Part-time Registered Nurse in Peoria, AZ

Join Arizona’s Leader in Minimally-Invasive Pain Care About Advanced Spine and Pain (ASAP) Advanced Spine and Pain (ASAP) is a comprehensive interventional pain practice with twelve locations across Arizona. We pride ourselves on individualized patient treatment programs driven by an outcomes program developed by our own physicians. Our physicians are board-certified specialists, and our non-physician providers typically have years of experience in interventional pain management ASAP is committed to whole-patient care, having launched an integrated behavioral health program at our Phoenix locations. This collaboration makes us the first interventional pain management group in the state to implement a behavioral health integration program at our practices. Innovative Treatments: We offer cutting-edge, minimally-invasive procedures designed to provide effective pain relief with limited downtime. • Collaborative Environment: Our team of top specialists works together to provide the best medical care and experience to our patients. • Patient-Centered Care: We focus on individualized treatment plans to ensure optimal outcomes for our patients. Employee Benefits We value our employees and offer a comprehensive benefits package, including: • Paid Time Off (PTO) • Sick Time • 401(k) Retirement Plan • Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance • Seven Paid Holidays Current Opportunities We are currently seeking dedicated professionals to join our team in various roles across our Arizona locations. Whether you're a seasoned healthcare provider or looking to start your career in pain management, ASAP offers opportunities for growth and development. Position Information The RN will provide safe, quality patient care in Ambulatory Surgical Center and Clinic Environment. Accountable for the assessing, planning, implementing, and coordinating patient care from admission to discharge. Job Duties: • Assesses patient status on admission to the preop area, the operating room and/or the post-op area, and on a continuing basis. • Provides safe, therapeutic quality care to patients by utilizing the nursing process and nursing diagnosis in a timely manner and by setting appropriate priorities. • Coordinate’s nursing interventions to enhance achievement of expected outcomes and to ensure readiness for discharge. • Document’s interventions and patient’s responses. • Ensures provision of patient care in an organized and timely manner. • Utilizes nursing care standards when planning and implementing patient care. • Communicates appropriate information regarding patient conditions to those who require the information. • Safely carries out physician’s orders correctly and promptly, documenting all activities. • Initiates and participates in patient and family education. Assesses learning needs according to patient’s level of understanding and readiness to learn. • Displays an understanding of each patient’s cognitive, physical, emotional, and chronological maturity in assessments, treatment, and care. • Makes sure regulation is followed when administering medication. Providing clear documentation: medication, dosage, oral or injection, site of injection or IV Push. Ensure that a physician’s order prior to medication administration. • Takes part in pre- and post-op phone calls and communicates any problems to the appropriate person. • Maintains competencies to function in RN role within specific area. (Ex. OR circulator – Identification, counting and care of instrumentation and sponges, skin preparation of surgical site). • Circulates in the operating room when needed. • Administers IV conscious sedation. • Counts narcotics at the beginning, midday, and end of shift. • Maintain competencies in conscious sedation administration and monitoring of sedated patient. Including airway protection, assessment, and support of sedated patients. • Protect sedated and anesthetized patients by identifying safety hazards such as electrical, equipment, pressure points and by minimizing exposure to maintain privacy and body temperature. • Expertise in safety principles, asepsis, sterile technique, and universal precautions. • Assesses, anticipates, and implements appropriate care throughout the surgical process. EDUCATION • Graduate of accredited school of nursing; current Arizona State R.N. License • RN degree BSN preferred. EXPERIENCE • Minimum of 3 years professional nursing experience • Clinic, Ambulatory Surgery Center, and pain experience is preferred. • IV Sedation. REQUIREMENTS • Must have excellent interpersonal and communication skills. • Demonstrates an ability to generate creative and innovative approaches to solve problems. • Stable and capable of performing in emergency situations making immediate decisions and setting priorities. • Current ACLS and BLS certifications. Certification must be renewed within 30 days of expiration date. SKILLS • Provides general nursing care to patients in the clinic and ASC. Administers medications per standing orders / medications written by physician. Practices within the Registered Nurse scope. • Maintains exam rooms, preoperative, operative, and postoperative for necessary supplies and materials. • Prepares equipment and assists physician during treatment and examination of patients. • Have a thorough knowledge of aseptic technique. • Trained, supervised and able to start IV’s using aseptic technique. • Observes, records and reports change in patient’s medical condition, informs physician immediately, and follows through accordingly. Educates patient/family about procedures and medications. • Ensures patients displaying a change in medical condition are given immediate attention and priority. • Maintains/reviews patient records, charts, and other pertinent information. Ensures pre-op phone calls are made to patients and that these patients fully meet protocol for procedure scheduled. • Responds to /refers incoming patient treatment-related phone calls. Instructs patient and family regarding medications and treatment instructions. • Monitors patient’s condition and reaction to drugs and treatments to physicians. • Demonstrates knowledge and expertise in the recovery of patient’s post procedures. • Demonstrates clinical expertise and professionalism when responding to emergency situations. • Maintains privacy, confidentiality, and integrity of patient and organizational data.