Registered Nurse (RN) - Pre Operative Line Area

Hartford Hospital; Hartford (CT); On-site; USD 85,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive benefits

Career growth opportunities

Job summary

Hartford Hospital is seeking a skilled Preoperative Nurse to join our surgical services team in Hartford, CT. Under the Nurse Manager, you will apply evidence-based practices to plan perioperative care, assess patient needs, and educate patients and families.

Responsibilities include preanesthesia assessment, education, coordination with the perioperative team, and discharge planning. CT RN license, BSN preferred, BLS/ACLS required; 1 year surgical experience desired.

Qualifications

• Current Connecticut RN license is required.
• BSN degree preferred; ACLS/BLS certification required prior to hire.
• Experience in perioperative or surgical services is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Provide nursing care in the preanesthesia phase for day-of-surgery patients.
• Assess knowledge and educate patients and designated support persons.
• Collaborate with the perioperative team to ensure safe and timely transitions to the operating room.
• Participate in discharge planning and patient education after procedures.

Skills

Nursing

Patient care

Education

BSN preferred

Connecticut RN license

Job description

Location Detail: 79 Jefferson St HH Bliss Wing (10064)

Work where every moment matters.

Every day, more than 40,000 Hartford HealthCare colleagues come to work with one thing in common: Pride in what we do, knowing every moment matters here. We invite you to become part of Connecticut’s most comprehensive healthcare network.

Hartford Hospital is one of the largest and most respected teaching hospitals New England. We are a Level 1 Trauma Center that provides cutting edge treatment to its patients. This is made possible by being home to the largest robotic surgery center in the Northeast and the Center for Education, Simulation and Innovation (CESI), one of the most-advanced medical simulation training centers in the world. When hospitals cannot provide the advanced care, expertise and new treatment options their patients require, they turn to us.

Job Description

Our Nurses work in collaborative environments with strong interdisciplinary teams, focused on a patient centered care model in a richly diverse work space. Under the direction and general supervision of the Nurse Manager, the registered nurse utilizes evidence based practices in accordance with the State Nurse Practice Act, policies and procedures of the hospital and as directed by the medical staff. The registered nurse who through knowledge and ability uses the nursing process to develop a plan of care which includes standards of practice to meet the physical, emotional spiritual, cultural and educational needs of the patient and family.

The role of the preoperative nurse during the preanesthesia phase of care will be to provide nursing care to patients and their designated support person on the day of surgery or procedure.

Education and Professional Practice

• Assesses the knowledge level of patient or designated support person.
• Provides education regarding the expected psychosocial response, nutritional management, medication management, and pain and comfort management, wound management, and expected responses to the operation or procedure.
• Actively involves the patient or designated support person in decisions affecting his/her/their perioperative plan of care and the rehabilitation process.

Preanesthesia patient Assessment and Monitoring

• Performs pre-admission assessment including physical assessment and review of pertinent labs and relevant preoperative diagnostics testing.
• Prepares and administers ordered medications safely using the 8-rights of safe medication administration.
• Prepares for and monitors patient that has received procedural sedation.
• Manages patient’s other co-morbid conditions as applicable.
• Verifies that all the pre-operative preparation has been complete.
• Verifies safe ride home.
• Collaborates and effectively communicates with the entire perioperative team to ensure safe and timely transition to the operating room or procedural area.

Postanesthesia Phase II Assessment, Monitoring, and Discharge Planning

• Provides ongoing assessment and documentation of care.
• Evaluates of patient’s discharge readiness based on discharge criteria.
• Provides education and discharge instructions to patient and designated support person.
• Ensures safe transportation home.
• Provides safe transfer of care.

Qualifications

• Current unrestricted Connecticut RN License.
• Graduate of an accredited nursing school (BSN preferred).
• BLS certification by the American Heart Association prior to date of hire.
• ACLS certification by the American Heart Association prior to date of hire for external candidates and within 90 days for internal candidates.
• 1 year of recent medical surgical nursing experience.

We take great care of careers.

With locations around the state, Hartford HealthCare offers exciting opportunities for career development and growth. Here, you are part of an organization on the cutting edge – helping to bring new technologies, breakthrough treatments and community education to countless men, women and children. We know that a thriving organization starts with thriving employees-- we provide a competitive benefits program designed to ensure work/life balance. Every moment matters. And this is your moment.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action employer, the organization will not discriminate in its employment practices due to an applicant’s race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, and veteran or disability status.