PACU RN-Recovery Room, JBH PACU

Mercyhealth Wisconsin and Illinois•Rockford, IL

2d•Onsite

About The Position

This position utilizes the nursing process and collaborates with interdisciplinary team members in caring for patients. The role involves administering prescribed medications and treatments in accordance with approved nursing techniques, policies and procedures, standards of care, and State laws/practice act. Key responsibilities include performing assessments, planning, intervention, and evaluation of care, as well as documenting according to standards of care. The nurse will develop, initiate, and execute a patient plan of care according to individualized needs, including patient and family instruction. Participation in department or unit performance improvement activities, shared governance, and utilizing clinical expertise to guide other units are also expected. The role requires critical thinking regarding patient safety and experience, with appropriate escalation to the chain of command. Engagement in the professional nursing continuum process, unit practice activities, decisions, and peer review is encouraged. The position involves offering ideas and solutions to practice issues, using innovative methods to develop and implement plans of care, and providing innovative ways to educate patient-families. Initiating interdisciplinary collaboration to meet patient/family educational needs and actively participating in mentoring and precepting new partners are key aspects of the role. The position also involves positively influencing professional and organizational environments and shared governance, engaging in personal development, and supporting system-entity opportunities for continuous learning and growth, including developing or revising evidence-based practice guidelines. Active participation in a minimum of 1 departmental or unit performance improvement activity is required.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited nursing program.
ADN required upon hire.
Minimum of 2 years experience required.
Licensed as an RN in state of practice.
Approved CPR/BLS certification required within 90 days.

Nice To Haves

BSN preferred.
Other certification(s) per unit requirements. For example: ACLS, PALS, PEARS, and NRP.
May include color blind test (per department guidelines)

Responsibilities

Utilizes the nursing process and collaborates with interdisciplinary team members in caring for patients.
Administers prescribed medications and treatments in accordance with approved nursing techniques, policies and procedures, standards of care, and State laws/practice act.
Performs assessments, planning, intervention and evaluation of care.
Documents according to standards of care.
Develops, initiates, and executes a patient plan of care according to the individualized needs of the patient, as prescribed by Physician and-or clinic policy including patient and family instruction.
Participates in department or unit performance improvement activities, may include shared governance.
Utilizes clinical expertise and guidance to other units and-or departments in support of the patient’s longitudinal plan of care.
Utilizes critical thinking regarding patient safety and patient experience and appropriately escalates to the appropriate chain of command.
Participates in the professional nursing continuum process, unit practice activities and decisions and peer review process.
Offers ideas and-or solutions to practice issues.
Uses innovative methods and intuitive skills to develop and implement plans of care.
Provides innovative ways to educate patient-families.
Initiates interdisciplinary collaboration to meet the patient/family educational needs.
Actively participates in mentoring and precepting new partners to the organization.
Positively influences the professional and organizational environments and shared governance.
Engages in personal development and supports system-entity opportunities for continuous learning and growth including developing or revising evidence-based practice guidelines.
Actively participates in a minimum of 1 departmental or unit performance improvement activities, may include shared governance.