Registered Nurse

Overview

Department: Operating Room
Schedule: Days, Per Diem
Facility: Prime Healthcare St. Mary's Hospital
Location: Kankakee, IL 60901

Responsibilities

• Accountable directly to the OR Charge Nurse and the Director of Surgical Services, and indirectly to the House Supervisor
• Responsible for the delivery of patient care through the nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation for all patients within the PACU scope of services
• Coordinates the post-operative care of the patient with the surgeon and anesthesiologist
• Directs and guides other personnel while maintaining standards of care in the PACU
• Communicates with the physician about changes in the patient's clinical condition including hemodynamic monitoring, results of diagnostic studies and abnormal results and symptomatology
• Works with other departments and co-workers to provide quality patient care across the continuum, efficient patient flow and unit maintenance and organization
• Responsible for adherence to regulations, standards and hospital or unit policies and procedures
• Responsible for participation in Performance Improvement activities, unit meetings and in-services
• Acts as a resource for other personnel as appropriate

Qualifications

• Current and valid state RN License
• Current BLS (AHA) certificate upon hire and maintain current
• ACLS (AHA) certificate 30 days upon hire and maintain current
• PALS (AHA) certificate preferred
• Previous Critical Care or PACU experience or minimum of one year on the job training
• Critical Care RN (CCRN) preferred
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred

Pay

$43.00 to $43.00 per hour