REGISTERED NURSE, PACU, Part Time
About the Role
This Registered Nurse PACU opportunity is part time, offers full benefits and a convenient schedule. This individual will function in PACU environment and provides direct patient care to infant through geriatric patient populations. Addresses the psychosocial, physical and general aspects of care related to the surgical environment. Assists with the maintenance of PHA and PACU equipment and inventory. Participates in performance improvement activities. Assesses, plans, implements and evaluates the care of patients undergoing surgical, pain management, and endoscopic procedures. Responsible for monitoring patient's physiological status in the immediate postoperative environment. Communicates with surgeon and anesthesiologist immediately and as needed about patient condition; receives direction for patient management. Intercedes to maintain optimum homeostasis. Proficient in pain management, guidelines and medication dosing. Maintains regulatory agency requirements, nursing and hospital policies, procedures and standards.
Responsibilities
- Demonstrates supportive behaviors necessary for performing bedside report using IMAP & SBAR
- Perform head to toe pre-procedure assessment on all patients and reassesses post procedure as needed
- Ability to formulate an individualized plan of care as indicated and evaluates for effectiveness
- Adequately assess and reassess pain. Utilizes appropriate pain management techniques
- Educates the patient and family regarding pain management
Qualifications
- Graduate of an accredited or NLN-approved RN program
- Current Nevada nursing license
- Current BLS certificate
- Prefer one year full time or three years part time experience in acute care PACU setting
- Current ACLS required
- Handle with Care (or obtained within six months of employment) in required speciality
- Must successfully pass any pre-employment assessment(s) required by the facility
Benefits
- Challenging and rewarding work environment
- Competitive Compensation & Generous Paid Time Off
- Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans
- 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan
- Tuition Reimbursement/Repayment Program
- Career development opportunities within UHS and its 300+ Subsidiaries
About Sierra Medical Center
Sierra Medical Center is part of Northern Nevada Health System, a regional multi-facility system that has excelled at offering quality care to residents of the greater Truckee Meadows. Sierra Medical Center is a 170-bed acute care hospital offering services including 24/7 ER care, cardiology, oncology, labor and delivery, level II NICU, surgical and orthopedic services, and much more.
Our Values
- Compassion: We treat everyone with kindness and warmth because we genuinely care about every patient, employee and physician like they are family
- Empathy: We put ourselves in our patient's shoes and deliver clinical care with a personalized touch
- Teamwork: We foster a caring and friendly work environment to bring the best possible outcomes in our patient's lives
- Quality: We strive to provide excellence in clinical care
- Ethics: We conduct our business with the highest ethical and moral standards
- Respect: We promise to honor the dignity, individuality and rights of everyone
- Service Excellence: We provide personalized and professional service that exceeds the expectations of those we serve
- Innovation: We continually invest in technology and process improvements to develop new and better ways of delivering clinical care