Registered Nurse - MAIN PACU - RMC - FT - Days - 9AM-7:30PM

About the role

Capital Health is the region’s leader in providing progressive, quality patient care with significant investments in our exceptional physicians, nurses and staff, as well as advanced technology. Capital Health is a dynamic health care resource accredited by the DNV that includes two hospitals, an outpatient center, satellite ED, and an expansive network of primary and specialty care. Capital Health Medical Group is made up of more than 600 physicians and other providers who offer primary and specialty care, as well as hospital-based services, to patients throughout the region. Capital Health recognizes that attracting the best talent is key to our strategy and success as an organization. As a result, we aim for flexibility in structuring competitive compensation offers to ensure we can attract the best candidates.

Pay

Pay Range: $43.90 – $59.69 per hour (full-time equivalent). Actual compensation may differ depending on assigned hours and position status (e.g., part-time).

Schedule

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40

• Hours of Work: 9:00 a.m. – 7:30 p.m. (four 10-hour days per week), weekdays
• No specific set day off
• Includes holiday and week on-call rotation requirement

Responsibilities

• Prepare patients for cardiac and vascular surgical procedures, ensuring readiness and safety
• Provide Phase 1 (PACU) recovery for post-anesthesia cardiac and vascular patients; position floats to Main PACU as needed
• Deliver quality care through a team effort using the nursing process: assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation
• Assure patient safety by executing appropriate policies and procedures
• Provide support for pain management using pharmacological and non-pharmacological measures; assist patient/family in identifying individualized comfort measures
• Follow up on internal resources to determine outcomes of interventions completed by other departments
• Mobilize resources in complex cases to maximize patient control and participation over his/her own recovery
• Provide information and interpretation of the patient’s condition and coping mechanisms to patient and family
• Assess how much information a patient wants and needs, tailoring vocabulary and approach to enable successful processing of care and treatment course
• Formulate and document a discharge plan that maximizes the patient’s ability to continue meaningful life activities
• Integrate assessment and diagnostic information with intuition to foresee potential age-specific healthcare needs and anticipate patient needs
• Ensure handoff communication includes a report on situations most likely to develop and problems awaiting the patient
• Identify proactively issues to be resolved related to patient education for medication management; provide discharge planning including instructions on discharge medications
• Use discretionary judgment to appropriately modify patient care regimens
• Facilitate appropriate responses from other health care team members to provide quality and safe care
• Explore multiple aspects of care regimens with case manager and health care providers to promote appropriate resolution
• Display ability to see the entire unit and self-motivation to develop a plan for adjusting staffing patterns as needed
• Attend educational sessions to improve ability to assess departmental needs (e.g., charge nurse workshops, leadership training, critical decision making, workload prioritization)
• Plan and provide unique and individualized comfort measures using intuitive, innovative, scientifically sound, evidence-based practices
• Participate in unit-based and/or hospital-based committees
• Participate in performance improvement activities at the unit and/or hospital-wide level
• Participate actively in preparation for Joint Commission readiness
• Participate in unit-level efforts to achieve successful patient satisfaction scores and maintain awareness of HCAHPS measurements
• Perform any other related duties as required or assigned

Requirements

• Education: Associate’s degree or graduate from an accredited school of nursing
• Experience: PACU and/or Critical Care experience required
• Credentials:
  • AHA BLS – Healthcare Provider
  • Registered Nurse – NJ

Additional Credentials by Assignment:

• Requires TNCC (or must obtain within 1 year of hire) AND 8 hours of trauma-related Continuing Nursing Education (CNE) contact hours if assigned to: RMC ICU/CCU, RMC Surgical Trauma Unit, RMC PACU, Emergency Department (all campuses)
• Requires NIH Stroke Scale Certification (or must obtain by end of orientation) AND 8 hours of stroke-related Continuing Nursing Education (CNE) contact hours if assigned to: PACU, Critical Care, Emergency Department, Neuro Units, Cardiology Inpatient at Hopewell, Peds/Peds ED
• CPR Requirements:
  • Requires ACLS (or must obtain within 6 months of hire) if assigned to: Critical Care/Intermediate/Telemetry, Emergency Rooms, Pediatrics/Pediatric Emergency Room, Labor & Delivery, Surgical Services (excluding Perioperative), Interventional Procedures, Observation
  • Requires NRP (or must obtain within 6 months of hire) if assigned to: Maternity Services, Emergency Room RMC/Deborah
  • Requires PALS (or must obtain within 6 months of hire) if assigned to: Emergency Rooms, Infant Follow-Up, Surgical Services (PACU & Same Day Surgery only), Pediatrics/Pediatric ED. ENPC accepted in lieu of PALS for Adult Emergency Room

Knowledge and Skills

• Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills
• High interpersonal skills at individual and team levels
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Adjusts quickly and reacts positively to change
• Considerable knowledge of principles, practices, and current trends in nursing
• Good work ethic
• Demonstrates knowledge of nursing skills, hospital practices, procedures, and standards

Physical Demands and Work Environment

• Frequent physical demands: Push/pull, twisting, bending, reaching forward, reaching overhead, squat/kneel/crawl, wrist position deviation, pinching/fine motor activities, keyboard use/repetitive motion, taste or smell
• Occasional physical demands: Sitting, climbing (e.g., stairs or ladders)
• Continuous physical demands: Standing, walking, carrying objects, talking or hearing
• Lifting: Up to 25 lbs from floor to waist; up to 25 lbs at waist level and above
• Sensory requirements: 20/40 near vision, 20/40 far vision, color discrimination, depth perception, hearing

Anticipated Occupational Exposure Risks: Bloodborne pathogens, chemical, airborne communicable disease, dust/particulate matter

Benefits

• Medical Plan
• Prescription drug coverage & In-House Employee Pharmacy
• Dental Plan
• Vision Plan
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA) – Healthcare FSA and Dependent Care FSA
• Retirement Savings and Investment Plan
• Basic Group Term Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance
• Supplemental Group Term Life & AD&D Insurance
• Disability Benefits – Long Term Disability (LTD) and Short Term Disability (STD)
• Employee Assistance Program
• Commuter Transit and Commuter Parking
• Supplemental Life Insurance (Voluntary Life Spouse, Voluntary Life Employee, Voluntary Life Child)
• Voluntary Legal Services
• Voluntary Accident, Critical Illness and Hospital Indemnity Insurance
• Voluntary Identity Theft Insurance
• Voluntary Pet Insurance
• Paid Time-Off Program