RN PACU

RN PACU (Healthcare)

The Essentials:

• Schedule:
  
  PRN | Minimum 24 hours Scheduled in four week period
• Location:
  
  Akron, OH Outpatient Surgery Center 3975 Embassy Pkwy | On-Site
• Specialties:
  
  PACU / Orthopaedics / Plastics

What youll do:

• Provide and coordinate nursing care, and resource management for patients and families in the post-operative areas.
• Uses good judgement and is guided by the knowledge of basic principles of nursing based on the biological, physical, and psycho-social sciences to plan, implement, and evaluate patient care processes and flow of patients through the post-operative area.
• Develops a nursing plan of care based on identified nursing diagnosis, patient care needs and standards with input from patient and/or family;
• Applies a systematic problem-solving approach in developing, implementing, and evaluating nursing plans of care;
• Documents implementation of the plan of care and all nursing interventions.
• Monitors patients vital signs;
• Performs IV therapy, venipunctures, and other procedures;
• Obtains specimens for testing as ordered;
• Facilitates physicians orders;
• Provides appropriate care to pre-op and post-op patients;
• Completes and documents necessary pre-op/post-op teaching of patient and family;
• Provides discharge instructions to patients.
• Practices with a questioning attitude;
  Shares ideas for improvement/revision of policies/procedures which would enhance the work environment and overall operation within the division.

What Were Looking For:

• Education:
  
  Graduate of a school of Nursing; B.S.N preferred.
• Experience:
  
  Minimum One (1) to two (2) years of PACU/ICU/ER experience required.
• License/Certification:
  Current license to practice as Registered Nurse in the State of Ohio; BLS required. ACLS required. PALS required within 6 months of hire.