PACU Perianesthesia Nurse BWH

Mass General Brigham•Boston, MA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse is a professional nurse registered in Massachusetts who is accountable for planning and providing patient care for assigned patients in accordance with the Nursing Department's Clinical Practice Manual. The nurse demonstrates initiative, knowledge, and clinical skills in caring for patients with complex needs, and manages care through assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation. The position is directly responsible to a designated nurse manager or supervisor and provides patient care in the BWH PACU. This is a 36-hour variable evening position at The Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc., at 75 Francis Street, with an onsite work arrangement. The nurse organizes and prioritizes patient care, maintains continuity through clear communication, and provides safe, high-quality care. Responsibilities also include patient and family education and discharge planning, collaboration with patients, families, colleagues, and other disciplines, participation in unit and organizational quality, education, research, and committee activities, and support for effective use of staff time and materials. The RN may participate in staff orientation and assume responsibility for the unit when leadership personnel are absent.

Requirements

Graduate of an approved school of nursing with current registration in Massachusetts.
Current Massachusetts Registered Nurse license (RN - MA State License).
Current PACU experience required.
For newly licensed nurses, a Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing is required.
Demonstrate basic analytical thinking needed to care for a group of patients.
Demonstrate observational skills and ability to set priorities.
Ability to function under stress with good interpersonal and communication skills.
Demonstrate effective application of hospital standards for service, teamwork, communication, respect for others, and time and priority management.

Nice To Haves

Relevant ICU experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate a plan of care for assigned patients.
Set priorities when organizing care for patients with varying acuity and maintain continuity through clear verbal and written communication.
Apply appropriate knowledge of adult and geriatric growth and development; apply neonatal growth and development principles in relevant areas.
Document care clearly, completely, concisely, and in accordance with nursing documentation standards.
Develop patient care plans using assessment data, input from the patient and family, other health care team members, referrals, and medical records.
Develop and document patient and family education plans using appropriate resources.
Develop discharge plans using appropriate resources, referrals, and community resources.
Evaluate and document progress toward care goals and revise plans as needed.
Participate in unit-based and organizational quality management and improvement programs.
Provide a safe environment; administer medications and perform nursing procedures safely; use equipment safely and efficiently; and apply infection-risk awareness and universal precautions.
Interact professionally with patients, families, and colleagues; collaborate with other disciplines; and develop, use, and evaluate unit-specific standards of care.
Uphold the A.N.A. code of ethics, serve as a role model, participate in setting and reviewing unit goals and objectives, and serve on committees while sharing information with peers.
Identify personal learning needs, pursue professional growth, share knowledge, participate in educational programs, and seek guidance for additional learning needs.
Use nursing research findings in clinical practice and support nursing or medical research investigators.
Use time and materials effectively and economically, suggest cost-effective care approaches, assess patient acuity for staffing and assignment decisions, and manage within budget boundaries.
Participate in orientation of new staff and students, provide input into clinical evaluations as appropriate, and assume unit responsibility in the absence of leadership personnel.
Follow hospital and nursing policies, help interpret them for others, recommend policy and procedure changes through appropriate channels, and support unit operations through flexibility with assignments and schedules.