PACU RN Per Diem

Responsibilities

• Delivers safe patient care according to OrthoRI policy and procedure.
• Affirms, plans, evaluates, and ensures the implementation of the patient’s care to achieve identified outcomes, and reviews on an ongoing basis.
• Collaborates nursing interventions to enhance achievement of expected outcomes and to ensure readiness for discharge.
• Demonstrates ability to direct and provide patient care in emergency situations.
• Utilizes specialized nursing knowledge, nursing process, and discriminative judgment while giving direct or indirect care.
• Sets patient care responsibilities based on patient needs and abilities of available staff.
• Demonstrates appropriate knowledge and competence of designated skills identified for position in post anesthesia patient care duties.
• Maintains vigilance over vital signs, recognizes emergencies, and notifies Anesthesiologist.
• Checks dressings, drains, tubes, and patency of catheters as required.
• Assists with postoperative patient calls.
• Reviews charts for completeness and administers and medications as ordered by physician.
• Assists with cleaning of preoperative and recovery room areas according to policies and procedures.
• Monitors inventory and notifies appropriate staff members to re-order.
• Ensures proper discharge care per the OrthoRI guidelines.
• Attends and participates in all applicable facility training and development workshops scheduled by the facility.
• Communicates patient information to assure confidentiality and continuity of care.
• Documents all patient information according to established standards and provides pertinent information confidentially to physicians, family, and team members involved.
• Demonstrates the safe operation of equipment and machinery and follows procedures for reporting and correcting an unsafe situation.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an Accredited School of Nursing.
• Current RI State Licensure.
• BLS & ACLS and PALS Required.
• At least one year of medical/surgical nursing experience preferred.
• Any combination of education, training, and experience that demonstrates the ability to perform the duties of the position.
• Experience with Electronic Medical Records.