Registered Nurse - RN - PACU

SSM Health Care • Taycheedah, WI

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About The Position

Provides leadership and direction to the patient care team. Performs age-specific physical, psychological, and social assessments, formulates nursing diagnoses, and develops a plan of care, which includes individualized treatment strategies for the post-anesthesia setting.

Requirements

• Graduate of accredited school of nursing or education equivalency for licensing.
• State of Work Location: Illinois Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA) and Registered Professional Nurse (RN) - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR).
• Advanced Life Support (ALS) - American Heart Association (AHA) or Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) - American Academy Pediatrics (AAP) or Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) - American Heart Association (AHA).

Responsibilities

• Completes and documents a thorough and accurate PACU (Post-Anesthesia Care Unit) admission assessment and utilizes critical judgment to analyze patient assessment data to develop an appropriate plan of care.
• Implements a plan of care or care pathway to provide individualized care for each patient.
• Demonstrates and maintains knowledge and skills necessary to meet physical, psycho-social, spiritual, cultural, and age appropriate needs of each patient.
• Communicates changes in patient condition to physicians and necessary staff in a timely manner.
• Demonstrates knowledge of appropriate administration of medications and treatments according to policy, procedure and protocol.
• Evaluates and documents patient's progress toward achievement of outcomes.
• Meets discharge and ongoing patient educational needs related to treatment, procedures, disease process, equipment, medications, physician orders, and follow up care.
• Reports outcome progress and patient specific information to responsible caregiver when leaving department, end of shift, or upon transfer to another unit.
• Demonstrates competence in delegation, problem solving, and conflict resolution.
• Evaluates care given by team members and gives feedback.
• Acts as a resource to other team members.
• Organizes and utilizes time efficiently.
• Demonstrates appropriate prioritization.
• Maintains an organized work environment.
• Demonstrates the ability to work collaboratively on a team.
• Applies the existing body of evidence-based practice and scientific knowledge in health care to nursing practice.
• Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.

Benefits

• Competitive, affordable health insurance including but not limited to: Getting paid every day!
• Access up to $5,250 in tuition coverage per year.
• Paid maternity & paternity coverage.
• Adoption assistance.
• Various competitive health insurance options & wellness plans.
• Retirement benefits including employer matching plans.
• Long & short-term disability.
• Employee assistance programs (EAP).

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Industry: Hospitals
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree