Registered Nurse (RN) - Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) - St. Francis Downtown - PRN

Bon Secours Mercy Health•Greenville, SC

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Bon Secours is a faith-based and patient-focused organization dedicated to enhancing the health and well-being of all people through exceptional patient care, guided by values of compassion, human dignity, integrity, service, and stewardship. The Registered Nurse (RN) in the Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) at St. Francis Downtown is responsible for providing exceptional nursing care to patients. This involves utilizing strong organizational and leadership skills to assess patient status, determine priority of problems and needs, implement clinical nursing interventions for acute and critical patients, develop and perform patient care plans to improve outcomes, and ensure a safe and therapeutic environment. The role also involves collaborating with the interdisciplinary care team, conducting patient assessments, observing surgical procedures, managing nursing care within the OR, coordinating with other care providers, and providing pre-op, intra-op, and post-op care including discharge instructions.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited Associates degree or Bachelors degree in Nursing
Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN)
BLS Basic Life Support (must obtain from approved source prior to direct patient care)

Nice To Haves

ACLS Advanced Cardiac Life Support (preferred at hire, may be required within 6 months based on specific surgical department requirements)
PALS Pediatric Advanced Life Support (preferred at hire, may be required within 6 months based on specific surgical department requirements)
CNOR Certified Perioperative Nurse
SGNA Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates
Two years of RN experience in Critical Care Department
Completion of OR internship program
Successful completion of Peri-op 101

Responsibilities

Collaborate with the interdisciplinary care team
Conduct initial and ongoing patient assessment
Observes the surgery and surgical team from a broad perspective and assists the team to create and maintain a safe and comfortable environment for the patient
Responsible for managing the nursing care of the patient within the OR and coordinating the needs of the surgical team with other care providers
Provides pre-op, intra-op, and post-op care, including assessment and discharge instructions
Utilize strong organizational and leadership skills to assess patient status
Determine the priority of the patient’s problems and needs
Implement clinical nursing interventions to acute, critical patients that require intensive medical care
Develop and perform patient care plans to enhance and improve outcomes
Ensure a safe and therapeutic environment
Other duties as assigned