Registered Nurse (RN) - Post Anesthesia Care Unit, Nights
About The Position
The Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) is a 22-bed unit where nearly all patients who have received general anesthesia come to recover after their surgery. This role involves a patient ratio of 2:1 and presents daily challenges related to acuity and patient flow. The position is full-time, with 3 x 12-hour shifts during the night. The Registered Nurse provides professional nursing care to patients within an assigned unit. This includes assessing, planning, organizing, providing, and evaluating nursing care using the nursing process and critical thinking. The nurse makes nursing judgments and decisions and assumes responsibility for nursing care and documentation.
Requirements
- Graduate from an accredited Nursing Program required.
- Licensed Registered Nurse with New Hampshire eligibility.
- Basic Life Support (BLS) Certificate required upon hire
- ACLS Certificate required within 6 months of hire date.
- PALS certification within one year of hire required.
Nice To Haves
- Prior post-anesthesia or critical care experience preferred.
- Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing (BSN) preferred.
Responsibilities
- Utilizes the nursing process to assess, diagnose, identify outcomes, plan, implement and evaluate an individualized plan of care.
- Utilizes critical thinking and the nursing process to anticipate and recognize changes in patient status, taking action to modify the plan of care or to elevate to the care team as necessary.
- Practices in accordance with the ANA Code of Ethics to advocate for patients, uphold their autonomy in decision-making, ensure informed consent and assist patients and families in expressing self-determination.
- Actively seeks feedback and acts to improve performance.
- Engages in the governance of practice.
- Manages interpersonal relationships for self and with others.
- Mentors colleagues for the advancement of nursing practice and the profession.
- Assumes authority and accountability for the nursing care of patients while appropriately delegating elements of care to other members of the care delivery team in accordance with laws, regulations and policies and procedures.
- Prioritizes and organizes time to optimize patient outcomes.
- Actively seeks out the most current evidence and standards and applies and translates to daily practice.
- Role models a culture of inquiry, developing new knowledge by contributing to research, quality improvement, and evidence-based practice at the local level.
- Communicates effectively in a variety of formats in all areas of practice.
- Actively partners with others to effect change that produces positive outcomes through the exchange of knowledge.
- Precepts the student nurse, nurse extern, nurse resident, experienced clinical nurse and other members of the healthcare team.
- Performs other duties as required or assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
