Registered Nurse - Post Surgical PACU
Description Summary
The competent Nurse, in the same or similar clinical setting, practices independently and demonstrates an awareness of all relevant aspects of a situation. Provides routine and complex care, with the ability to set long-range goals or plans. Continues to develop the ability to cope with and manage contingencies of clinical nursing. Makes appropriate assignments and delegates to other care providers as a means to help manage the clinical situation.
Responsibilities
- Moves consistently with the applicable OneCHRISTUS Competencies: Leader of Self, Leader of Others, or Leader of Leaders.
- Consistent with the ANA Scope and Standards of Practice, provides nursing care utilizing the nursing process, including assessment, diagnosis, planning, intervention and evaluation for assigned patients.
- Addresses increasingly complex psychological, emotional, cultural, and social needs of patient and families in accordance with their level of practice.
- Using the appropriate protocol, administers medications and treatments; monitors for side-effects and effectiveness of the treatment prescribed.
- Documents patient history, symptoms, medication, and care given.
- Affirms learning needs and provides education to patients, family members and/or care givers; identifies issues and resources.
Job Requirements
Education/Skills: Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing, preferred
Experience: 1 year of experience in the related nursing specialty preferred
Licenses, Registrations, or Certifications: BLS required, RN License in state of employment or compact
Position Requirements: All newly hired experienced RNs must attend New Nurses Orientation within the first 30 days of hire. New hires are precepted by a designated trained staff member and initial on-boarding requirements are validated through successful completion of the designated organizational entry competency validation and a Perioperative Department-specific competency validation. Completion of all annual competency verification requirements.
Experience: Perioperative RN Residency, or recently practicing in an OR/Perioperative Setting preferred
Licenses, Registrations, or Certifications: Current ACLS certification required, Current PALS certification required
Credential Grace Periods
Basic Life Support (BLS): No grace period. AHA or Red Cross accepted at time of hire.
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS): Within 30 days of hire.
Pediatric Life Support (PALS): Within 30 days of hire.
Trauma Nurse Core Curriculum (TNCC): Within 60 days of hire.
Trauma Care After Resuscitation (TCAR): Within 60 days of hire.
Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP): Within 30 days of hire.
AWHONN INTERMEDIATE FHM (Fetal Heart Monitoring): Within 30 days of hire.
STABLE (Neonatal Education): Within 30 days of hire.
Work Schedule
3 Days - 12 Hours
Work Type
Full Time