RN-Post Anesthesia Care Unit

Responsibilities

• Affirms the needs of patients and families, providing appropriate teaching and making necessary referrals to ensure continuity of care.
• Develops an individual plan of care using a collaborative approach with the patient/family and healthcare team.
• Promptly completes documentation to ensure an accurate legal record of patient’s care.
• Delivers high quality care utilizing the nursing process while demonstrating knowledge and clinical skills of the specialty required on assigned unit in accordance with established policies, procedures and standards of care.
• Utilizes a holistic approach (considering biopsychosocial, spiritual, educational, safety, and related criteria) appropriate to the age of the patients and families served in the assigned service area.
• Delegates and provides direction for other healthcare providers and holds them accountable for their involvement in the plan of care.
• Maintains responsibility and accountability for the knowledge of conditions of assigned patients.
• Utilizes nursing skills to complete collection of health information to complete admission assessment to ensure patient is ready for procedure. Identifying high risks and communicating to provider.
• Delivers high quality care during procedure and where sedation may be provided. Using critical thinking skills to ensure patients remain in a safe environment.
• Care for post-procedure patient. Identifying patient needs post-procedure to ensure readiness for discharge.
• Partners with patients after discharge via follow-up phone call to identify any future patient needs or referrals.

Qualifications

• Graduate of accredited nursing program
• Current licensure in good standing to practice as a Registered Nurse in Iowa
• Must possess and maintain current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification or obtain certification within three (3) months from date of hire.
• CORE Certification within six (6) months from date of hire.
• Writes, reads, comprehends and speaks fluent English.
• Multicultural sensitivity.
• Microsoft Office – basic computer skills.
• Customer/patient focused.
• Critical thinking skills using independent judgment in making decisions.
• Use of usual and customary equipment used to perform essential functions of the position.