Pre-post Op Rn

**POSITION FEATURES**:

- Our out-patient surgical center performs vascular-access procedures, PAD, and embolization and care for ESRD patients.
- We work only day-shift.
- No Call. No evening shift. No night shift. No holidays. No Saturday hours.
- Prefer Critical Care, ED, IR, OR experience

**Location**:
**Renal Focus ASC, Plainview**

671 Old Country Rd.

Plainview, NY 11803

Immediate Openings at Azura Vascular.
- Our out-patient surgical center performs vascular-access procedures, PAD, and embolization and care for ESRD patients.
- We work only day-shift.
- No Call. No evening shift. No night shift. No holidays. No Saturday hours.
- Prefer Critical Care, ED, IR, OR experience

**Location**:
**Renal Focus ASC, Plainview**

671 Old Country Rd.

Plainview, NY 11803

**PURPOSE AND SCOPE**:
Supports FMCNA's mission, vision, core values and customer service philosophy. Adheres to the FVC/FMCNA Compliance Program, including following all regulatory and FVC/FMS policy requirements.

Provides direct nursing care pre, during and post procedure, under the direction of the Facility Manager and/or Charge Registered Nurse, utilizing standard nursing techniques to assist the physician in optimum patient outcomes following facility policies and procedures.

**PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES**:
**QUALITY**:

- Responsible for supporting and driving FVC quality standards through meeting regulatory and accrediting body requirements and the practice of Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI), including use of FVC/FMS CQI tools.
- Assists with implementation of FVC quality goals and facility specific action plans in order to achieve FVC quality standards.
- Accountable for outstanding quality of patient care, as defined by the FVC quality goals, to ensure that FVC/FMC policies and procedures are followed.
- Responsible for addressing and acting on adverse events and action thresholds in collaboration with facility management.
- Maintains integrity of medical records and other FVC administrative and operational records.
- Complies with all data collection and auditing activities.
- Maintains facility environmental integrity and safety.

**PATIENT**:

- Obtains necessary medical history, discusses procedure and answers questions, and performs nursing assessment on the day of the procedure.
- Provides education to patients and patient's family regarding post procedure care of vascular access.
- Monitors patient condition before, during and after the procedure, especially patients having moderate sedation and contrast media injections for possible complications or reactions.
- Acts as a resource for the patient to address patient concerns and questions.
- Identifies and communicates patient related issues to facility management, as needed.
- Completes documentation of patient information from admission to discharge in an accurate manner.
- Confirm written orders, consents and lab work are completed and documented in accordance with facility policies. This includes appropriate preparation of lab requisitions; delivery to appropriate labs; reporting and forwarding of lab results to appropriate physician.
- Maintains competency with all emergency operational procedures, and initiates CPR and emergency measures, as needed.
- Administers medications and IV moderate sedation to patients as directed per physician's orders, and in compliance with FVC, company, federal, state and local regulations.
- Acts as scrub technologist to assist the physician during procedure as needed; maintaining a sterile technique.
- Assists with patient workflow by transporting patients as needed.
- Performs point - of - care laboratory testing as directed per physician's orders and in compliance with FVC, company, federal, state and local regulations.
- Performs IV insertion as per physician orders.
- Performs additional tasks as designated by Physician, practicing in compliance with state regulations.

**PHYSICIANS**:

- Provides regular and effective communication with physicians on an as needed basis.
- Attends and participates in CQI meetings with physicians, reporting on assigned topics.
- May assist facility management in working with the physicians and staff to verify all necessary instruments and equipment.
- Assists the physician in completing and reporting state required adverse event reports and reporting internally as per FVC/FMC policy and procedure.

**MAINTENANCE/TECHNICAL**:

- Operates appropriate facility equipment and technology, including but not limited to, patient monitors, defibrillators, medical recording devices, sterilizers and computers in a safe and efficient manner.
- Inspects operation of all facility equipment and reports malfunctions, and maintenance needs to ensure the safe and effective operation of all vascular access equipment.
- Inspects operation of all facility operating systems, including temperature checks in appropriate areas and physical structure of the facility and reports any issues to the Facility Manager