Registered Nurse (RN) — Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) — Harbour View Medical Center

About the role

Bon Secours seeks people committed to our values of compassion, human dignity, integrity, service, and stewardship to create an environment where associates want to work and help communities thrive.

Responsibilities

• Utilizes strong organizational and leadership skills to assess patient status
• Determines the priority of the patient’s problems and needs
• Implements clinical nursing interventions to acute, critical patients requiring intensive medical care
• Develops and performs patient care plans to enhance and improve outcomes
• Ensures a safe and therapeutic environment
• Collaborates with the interdisciplinary care team
• Conducts initial and ongoing patient assessment
• Observes the surgery and surgical team from a broad perspective and assists the team to create and maintain a safe and comfortable environment for the patient
• Manages the nursing care of the patient within the OR and coordinates the needs of the surgical team with other care providers
• Provides pre-op, intra-op, and post-op care, including assessment and discharge instructions

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited Associates degree or Bachelors degree in Nursing
• Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN)
• BLS Basic Life Support, ACLS Advanced Cardiac Life Support or PALS Pediatric Advanced Life Support (preferred at hire, must obtain from approved source prior to direct patient care; ACLS and/or PALS may be required within 6 months based on specific surgical department requirements)
• CNOR Certified Perioperative Nurse (preferred, not required)
• SGNA Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates (preferred, not required)
• Two years of RN experience in Critical Care Department (preferred, not required)
• Completion of OR internship program (preferred, not required)
• Successful completion of Peri-op 101 (preferred, not required)

Qualifications

• Education: Graduates of an accredited Associates degree or Bachelors degree in Nursing
• Certifications: Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN), BLS Basic Life Support, ACLS Advanced Cardiac Life Support or PALS Pediatric Advanced Life Support (preferred at hire, must obtain from approved source prior to direct patient care; ACLS and/or PALS may be required within 6 months based on specific surgical department requirements), CNOR Certified Perioperative Nurse (preferred, not required), SGNA Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates (preferred, not required)
• Experience: Two years of RN experience in Critical Care Department (preferred, not required)
• Training: Completion of OR internship program (preferred, not required), Successful completion of Peri-op 101 (preferred, not required)

Skills

• Strong organizational and leadership skills
• Ability to assess patient status and determine priorities
• Knowledge of clinical nursing interventions and patient care plans
• Experience in operating room settings
• Ability to collaborate with interdisciplinary care teams

Benefits

Competitive pay, incentives, referral bonuses, and 403(b) with employer contributions (when eligible); medical, dental, vision, prescription coverage, HSA/FSA options, life insurance, mental health resources, and discounts; paid time off, parental and FMLA leave, short- and long-term disability, backup care for children and elders; tuition assistance, professional development, and continuing education support.

Pay

Range: Minimum: $34.33 Maximum: $54.93

Schedule

Not specified