PACU RN

CHI Health Creighton University Medical Center - Bergan Mercy•Omaha, NE

12d•$36 - $52

About The Position

At CHI Health Creighton University Medical Center - Bergan Mercy, the PACU RN provides patient-centered care in a level I trauma center and academic medical center. The role delivers compassionate, high-quality, individualized care to support patient well-being and recovery. The RN makes critical assessments, performs skilled procedures, implements patient care plans, and collaborates with an interdisciplinary team to support optimal patient outcomes. The RN follows the nursing process: assessing healthcare consumer data; planning measurable short- and long-term goals in collaboration with the healthcare consumer and multidisciplinary team; implementing or modifying the plan of care using assessment data, clinical reasoning, standards of care, and evidence-based practice; and evaluating progress and revising the plan when needed. Care implementation includes coordination, education, and discharge planning. The RN is accountable for care provided directly, indirectly, or through delegation, and must follow professional and legal delegation standards. All phases of the nursing process are documented in the healthcare consumer’s record.

Requirements

Graduate of an RN nursing program, upon hire.
Registered Nurse license in Nebraska, upon hire.
Basic Life Support - CPR, upon hire.
Advanced Cardiac Life Support within 5 months.
Pediatric Advanced Life Support within 5 months.

Responsibilities

Assess and analyze healthcare consumer data, including psychological, physiological, sociocultural, spiritual, economic, and lifestyle factors.
Set measurable, achievable short- and long-term goals based on the assessment and standards of care, in collaboration with the healthcare consumer and multidisciplinary team.
Implement or modify the plan of care using assessment data, clinical reasoning, standards of care, and evidence-based practice.
Coordinate care, provide education, and participate in discharge planning.
Remain accountable for care delivered directly, indirectly, or through delegation, following professional and legal standards for delegation.
Evaluate progress toward healthcare consumer goals and revise the plan of care when needed with the healthcare consumer and multidisciplinary team.
Document all phases of the nursing process in the healthcare consumer’s record.
Perform critical assessments and skilled procedures, and collaborate with the interdisciplinary team to support patient recovery and outcomes.