Preop Pacu Registered Nurse

Position: PREOP PACU REGISTERED NURSE - FULL TIME
Position Purpose

The Registered Nurse is responsible for assessing, planning, implementing and coordinating patient care from admission to discharge. The Registered Nurse is responsible for the achievement of patient outcomes in accordance with the mission of the facility. Prepare patients for surgical procedures, monitors and cares for patients post-operatively and prepares patients for discharge. Responsible for conducting business and patient care activities consistent with the hospital's policy for Patient's Rights and Responsibilities without discriminating against the individual because of sex, age, race, or religion or any other potentially discriminating factor.

Responsible for the discrete and confidential handling of all patient information whether written or spoken, and to be ever vigilant and sensitive to where and how any patient information is shared.

Position Requirements /Experience

• Licenses or
  
  Certifications:
  
  Current licensure to practice in the State of Ohio. Successful completion of Basic Cardiac Life Support Course; ACLS preferred and PALS preferred.
• Graduate of an Accredited School of Nursing. Current ACLS preferred and PALS certificate preferred.
• Minimum of 2 years experience in PACU, ICU OR ER nursing preferred.

Skills and Abilities

• Knowledge and experience in PACU nursing or critical care.
• Effective communication skills.
• Effective positive interpersonal and customer relations skills via telephone and face-to-face interaction.
• Displays positive attitude towards other employees.
• Knowledge and experience in hospital, operating room, or hospital nursing care.
• Ability to set priorities.
• Ability to provide direction to others that is clear, concise and promotes efficiency on the unit.
• Ability to communicate well with patients, families, co-workers, etc.
• Ability to correlate clinical data with patient's medical and nursing care.

Essential Position Responsibilities

• Assesses plans, evaluates and ensures the implementation of the patient's care to achieve identified outcomes.

• Assesses patient status on admission and on an ongoing basis.
• Implements appropriate standards of care based on assessment data and patient's own goals. Goals are mutually set with the patient and family
• Coordinates nursing interventions to enhance achievement of expected outcomes and to ensure readiness for discharge.
• Ensures provision of patient care daily in an organized and timely manner.

• Adheres to all facility policies and procedures when providing patient care.
• Utilizes nursing care standards when planning and implementing patient care.
• Demonstrates ability to direct and provide for patient care in emergency situation.

• Assess learning needs according to patient's level of understanding and readiness to learn.

• Assumes a leadership role in the provision of quality nursing care for patients receiving care..

• Analyzes nursing care provided in the facility related to the established standards of care.
• Participates in the monitoring and evaluation of nursing care provided.
• Demonstrates ability to coordinate the nursing care provided in the facility.

• Assigns patient care responsibilities based on patient needs and abilities of available staff.
• Assumes charge nurse responsibility as assigned.
• Demonstrates ability to make decisions concerning facility based problems.

• Participates on quality council to facilitate improvement of nursing care and achievement of the mission of the facility, as requested.
• Participates in the orientation of nursing staff.
• Participates in developing standardized patient education programs, as requested.

• Demonstrates continued competence in treating, and caring for individuals based upon age-specific needs utilizing a developmental perspective.

• Displays an understanding of each patient's cognitive, physical, emotional, and chronological maturity in the assessments, treatment, and care undertaken.
• Appropriately modifies approach to the patient based upon patient age utilizing a developmental perspective.
• Provides appropriate interventions related to safety issues.
• Demonstrates appropriate knowledge and competence of designated skills identified for position
• Participates in patient care activities and adheres to requirements of RN job description when providing patient care as evidenced by:
  • Admission assessment upon patients arrival
  • Documents response to nursing action
  • Treats patients and family with courtesy, respect and professionalism
  • Provides pre & post operative instructions, verbal and written to the patients understanding
  • Stocks unit and carries out unit routine, check crash cart and counts narcotics
  • Follow up phone calls and cards are sent to patients. Documents per unit policy . Follows surgery schedule and anticipates patient arrival
  • Responsible for patient's admission and preop care, holistic preparation for surgery considering all needs utilizing preference cards.
  • Documents all unusual occurrences and post-operative complications for QI follow up.
  • Frequent ongoing assessment of patients condition.
  • Prompt administration of pain and…