sick leave)
• 401k retirement plan
• Paid holidays
• Health savings accounts, healthcare & dependent flexible spending accounts
• Employee Assistance Program, Employee discount program
• Voluntary benefits include pet insurance, legal insurance, accident and critical illness insurance, long-term care, elder & childcare, AD&D, auto & home insurance

Who We Are

At USPI, we create relationships that create better care. We partner with physicians and health care systems to provide first class ambulatory solutions throughout the United States. We are committed to providing surgical services in the most efficient and clinically excellent manner.

USPI is committed to, and proud of our inclusive culture. An inclusive culture, in our view, is respectful of differences and nurtures and supports the contributions of each individual, while also embracing and leveraging diversity. A diverse workforce, combined with an inclusive culture, makes USPI stronger and better able to meet the needs of our diverse patient and physician population.

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USPI'S EDGE™ (Every Day Giving Excellence)

USPI'S EDGE™ is the key to the differentiation of USPI as a customer-focused company. The process of completing EDGE™ requirements establishes processes and measurements that are collected, assimilated, and shared throughout USPI. All employees are involved with EDGE™. The involvement can range from doing their jobs to taking on the role of gathering and/or entering data into the computer. All employees shall at some time during their employment be required to participate in the EDGE™ program.

Required Skills

• Must be a Registered Nurse with an unrestricted license in the state
• Must be a graduate of an accredited school of nursing
• Minimum of 2 years' experience in PACU or ICU
• Must have current BLS, ALS
• Must possess a strong knowledge of surgical procedures and management of the surgical patient
• Understanding of aseptic techniques and their implementation
• Ability to quickly adapt to changing condition of the patient when needed
• Must be an excellent team player and have the ability to communicate with staff, patients and physicians.