Pacu RN

CommonSpirit Health•Omaha, NE

About The Position

At CHI Health Creighton University Medical Center - Bergan Mercy, the Registered Nurse provides compassionate, high-quality, individualized care to support patients’ well-being and recovery. The nurse makes critical assessments, performs skilled procedures, implements patient care plans, and collaborates with an interdisciplinary team to support optimal patient outcomes. The nurse follows the nursing process: assesses and analyzes patient data; develops measurable short- and long-term goals with the patient and multidisciplinary team; implements or modifies care plans using clinical reasoning and evidence-based practice; and evaluates progress, revising plans as needed. Care includes coordination, education, discharge planning, appropriate delegation, and documentation of all phases of the nursing process. The hospital is a Level I trauma center and academic medical center offering services including trauma, heart and vascular care, emergency services, surgery, maternity, cancer care, and diagnostic imaging. Sign-on bonus and education assistance are offered to eligible new hires.

Requirements

Graduate of an RN nursing program, upon hire.
Registered Nurse license in Nebraska, upon hire.
Basic Life Support - CPR certification, upon hire.
Advanced Cardiac Life Support certification within 5 months.
Pediatric Advanced Life Support certification within 5 months.
Keen assessment skills, acute critical thinking, and a patient-first mindset.

Responsibilities

Assess and analyze healthcare consumer data, including psychological, physiological, sociocultural, spiritual, economic, and lifestyle factors.
Develop measurable, achievable short- and long-term goals based on the assessment, standards of care, and 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.
Provide and delegate care in accordance with professional and legal standards.
Evaluate progress toward healthcare consumer goals and revise the plan of care when needed in collaboration 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 as part of individualized patient care.