Registered Nurse Pre and Post Operative Care Unit Nights

About the role

Wyoming Medical Center seeks to transform the lives of those we serve by fostering the highest level of health and wellness in our community and across our region and state. Nurses play a crucial role in achieving these goals, and this role offers flexibility while still being part of the Preop/PACU team.

Responsibilities

• Assesses patient physical, psychological, social, spiritual, educational, developmental, cultural and discharge planning needs.
• Reviews patient history and physical with patient/family and assures completion within appropriate timeframe.
• Reviews available information obtained by other health care team members.
• Reviews diagnostics and laboratory data and reports abnormal results to the physician(s) and other appropriate caregivers.
• Completes assessment and reassessments according to patient need and as outlined in policy.
• Formulates a plan of care, including the discharge plan, utilizing assessment data and patient, family and health team input.
• Initiates a plan of care based on patient-specific needs, assessment data and the medical plan of care.
• Provides care based on physician orders and the nursing plan of care, in compliance with policies and procedures, standards of care, and regulatory agency requirements.
• Delegates appropriately, and provides nursing supervision in the provision of care to patients by other licensed nurses and other personnel.
• Evaluates the patient's and family's response to care and teaching, and revises the plan of care as needed.
• Evaluates patient progress towards goals and expected outcomes in collaboration with other health care team members.
• Evaluates patient's response and the effectiveness of patient teaching.
• Documents assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation in the patient record.
• Interacts and participates in the education, role development, and orientation of facility personnel, patients, students, families and visitors.
• Synthesizes and prioritizes data from multiple sources to provide support for the human response of the patient and family to changes in health status.

Requirements

• Current, valid RN license in state of practice, temporary/interim RN license in state of practice, or compact RN licensure for current state of practice.
• BLS certification is required.
• Additional certification or continuing education may be required based on area of practice.
• One year experience in an acute care hospital setting preferred.
• Experience in the clinical area for which he or she is applying is desired.
• Maintains clinical performance competencies appropriate to the area in which they work as demonstrated through annual validations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree preferred.
• Professional certification preferred.

Skills

• Excellent communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Strong organizational and time management skills.
• Knowledge of nursing protocols and standards of care.

Benefits

Flexible scheduling, rewarding careers, and opportunities for growth and development are offered at Banner Health. Wyoming Medical Center is committed to providing a supportive and collaborative work environment where nurses can thrive.

Pay

The pay for this role is competitive and commensurate with experience.

Schedule

This opportunity offers a full-time schedule working 40 hours a week, with 4-10 hour night shifts, Monday - Thursday from 9:00pm - 7:30am. This role also offers a night shift differential of 15%.