RN Preop PT Evenings

Core Competencies

• Adheres to infection prevention guidelines
• Adheres to policies, procedures, and standards of practice to deliver safe and optimal care
• Assesses patient history, physiological, and psychosocial status
• Communicates with the patient, family, medical staff and others during the continuum of care
• Complies with Joint Commission’s national patient safety goals
• Complies with organizational quality dashboard/benchmarking goals
• Interprets common variables affecting patient care and follows reporting process
• Maintains regulatory compliance consistent with quality standards and ethical obligations of the profession
• Participates in activities in alignment with the Magnet Model
• Participates in organizational activities
• Participates in Peer Review
• Participates in professional development activities
• Performs as a preceptor in an active and engaged manner
• Provides age-specific individualized care that supports protection from harm and complies with patient safety centered interventions/bundles
• Provides patient and family education throughout the care of patient
• Uses critical thinking to formulate and carry out a care plan according to patient needs
• Utilizes resources in an economical manner
• Utilizes safe administration of medications
• Utilizes Safe Patient Handling

Department Specific Competencies

• Regulates patient body temperature using warm air blanket or warm blankets.
• Provides privacy for the patient.
• Minimizes apprehension, dread, foreboding or uneasiness related to the treatment/procedure.
• Obtains patient history, surgical and anesthesia consent as required.
• Discusses and makes plans for the post-op discharge to include but not limited to transportation, responsible adult for post op care.
• Meets with patient and family regarding feedback and follows up on their issues; Implements planned service recovery strategies, if indicated, appropriately documenting the incident and informing appropriate departments
• Ensures brakes are in locked position, side rails are up, environment is free of clutter.
• Keeps patient and family informed of surgical procedure specifics including but not limited to schedule, length of procedure, communication with family members, pain control, etc.
• Prepares patient charts ensuring that necessary forms and test results are available in chart prior to patient’s scheduled surgery
• Completes all necessary documentation in the PAT and communication tool regarding readiness of chart.

Education

Experience

License / Certification Requirements