Full time PACU RN - Hospital

People

Adheres to staffing schedules, attendance policy, and cooperates with daily assignments as requested.

Demonstrates skills as a team player. As a Registered Nurse, shows appropriate delegation, while directing and supervising ancillary personnel in planning, implementing, monitoring and evaluating patient care in the pre-operative/post-operative clinical areas according to accepted standards.

May be requested to perform charge duties.

Provides direct patient care in the assigned clinical areas and demonstrates clinical competence.

Participates in orientation of new staff, ensures facility morale exemplifies the mission and values of the center.

Demonstrates ability to solve problems timely and constructively; maintains focus on improving the situation.

Willingness to teach others and participate in competency programs.

Completes Cornerstone modules in a timely manner annually.

Participates in all staff meetings for department and facility for informative and educational purposes.

Maintains skills required to be fully cross-trained in all areas of PeriAnesthesia and participates in the week-end PACU call schedule unless employment status is PRN.

Service

Demonstrates highly effective communication skills with staff, management, physicians, patients, and family members.

Establishes and maintains exceptional services to all customers including physicians, patients and employees with the goal of delighting all customers.

Participates in service recovery by taking ownership of the situation and correcting problems.

Keeps customers informed of progress related to clinical operations and provides comfort, information, and assistance during the process.

Models appropriate interaction with physicians, patients and staff to ensure high level of service in all areas of responsibility.

Reviews daily schedule and prepares patient care areas based upon types of procedures and specific patient care needs.

Communicates changes in status as necessary to physicians, family members, and other staff.

Quality

Initiates physical and psycho/social assessment and pre-operative plan of care, identifies patient and obtains informed consent.

Completes and documents a pre-operative interview, obtains necessary diagnostic test results and notifies appropriate physicians and staff regarding variances and/or concerns.

Completes and documents post-operative phone calls and reports problems and/or concerns.

Completes the Post-Anesthesia record and assures all patients have met the discharge criteria prior to discharge; and provides all patients post-operative instructions.

Assures the delivery of quality clinical care through participation in SP benchmarking programs.

Assures facility clinical policies and procedures are followed.

Maintains a safe clinical environment, adheres to all patient care safety requirements.

Reviews and participates in performance improvement initiatives.

Medical record documentation is accurate, legible, and in accordance with federal and accrediting standards.

Participates in quality improvement activities.

Finance

Conserves resources and minimizes cost when possible.

Participates and assists with implementation of cost saving initiatives for the department.

Communicates ideas for cost containment and reducing expense.

Appropriate staffing levels and overtime is below established benchmarks.

Medical record documentation should be completed accurately for all cases.