RN PACU Days

Schedule

Full time
Shift Day (United States of America)
Options include 3x12-hour or 4x10-hour schedules.
Call: Requires occasional late stays, weekend coverage, and a 45-minute call-back response time.

About the role

Extends the Healing Ministry of Christ by extending compassionate care to patients and their families.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates competent technical skills and operational knowledge of all equipment used in the Surgical Services department.
• Communicates effectively with patients, families, physicians, and staff, maintaining professional relationships and promoting a positive environment.
• Educates patients on procedures, answers related questions, and ensures patient safety throughout care.
• Auxiliaries with patient preparation for surgery, including starting IVs, documenting pertinent information, and reporting critical values.
• Ensures accurate and complete handoff to and from surgery, including verifying consent and compliance with hospital policy.
• Collections and documents patient health data systematically and continuously.
• Analyzes assessment data to determine and validate diagnoses with the patient, family, and healthcare providers.
• Develops individualized plans of care in collaboration with the patient, family, and healthcare providers, ensuring continuity and documentation.
• Implements interventions from the plan of care safely, timely, and appropriately, documenting actions taken.
• Evaluates patient progress towards outcomes systematically, revising diagnoses, outcomes, and plans of care as needed.
• Administers medications correctly per age group and population served, adhering to policy.

Requirements

• Associate's of Nursing [Required]
• Bachelor's of Nursing [Preferred]
• 1+ years acute nursing [Preferred]
• 1+ years surgical services experience [Preferred]

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse (RN) [Required]
• Basic Life Support - CPR Cert (BLS) [Required]
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support Cert (ACLS) [Required]
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support Cert (PALS) [Required]
• Certified Post-Anesthesia Nurse (CPAN) [Preferred]
• Certified Nurse Operating Room (CNOR) [Preferred]
• Acute/Critical Care Clinical Nurse Specialist (CCNS) [Preferred]

Skills

N/A

Benefits

N/A

Pay

$31.44 - $54.92