Registered Nurse - PACU - Day/Evening

About the role

Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) has a total of 18 recovery bays for recovering phase one general post-surgical patients and an isolation room and ECT minor procedure room.

Responsibilities

• Provides and coordinates direct care in accordance with the principles of patient and family-centered care based on the nursing process and according to the clinical standards of the hospital.
• Acts as a primary nurse for patients on the unit.
• Synthesizes patient data to develop outcome-driven plans.
• Safely and independently administers prescribed treatments, medications, and nursing interventions based on assessment and plan of care.
• Accommodates changes in patients' status and acts accordingly.
• Identifies and communicates individualized patient needs for safe handoffs during transitions of care.
• Collaborates with patient/family in care planning with all disciplines.
• Appropriately and correctly documents the patient response to interventions and progress toward outcomes.
• Identifies and documents variances. Appropriately utilizes flow sheets, progress notes, and/or electronic medical record for documentation.
• Identifies own areas of professional growth and development in performance improvement efforts.
• Promotes a professional practice environment that supports patient safety and quality through interdisciplinary collaboration, Shared Decision Making activities including peer review.
• Serves as positive role model.
• Begins to provide leadership for problem solving and goal formation.
• Negotiates for a win-win solution.
• Delegates aspects of care to other nursing personnel in order to meet patient needs.
• Helps assistive personnel organize and set priorities for work.
• Makes sure tasks assigned or delegated to the patient care team are completed.
• Promotes collaboration and cooperation among physicians, nursing staff, and other members of the interdisciplinary team.
• Begins to display conflict resolution and negotiation skills to maximize team performance.
• Virtual Nursing. Variation of duties may result based on the assigned customer care unit(s).

Qualifications

• Minimum Education: Diploma Program Required or Associates Degree Required. Bachelors Degree Nursing (BSN) Preferred.
• Work Experience: 2 Years RN Experience Required. Previous ICU, ED, or Periop (Not Med/Surg or OR) Experience Preferred.
• Licenses: Licensed Registered Nurse Upon Hire Required or Registered Nurse Multi State License Upon Hire Required and Basic Life Support Upon Hire Required. Advanced Cardiac Life Support Upon Hire Required. Pediatric Advanced Life Support Upon Hire Required.