Registered Nurse (RN) — Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) — Mary Immaculate Hospital

Bon Secours Health System•Newport News, VA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse (RN) position is responsible for delivering exceptional nursing care to patients by utilizing strong organizational and leadership skills to assess patient status, determining the priority of the patient’s problems and needs, and implementing clinical nursing interventions for acute, critical patients that require intensive medical care. The role involves developing and performing patient care plans to enhance and improve outcomes and ensuring a safe and therapeutic environment. This position is part of a faith-based and patient-focused organization dedicated to enhancing the health and well-being of all people in mind, body, and spirit through exceptional patient care.

Requirements

Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN)
BLS Basic Life Support
Graduate of an accredited Associates degree or Bachelors degree in Nursing

Nice To Haves

ACLS Advanced Cardiac Life Support or PALS Pediatric Advanced Life Support (preferred at hire, must obtain from approved source prior to direct patient care; ACLS and/or PALS may be required within 6 months based on specific surgical department requirements)
CNOR Certified Perioperative Nurse (preferred, not required)
SGNA Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates (preferred, not required)
Two years of RN experience in Critical Care Department (preferred, not required)
Completion of OR internship program (preferred, not required)
Successful completion of Peri-op 101 (preferred, not required)

Responsibilities

Utilizing strong organizational and leadership skills to assess patient status
Determining the priority of the patient’s problems and needs
Implementing clinical nursing interventions to acute, critical patients that require intensive medical care
Developing and performing patient care plans to enhance and improve outcomes
Ensuring a safe and therapeutic environment
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
Other duties as assigned