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Seeking capable clinician, focused on expanding knowledge and skills for nightshift preoperative and postoperative PeriAnesthesia patient populations. Consistently provides effective direct care, as part of the interdisciplinary team, to a variety of complex patients. Manages care and implements treatment plans at a refined skill level in collaboration with patients, their families, physicians and other members of the health care team. Seeks as well as provides feedback for improved clinical practice. Assumes a beginning leadership role but seeks mentoring in this process.

The PeriAnesthesia Care Unit provides patient-centered care to ensure the best possible outcomes for patients in the main hospital of all ages, genders, geographic locations, and walks of life that will undergo a procedure that will involve the use of anesthesia. PeriAnesthesia care involves the assessment, diagnosis, intervention and evaluation of perceived, actual, or potential physical or psychosocial problems that may result from the administration of sedation/analgesic and anesthetic agents and techniques.

Preoperatively, this service area prepares patients/families for procedures that require anesthesia and provides patients an opportunity to meet with their anesthesiology and surgical team(s) to ask questions prior to surgery. Nurses work with providers, patients, and families to identify barriers and provide early intervention to ensure positive outcomes.

Postoperatively, care is provided based on patient acuity and disposition. Advocating for patients at their most vulnerable requires our nurses to be expert clinicians with excellent critical-thinking and communication skills. Post-anesthesia nurses are capable of making intelligent, independent decisions and initiating appropriate action as necessary. Our nurses are committed to providing high-quality, individualized patient care, while maintaining flexibility to coordinate care by various health-team members.

Same day discharge and Extended Stay (23 hours) after procedures include meeting surgery-specific milestones, discharge education, and coordination of outpatient services (pharmacy, DME, etc). The ability for PeriAnesthesia nurses to provide specialized post-surgical care allows for continuity of care and a positive patient experience.

Responsible for providing and coordinating interdisciplinary patient care utilizing the nursing process.

This job description integrates the ANA 2015 Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice, Third Edition and the ANA Code of Ethics for Nurses with Interpretive Statements (ANA, 2015), and the UVA Nursing Professional Practice Model.

ANA Scope and Standards of Practice definition of nursing:

Nursing is the protection, promotion, and optimization of health and abilities, prevention of illness and injury, facilitation of healing, alleviation of suffering through the diagnosis and treatment of human response, and advocacy in the care of individuals, families, groups, communities and populations.

• Relationship Based Care - Self and Colleagues: reflects the influence of the nurse’s relationship with self, colleagues and patient/family on the patient experience.

• Relationship Based Care - Patients and Families: reflects the influence of the nurse’s relationship with self, colleagues and patient/family on the patient experience.

• Expert Caring: encompasses clinical assessment, planning, prioritizing, coordinating and implementation of care.

• Empowered Leaders: demonstrate knowledge of and actively participate in shared governance.

• Lifelong Learners: encompasses professional development through formal education, professional certification, internal and external learning opportunities and recognizes the value of external professional organizations. Supports onboarding of new team members and precepts as applicable.

• Quality Achievement: includes adherence to clinical documentation guidelines, comprehension of outcomes data, engagement in performance improvement activities and commitment to standard work.

• Innovation: is demonstrated by application of technologies that support patient care, actively seeking to implement evidence based practice and new knowledge generated by nursing research.

• In addition to the above job responsibilities, other duties may be assigned.

Position Compensation Range: $39.90 - $53.00 Hourly

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

Education: Graduate of accredited nursing program, Bachelor of Science in Nursing required within 5 years of hire.

Experience: 1 year of relevant experience.

Licensure: Licensed to Practice as a Registered Nurse in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

Certification: American Heart Association (AHA) Health Care Provider BLS certification required. Post-hire American Heart Association (AHA) Health Care Provider ACLS certification required..

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

Job requires standing for prolonged periods, and frequently bending/stooping/traveling, Proficient communicative, auditory and visual skills; Attention to detail and ability to write legibly; Ability to lift/push/pull > 100lbs. May be exposed to fumes, chemicals, vibrations, humidity, cold, heat, noise, outdoor climate, blood/body fluids and infectious disease.

The University of Virginia, i ncluding the UVA Health System which represents the UVA Medical Center, Schools of Medicine and Nursing, UVA Physician’s Group and the Claude Moore Health Sciences Library, are fundamentally committed to the diversity of our faculty and staff. We believe diversity is excellence expressing itself through every person's perspectives and lived experiences. We are equal opportunity and affirmative action employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, veteran status, and family medical or genetic information.