RN - PACU

Profession: RN

Specialty: PACU

Duration: 13 weeks

Shift: Day

Hours per Shift: 12

Experience: 1+ years

License: RN License

Certifications: ACLS, BLS, PALS

Must-Have:

• Experience in PACU

Description:

Delivers nursing care by developing a nursing diagnosis.

Establishes nursing care objectives.

Defines nursing interventions.

Provides physical, emotional, psychological, and spiritual support to patients and families.

Helps patients and families understand conditions, medications, and self-care skills.

Notes changing conditions and needs and re-evaluates care objectives.

Assures quality care by adhering to professional standards and healthcare organization policies.

Maintains cooperative relationships among healthcare team members.

Maintains a safe, secure, and healthy patient care environment.

Adheres to infection-control policies and medication administration procedures.

Alerts others regarding potential concerns.

Documents patient care services by charting in patient and department records.

Protects healthcare organization value by keeping information confidential.

Monitors, records, and reports symptoms or changes in patients' conditions.

Consults and coordinates with healthcare team members to assess, plan, and evaluate patient care plans.

Modifies patient treatment plans as indicated by patients' responses and conditions.

Monitors all aspects of patient care, including diet and physical activity.

Instructs individuals and families on health education and disease prevention.

Provides patient care by reviewing physician orders and communicating the nursing care plan.

Confers with physicians and coordinates with other healthcare providers.

Resolves patient issues by conferring with involved parties.

Maintains standards of professional nursing care.

Promotes a culture of safety and acts as a patient advocate.

Develops nursing care plans by obtaining medical histories and documenting patient conditions.

Administers medications and monitors patients for reactions or side effects.

Prepares patients for exams and assists as needed.

Explains procedures to alleviate apprehension and verify understanding.

Recognizes adverse signs and symptoms and reacts quickly in emergencies.

Provides appropriate supervision to unlicensed assistive personnel and other staff.

Ensures compliance with established standards regarding patient safety.

Performs other specified duties as needed for patient care.