PACU Staff Registered Nurse Job Moultrie area,Georgia USA,Nursing

Colquitt Regional Health System is currently looking for Exceptional Registered Nurses to care for our patients and facilitate their speedy recovery. You will be responsible for delivering safe and effective nursing care with utmost compassion, evaluating response to treatment and advocating for patient’s needs, and educating them and their families on health and wellness. The ideal candidate will be a responsible and well-trained professional able to give the best nursing care autonomously.

Responsibilities

Monitor patient’s condition and assess their needs to provide the best possible care and advice
Observe and interpret patient’s symptoms and communicate them to physicians and other providers
Collaborate with the interdisciplinary team to devise individualized care plans for patients
Perform routine procedures (blood pressure measurements, administering injections etc.) and document in the electronic record
Monitor patient vital signs as they wake from anesthesia
Treat pain, nausea, and other patient post-op symptoms and any side effects of anesthesia
Comfort patients who awaken scared or confused after surgery
A recovery room nurse provides constant care to patients immediately following surgery. This may be a time frame anywhere from 30 minutes to a few hours until the patient is stable enough either to be transported to his hospital room or discharged from the facility. The recovery room nurse connects the patient to devices such as cardiac monitoring equipment, and to intravenous therapy for fluids and pain medication.
Work with an interdisciplinary medical team
Document and keep the team informed of the patient’s progress
Educate the patient and family on post-surgery care

Qualifications Skills Preferred Basic Life Support

Novice

Behaviors Required Team Player

Works well as a member of a group

Detail Oriented

Capable of carrying out a given task with all details necessary to get the task done well

Enthusiastic

Shows intense and eager enjoyment and interest

Motivations Required Flexibility

Inspired to perform well when granted the ability to set your own schedule and goals

Self-Starter

Inspired to perform without outside help

Education Required

Associates or better in Nursing.

Licenses & Certifications Required

Registered Nurse

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