What are the responsibilities and job description for the PACU Registered Nurse position at Rothman Orthopaedic Specialty Hospital?
POSITION: FULL TIME 20HRS
JOB SUMMARY:
To act as patient advocate, providing continuity of care designed to meet individual patient needs through collaboration with other members of the health care team and supporting the philosophy, objectives and goals of the facility. The Registered Nurse is responsible for assessing the needs of individual patients including but not limited to adult, adolescent, and geriatric patients.
36 Hour Position
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Degree from accredited nursing program
- Licensure as registered nurse
- Minimum of 3 years work experience as a staff nurse.
- ACLS/BLS for PRE-OP/PACU areas
- BLS for all other clinical areas
- Critical Care Experience is a must
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Formulates a goal directed plan of care, which is prioritized and based on determined nursing diagnosis and patient outcomes.
- Implements care in a knowledgeable, skilled, consistent manner in reaching the desired patient outcomes through nursing processes.
- Establish priorities of patient care based on essential patient needs and available center resources of time, personnel, equipment and supplies.
- Performs efficiently in emergency patient situations following established protocols, remaining calm, informing appropriate persons and documenting events.
- Demonstrates applied knowledge base in areas of medical/ surgical patient care, pain assessment and actions of pharmaceuticals and anesthetic agents, laboratory values, safety and legal issues and all emergency equipment.
- Practices effective problem identification and resolution skills as a method of sound decision making.
- Performs documentation duties on the floor and in the patient record, which is timely, accurate and concise.
- Works as part of a team in delivering patient care.